Kirsty Rorke
MA (Hons), PGDipClinPsych. Member of NZPsS, IMHAANZ, HAANZ.
Kirsty is a Registered Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Scope. She qualified as a clinical psychologist in 2001 and has worked in adult community mental health and maternal mental health services. She has experience working with a wide range of mental health difficulties.
Kirsty’s specialist areas are:
Anxiety (including OCD, intrusive thoughts, social anxiety, phobias, PTSD), Depression and Trauma (including birth trauma). Peri and postnatal depression. Adjustment to parenting/Difficulty with bonding.
Kirsty’s primary therapy models are CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) and ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy) depending on client preference and identified goals. She also has experience using DBT skills (dialectical behaviour therapy) and Circle of Security-Parenting approaches. Kirsty offers supervision to clinicians working in private practice and maternal mental health settings.
