Kelsey

Ms Kelsey Powell

Counselor

Queenstown counsellor passionate about helping you walk through your hardest times in order to provide tools to make it through the healing journey and live more intentionally.

About Me

As a counsellor in Queenstown, I am passionate about supporting you through life's hardest times. We can work together to explore feelings and develop practical tools for your healing journey. My aim is to help you navigate challenges and build resilience. These sessions offer a space to reflect, gain clarity, and move towards a more intentional life. I’m here to guide you with care and understanding.

Approach

Walking alongside you, I balance careful listening with practical steps so painful memories and relationship wounds can be explored without overwhelm. In Queenstown or online, in English, sessions feel steady and respectful of your pace and commitments. We draw from trauma-informed, skill-building approaches—safety planning, grounding, and reflection—then practise small tools between sessions to build resilience and clarity. People navigating abuse, PTSD, or major life transitions often find this grounded, intentional pace helpful.
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Basic Information

Services


Services Offered:

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Trauma Counseling

    Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.

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  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • Wellness Support

    Holistic support focused on overall well-being, including stress management, lifestyle balance, and building sustainable healthy habits.

  • Psychotherapy

    In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.

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  • Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

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Works With:

  • Adults
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise


Scope of Practice:

  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • PTSD

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

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Professional Title:

  • Counselor

    A trained professional who provides talk therapy to help clients work through emotional, relational, and psychological difficulties.

Qualifications


University of Denver

Loyola Marymount University

Registrations


New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)

Counsellor

Service Area


Terrace Junction | Aurum House

In-person & Online

Frankton

Queenstown-lakes District, Otago

New Zealand