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Dr Louise Smith is a senior clinical psychologist who is based in Cromwell and offers face to face sessions to clients throughout the Central Otago and Southern Lakes regions (Cromwell, Wanaka, Queenstown, Arrowtown, Alexandra). \u00a0Online professional and clinical supervision is available nationwide.<\/p>\n
Dr Smith qualified as a clinical psychologist in 1994 from the University of Otago, Dunedin. \u00a0She holds both a doctorate in psychology and a post-graduate diploma in clinical psychology.\u00a0 Following graduation Dr Smith worked in private practice and was involved in counsellor training. \u00a0She has a passion for both short and long-term therapeutic work and is an accredited Cognitive Analytic Therapy practitioner and supervisor, as well as continuing to offer cognitive behavioural therapy and ACT. \u00a0Dr Smith is accredited to work with clients for ACC. \u00a0She provides therapeutic work with adults and adolescents with a variety of issues (anxiety, depression, OCD, recovery following trauma or abuse, grief, identity issues, self-harm, relational issues, etc.). \u00a0Supervision for clinical psychologists, counsellors, and other allied health professionals is also available.<\/p>\n
Dr Smith has been a specialist report writer and expert witness for the Family Court since 1996 and can assist with supporting parents as they look for the best possible parenting plans for their children. \u00a0Whilst continuing to offer therapeutic services across the years, Dr Smith has also worked in a range of management and consultancy positions and has published a number of papers.<\/p>\n
Face-to-face appointments are available on alternate Wednesdays in Cromwell (with other time options possible by arrangement). \u00a0Wednesday sessions start time at 09:45 am with the last session starting at 03:45 pm.<\/p>\n
Online sessions are available on alternate Thursdays for one-off consults, follow-ups with previous clients, and for supervision. \u00a0Thursday session start time is 08:30 am with the last session starting at 02:45 pm.<\/p>\n
For initial enquiries Doctor Smith can be contacted on:<\/p>\n
mobile (021-720 544<\/strong>) or;<\/p>\n by email (louise.smith@clinpsych.co.nz<\/strong>).<\/p>\n Louise is happy to discuss your needs and any questions you may have. \u00a0After initial contact, an online booking service is used.\u00a0 Please note, as my practice is focused on working with individual adults and adolescents, I do not offer services to children or couples.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/www.clinpsych.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/website-image-2.jpg” title_text=”Autumn yellow leaf poplar trees near the shoreline of Glendhu Bay, Lake Wanaka” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation=”left” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dr Louise Smith is a senior clinical psychologist who is based in Cromwell and offers face to face sessions to clients throughout the Central Otago and Southern Lakes regions (Cromwell, Wanaka, Queenstown, Arrowtown, Alexandra). \u00a0Online professional and clinical supervision is available nationwide. Dr Smith qualified as a clinical psychologist in 1994 from the University of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-582","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clinpsych.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clinpsych.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clinpsych.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clinpsych.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clinpsych.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=582"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"http:\/\/www.clinpsych.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1207,"href":"http:\/\/www.clinpsych.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/582\/revisions\/1207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clinpsych.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}