
Dr. Anni Hine Moana
Gentle, person-centred counselling
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Gentle, person-centred counselling
Start with Dr. Anni Hine MoanaLicensed · Professional · Cancel Anytime
Dr. Anni Hine Moana acknowledges that reaching out for support can feel like a significant step and recognises the courage it takes to begin. She offers a warm, respectful, and caring counselling presence, providing a calm space to slow down, breathe, and begin to explore what is happening in life without fear of judgment.
Her practice is gentle and collaborative, built on person-centred and narrative approaches to therapy. She listens closely to the stories people bring and works alongside them to explore how those stories have been shaped by lived experience, relationships, culture, or painful events from the past. Using a narrative lens, she supports people to separate problems from identity and to re-author their stories in ways that highlight strengths, values, and hopes for the future.
Over 16 years she has worked with people facing a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, challenges related to alcohol and other drug use and gambling, addictions, self-esteem and relationship issues, parenting difficulties, and coping with life changes. She also supports those who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or simply need a space to be heard. Her practice is guided by person-centred, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive approaches so that counselling can proceed at a pace and in a style that feels right for each person.
Alongside clinical work, Dr. Anni Hine Moana teaches in the Master of Addictive Behaviours at a major University, where she supports and mentors the next generation of counsellors and others working in the field. This academic role keeps her connected to current research while remaining grounded in the practical experience she has gained through many years of counselling, supervision, and community health work.
She emphasises that counselling is not about being fixed but about being heard, discovering different perspectives, and creating space for change - whether that means letting go of old burdens, reconnecting with what matters most, or finding ways to get through a difficult season. Anyone considering counselling is warmly invited to take the first step; a willingness to begin is enough, and from there she can explore what healing, growth, and new possibilities might look like together.