Contract Psychologists

 Christchurch

 Rebecca Abrahams

Dip. Tchg, M.Ed (Dist), PG Dip Ed Psych, MNZPsS

Rebecca Abrahams is a Registered Psychologist and Registered Teacher. After teaching Intermediate aged children for a few years, Rebecca completed her psychology training. She is currently in private practice where she supervises clinicians, provides assessments and interventions for children, adolescents and their families. Her practice also includes a counselling service, consultant psychologist role for a Deaf education centre and marking for an intern psychology programme. She has also worked on the ‘Friends' research evaluation team in a diagnostic capacity. Prior to this, she worked both in residential and community settings with adolescent males who have engaged in sexually abusive behaviour. She has also worked for Group Special Education (GSE), to assist schools and individuals with severe behavioural, social, emotional, intellectual and physical needs. Working in these positions cemented her belief that giving young people skills to manage hard emotions and to cope with life is vital to building their resilience and enhancing their well-being. Hence, Rebecca is very excited to be part of an organisation that values imparting these skills to our Tamariki and Rangatahi. Rebecca is married with one new daughter and in her spare time, she likes to read, dance, choreograph and perform in musical theatre.

Rebecca feels very strongly about working in the preventative field of psychological disorders and is very pleased to be able to offer these groups here in Christchurch.