MindfulWell Clinic

MindfulWell Clinic offers counselling and health coaching support grounded in trauma-informed, evidence-based, and compassionate care.
The clinic is led by Founder Amy Reis Williams, Clinical Practitioner, Counsellor, and Health Coach.

MindfulWell Clinic supports women and young people navigating emotional distress, life transitions, nervous system dysregulation, and the intersection between mental, emotional, and physical health.

BHSc Psych (Psychology), PGDipEd Couns (Counselling), PGCert HSc (Mental Health and Addictions), CertClinPsych (Psychotherapy), M.bct Mindfulness , Cert NatMed,  CertAFT - Anorexia nervosa.

Member: DAPAANZ, ANZAP, HCANZA

Registered Victim Support counsellor

Online and in person appointments

Book a consultation

My Approach

My approach is trauma-informed, preventive, and whole-person focused, supporting both emotional wellbeing and the foundations of long-term mental and physical health.

I work from the understanding that mental health does not exist in isolation. Stress, nervous system regulation, lifestyle patterns, hormonal health, and lived experience all influence how we feel, cope, and function day to day.

Sessions are collaborative and paced, creating a safe and supportive space to explore emotional experiences while also building practical tools for regulation, resilience, and sustainable change.

Fees:

Counselling session 50min $150

Health coaching 45min-60min $150

Sliding scale available if eligible, WINZ counselling payment available.

Trauma-Informed & Nervous-System Aware

All care is grounded in trauma-informed practice. This means working with safety, choice, and consent at the centre, and supporting the nervous system rather than pushing through distress.

Clients are supported to better understand their stress responses, emotional patterns, and internal signals, and to develop tools that support regulation and stability over time.

Preventive Care

My work aligns with preventive care principles, focusing on early support and capacity-building rather than crisis-driven intervention.

This includes:

  • Supporting mental wellbeing before distress escalates

  • Strengthening protective factors for long-term health

  • Supporting sustainable lifestyle changes

  • Building skills for stress management and emotional regulation

The aim is to support clients to feel more resourced, informed, and capable in everyday life.

Services

How Counselling Works

Counselling offers a supportive, confidential space to explore emotional experiences, patterns, and challenges that may be impacting mental health and overall wellbeing. Sessions are trauma-informed, paced, and collaborative, with a strong focus on emotional safety, regulation, and insight.

Sessions are typically 50 minutes and may be offered weekly, fortnightly, or as needed, depending on individual needs and goals. Some people engage in counselling short term for support through a specific life period, while others choose longer-term work to explore deeper patterns, complex trauma, or ongoing stressors.

I work with a range of experiences, including complex trauma, anxiety, depression, neurodiversity, disordered eating, addiction, and the impacts of sexual and physical abuse. This work may also include exploring stress and burnout, nervous system responses, mood changes, relationship dynamics, identity, and the effects of past or ongoing life experiences.

Counselling is not about fixing or rushing change, but about understanding, integration, and building emotional capacity over time moving at a pace that feels safe, supportive, and sustainable.

How Health Coaching Works

Health coaching is a preventive, education-based service that supports practical changes to everyday habits and lifestyle patterns that influence both mental and physical health. Sessions focus on building awareness, understanding how the body responds to lifestyle inputs, and creating realistic, achievable steps toward improved wellbeing.

Sessions are typically 45–60 minutes and are often offered in time-limited blocks of 3–6 or 6–12 sessions, spaced fortnightly or monthly. Some clients also choose ongoing or seasonal check-ins for accountability and preventive care.

Health coaching may include support with:

  • Metabolic balance

  • Nutritional strategies

  • Preventing and managing chronic diseases

  • Sleep, energy, focus, and mood

  • Gut health and digestion

  • Hormonal health (including cycle health and perimenopause)

  • Eating, relationship with food, and body trust

  • Preventive and pre-clinical health patterns

Nutrition and eating support within health coaching is non-prescriptive and non-diet focused, emphasising nourishment, body awareness, and sustainable habits rather than restriction or rigid rules. Education and guidance are provided within scope and may complement medical or dietetic care where appropriate.

Health coaching can be accessed as a standalone service or integrated alongside counselling. When offered together, it bridges emotional support with practical lifestyle tools, supporting long-term wellbeing in a grounded, nervous-system-informed way.

Referrals to Other Practitioners

If a client would benefit from additional or specialised support, referrals may be made to practitioners within the MindfulWell Practitioner Network.

Clients may also express interest in a particular practitioner, and suitability will be discussed as part of the referral process.

View our Practitioner Directory to learn more about the contracted practitioners MindfulWell collaborates with.

Important Information

MindfulWell Clinic provides counselling and health coaching services.
This service does not replace medical or psychiatric care.

If you require urgent or crisis support, please contact local emergency services or crisis lines.

MindfulWell Clinic works alongside a network of qualified, contracted practitioners who provide additional or specialist support across a range of disciplines throughout Aotearoa.

Where appropriate, clients may be referred to a practitioner within the MindfulWell Practitioner Directory as part of a considered referral process. Clients are also welcome to express preferences, and suitability is always discussed to ensure care aligns with individual needs, scope of practice, and wellbeing goals.

Please visit our Practitioner Directory to learn more about the practitioners MindfulWell collaborates with.

All practitioners listed in the directory work with MindfulWell through a referral-based model to support coordinated, client-centred care.