My Story

Hello and welcome to my website

My name is Claire Lefevre. I am a counsellor in private practice since 2010. I offer individual counselling in English and in French to adolescents and adults. My practice is in Remuera, and I also offer Skype sessions. 

I have had a passion for travel all my life. Travelling feeds and fulfils my curiosity about the world and people, and my taste for new experiences and for continuous growth. Over time, I have come to realize that journeying can take different forms, amongst which the inner journey of self-knowledge and personal growth.

I was born and grew up in France. I also spent time in Ireland and Germany before calling Auckland, and New Zealand, my home. From those migrations, I understand the challenges, stress, excitement and joy of getting used to new environments, the weight and hope that accompanies momentous changes and important decisions.

Helping people has been a theme throughout my professional life. Before re-training as a counsellor, I worked for over ten years in the airline industry as ground staff, in several positions and organizations. As a young adult, I worked as a nanny and a waitress. During those years, I developed the basis of strong listening skills and the capacity to handle stressful situations with a practical, client-oriented approach. I also experienced being part of small structures as well as international organizations, and of small, medium and large sized teams.

I believe that relationships are at the center of the human life: relationship with self and others; personal and professional; with significant others, people in general, and the wider context of our immediate environment, the global world, the planet; and ultimately, our relationship with what guides and sustains spiritually, whatever words we choose to express it.

Personal values of honesty, steadfastness and a bit of lightness thrown in have guided me on my life journey and continue to inform my practice.

Credentials and Approach

I qualified in 2010 for the Diploma of Psychosynthesis Counselling provided by the Institute of Psychosynthesis NZ and have been in private practice ever since.

Psychosynthesis takes an evolving approach to psychology. It offers a model for personal development that continues to grow with new research and findings, and draws from a wide range of frameworks and techniques. This means that I have a wide range of tools and strategies at my disposal and the ability to tailor my approach to suit the needs of each client individually. Your needs in counselling are the lead rather than the modality I use so you can feel truly heard and supported in your experience.

I have also studied Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. MBCBT promotes a more goal-oriented, structured and time-bound approach. This has enabled me to strengthen my skills in providing effective, fast-acting relief, and identifying practical and manageable solutions with my clients.