About us

Estelle Macdonald

I am a Registered Clinical Psychologist and have been practicing for over 26 years in public and private organisations in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. I am:

• a Full Member, Advanced Certified Child and Adolescent Schema Therapist (CA-ST), Supervisor and Trainer of the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST) (schematherapysociety.org)
• an Advanced Certified Individual Adult Schema Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer
• an Advanced Certified Couples Schema Therapist
• an Accredited EMDR Therapist and Consultant in training with EMDRNZ (emdr.org.nz)
• an EMDR sandtray specialist
• registered with the New Zealand Psychologists Board (www.psychologistsboard.org.nz)
• a Member of the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists (www.nzccp.co.nz)
• registered with the Health & Care Professionals Council in the UK (hcpc-uk.org)
• an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (www.bps.org.uk)

My experience includes:

• adult therapy
• child and adolescent therapy
• couples therapy
• specialisms: complex trauma, ADHD, OCD and autism
• a range of therapies including Schema Therapy, CBT, EMDR and sandtray work
• supervision of mental health professionals in Schema Therapy and EMDR