Leigh Lawless

• Specialized Child Centred Play Therapy counselling for children aged 3-to 13years.
• Strengthening family relationships through targeted parenting guidance and support.
• Provided adult counselling support for workplace services, enhancing employee well-being.
• Manage intake and referrals, notes and accounting and contract counselling computer systems.
• Clinical operations as a private practice owner.

• Child and Youth, Family and Community Teams
• Supported GM with team operations as 2IC, supporting strategic initiatives and promoting organizational growth.
• Actively implementing and supporting the development of proceedures for accreditations, contract renewal and new programmes etc
• Team Leader of the Child, family and Community teams, fostering a cohesive work environment and enhancing service delivery.

• Operated as the sole onsite counsellor, providing personalized mental health support to students over several campuses.
• Delivered engaging wellbeing and self care workshops focused on mental health awareness and education.
• Coordinated mental health events, enhancing community engagement and support.
• Lead and co-created the ARA Rainbow support group to provide inclusive and supportive environments.

• Facilitated a weekly play-based mindfulness relaxation program. Supporting and teaching both children aged 3-12 years alongside parents'.
• Programme involved learning skills in mindfulness, movement and play based connection with their child.
• Weekly creative themes to engage different age ranges such as "Time Machine", "Under the Sea", and Cool Kids for the older age range.
• Workshops were run through my private practice which included marketing, intake, facilitation and creation of weekly classes and supporting volunteers to help with the running each week.
• 3 years of successful classes 3-5 years, 6-8 years, 9-12 years and each class run over a term.

• Guided primary school students through personal and academic challenges, enhancing their overall well-being.
• Provided education and advice to primary school teachers to enhance student support.
• Managed intake processes and case files efficiently, ensuring timely support and resolution for student concerns.

• Supported children, families, and adults through therapeutic interventions as a member of the Earthquake Response Team during the Christchurch Earthquakes and relocation.

• Facilitated one-on-one counseling for adults, fostering emotional growth and resilience.

• Coordinated scheduling of support workers to ensure consistent care for youth in temporary placements.

• Provided counseling services to children, families, and adults, fostering emotional well-being and resilience.

Supporting day to day living for high needs trauma and learning difficulties for youth in residential care homes.

• Facilitating family counselling sessions
• Working with families and individuals in an advocacy/support/therapeutic role as well as providing counselling/psychotherapy, and non-directive child play therapy.