https://www.drfamira.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-15 https://www.drfamira.com/aboutold daily 0.75 2022-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616b6f1fce3c445ef2ddea4f/375f18ff-57ad-431a-8fb1-14ed2488a673/03064BBF-84D3-4E27-8F87-C2D20611E338.jpeg About old - About Me I am a trained counsellor, registered with New Zealand Association of Counsellors as a provisional member. I work mainly with young adults in private practice and as a contract counsellor in youth mental health. Before I trained as a counsellor, I worked for 14 years as a lecturer in tertiary education, a mentor for vulnerable young people and as a volunteer counsellor for crisis lines in New Zealand and the UK. I am a single mom to two daughters and a son (all successful young adults now and my best friends). I understand and relate with the struggles and ‘get’ the fears and worries that young adults navigate in their lives. I bring to my counselling practice the unconditional love and deep empathy of a mother, solution focused creativity of an educator and migrant skills and values on cross-cultural communication and flexibility to comprehend diverse worldviews. My intersectionality provides me with a genuine understanding of the challenges faced by diverse cultural, ethnic and minority groups. My Qualifications: Masters in Counselling (First Class Honours) - University of Auckland. Postgraduate Diploma (with Distinction) in Counselling - University of Auckland Certificate in Psychology - University of Oxford, UK Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - University of Oxford, UK PhD in Tourism Management - Auckland University of Technology Master of Philosophy in Tourism Management - Auckland University of Technology Master of Arts in Hospitality Management - Birmingham University College, UK Bachelor of Philosophy in Hospitality Management - Birmingham University College, UK https://www.drfamira.com/home daily 0.75 2022-09-24 https://www.drfamira.com/faq daily 0.75 2023-04-10 https://www.drfamira.com/about-1 daily 0.75 2021-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616b6f1fce3c445ef2ddea4f/1634967977855-O94YDH8Z23X2HQ6CFSY4/AF-headshot1.jpeg About (Copy) - Meet Counsellor of Colour: Fathimath Amira, PhD Dr Amira is a mental health counsellor, a provisional member registered with New Zealand Association of Counsellors. I am a counsellor registered with New Zealand Association of Counsellors as a provisional member. I mainly work with young adults in private practice and as a contract counsellor for non-profit mental health provider, Youthline. My approach to treatment is relational. I believe that deep meaningful connections, unconditional acceptance and secure, loving relationships are the greatest catalysts to positive therapeutic outcomes. I apply a strength-based, client-centred approach, from a trauma informed perspective to help develop and foster clients’ inherent strengths to overcome challenges. I am passionate about recognising and respecting clients’ backgrounds, beliefs, ethnicities and perspectives, and embrace diversity regardless of religious, cultural, sexual and political orientations. Counsellor of Colour symbolises the intersectionality of my identity. I am a person of colour, an immigrant, a solo mom to two daughters and a son (all successful young adults now). I understand and relate with the struggles and ‘get’ the fears and worries that youth and young adults navigate in their lives. A decade of working as a lecturer and tutor at tertiary level further exposed and deepened my understanding of the range of challenges faced by young people from diverse backgrounds. I was inspired to volunteer as a mentor to young vulnerable people from disadvantaged backgrounds and become a crisis helpline counsellor. 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