Booking an Appointment

To book an appointment for yourself or someone you support please contact me via email on briedi@artasconversation.com 

I offer a 15 minute complimentary call to see if we are the right fit for each other and answer any questions. From here we can schedule our first session or I can help you to find an alternative support.

Location

I have a therapy room at the Te Ara Sophia community centre, 275 Fifield Terrace, Opawa, Christchurch.

Education & Training

Professionally registered practitioner of the Australasian Creative Arts Therapy professional body ANZACATA.

• Masters of Arts in Creative Arts Therapy (Clinical) First Class Honours. Whitecliffe Auckland, New Zealand.

• Mindful Somatic Approaches to Trauma Therapy, Dr Paris Williams. 

• Māori Healthcare & the Treaty of Waitangi, Mauri Ora.

• Cultural Responsiveness Training, Mahana Culture.

• Suicide Prevention Training.

Fees & Cancellations

50min sessions $120

Payments can be made by direct debit/internet banking, you will be invoiced after your session.

If you need to cancel or reschedule an appointment please contact me within 24 hours of your appointment.

A 50% cancellation fee will be invoiced for appointments cancelled less than 24 hours to your appointment or for 'no shows', this excludes emergencies.

I offer a sliding pay scale to support clients from $90 - $120 per session. Please reach out if you require support and I will always do my best to accomodate.

Privacy & Consent

As a clinical arts therapist, I am required to follow strict guidelines for professional conduct that are in line with the ANZACATA Code of Ethics.

Before we begin our first session you are required to complete a consent form that will formally outline the conditions of practice. If a client is under 16 years of age or under legal guardianship a guardian is required to sign the consent form. 

Any personal details or experience shared in a therapeutic session will be kept confidential. I will only break this confidentiality if I believe a client is at real risk of self harm or of harming others. That being said, clinical supervision is a requirement of practice and during supervision individual clients may be discussed. Supervision is used to help improve clinical practice and no individually identifying details of a client will be shared with a supervisor.

Urgent Support

If you are in urgent need of support please contact:

Lifeline 0800543345 or text “HELP” to 4357

or text/call 1737 to talk to a counsellor

Other places for support:

Depression.org.nz 0800 111 757 or text 4202

Kids line 0800 543 754 for people up to 18 years old . Open 24/7

Youthline 0800 376 633 free text 234 email talk@youthline.co.nz

Rural Support Trust 0800 787 254