Solution-focused counselling for couples · Christchurch

Let’s start with what’s already working.

Come as you are, and we’ll find the next small step together.

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Eve
Eve, out for coffee
About Eve

Hi, I’m Eve, a strength amplifier.

Originally from China, I came to New Zealand at seventeen. I’m a daughter, a sister, a wife and a mum, and that mixed cultural background means I’m used to holding more than one perspective at once.

I studied Health Sciences at UC and spent five years in public health running healthy lifestyle programmes before my son arrived. That holistic view never left me: I look at the whole of a life, not just the hard part of it.

In 2025 I trained in solution-focused counselling, because I believe therapy should move you toward your preferred future. Knowing what’s going well matters more than cataloguing what’s going wrong.

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How I work

Brief, warm, and pointed at what’s next.

Every session is complete in itself. We work at your pace, and I’m not planning to keep you in therapy forever. I’ll be here when you need me.

You set the pace

We go at the speed that feels manageable. Nothing gets prised open before you're ready.

Each session stands alone

You'll leave with something usable every time, whether you come once or six times.

We look for what's working

The times it already goes well hold most of the answer, so we start there.

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Quick questions

Do you find yourself mostly thinking about…

There's no wrong answer here, I promise.

Why people come in

Moving towards your preferred future

You’ll have some picture of how you’d like things to feel between you. That’s what we work toward. Tap a card to see where we might start.

Improve your relationshipTap to see what that looks like
We look at the moments it already works, and do more of those on purpose.Start with one session
Find solutionsTap to see what that looks like
Not endless analysis. A next step small enough that you'll actually take it.Find your next step
Feel more connectedTap to see what that looks like
Rebuilding the everyday warmth: how you greet, repair, and notice each other.Have a first conversation
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How I’ll hold the room

Three things I bring to every session.

Solution-focused

We spend our time on the future you’d prefer, and on the moments it already goes well.

Strengths amplified

You already have skills that work. My job is to notice them out loud until you can use them on purpose.

A whole-life view

Sleep, work, family, culture. Years in public health taught me the relationship never sits on its own.

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Good questions

Things people ask before booking.

Do I need to know what's wrong first?

No. Plenty of people arrive with a vague sense that something could be better. That's a perfectly good place to start, and we'll work it out between us.

How many sessions will we need?

Fewer than you might think. Each session is designed to stand on its own, and I'll say so when I think you're good to go. I'm not here to keep you in therapy forever.

Do we both have to come?

Yes, for couples work I need you both in the room. It's the two of you I'm working with, not one version of the story.

Can we have sessions in Mandarin?

Yes. 我可以用普通话为你提供咨询. You’re welcome to switch between languages mid-session too; a lot of people do.

What actually happens in the first session?

We talk. I'll ask what you'd like to be different, and what's already working even a little. You'll leave with something concrete, not just a debrief.

Ask me anything else

This is your space to find hope.

Send me a time that suits and I’ll come back to you to confirm. If you’d rather hear my voice first, start with the free fifteen-minute call.

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