“... the discoveries of science, the teachings of the heart, and the revelations of the soul all assure us that no human being is ever beyond redemption. The possibility of renewal exists so long as life exists. How to support that possibility in others and in ourselves is the ultimate question.”
― Gabor Maté
Hana Greenfield
Counsellor/Practice Owner
Born and raised in southern India, I have travelled extensively, worked internationally and call Tāmaki Makaurau home.
As a counsellor, my practice is shaped by hands-on experience in working with sexual harm and family harm survivors, trauma-training, first-hand experience of the benefits of trauma-counselling and, knowledge of community support networks and resources. I am currently invested in completing a masters degree in trauma responsive practice using a feminist and indigenous lens, learning about anti pathologizing practice and a range of somatic interventions to help understand and process trauma.
As a woman of colour, I am able to work cross-culturally. I have a useful, growing understanding of race theory and privilege, migration, indigenous cultures, feminist theory, anti-discriminatory practice, social construction and human development - all of which underpin my practice. I predominantly work with women who belong to marginalized ethnicities.
I am most passionate about creating internal safety, finding ways to navigate rupture and repair in relationships and being present in trauma-informed ways with my clients.
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"The paradox of trauma is that it has both the power to destroy and the power to transform and resurrect."
- Peter A. Levine
“...trauma is also a wordless story our body tells itself about what is safe and what is a threat.”
― Resmaa Menakem
“.... one of the best things each of us can do—not only for ourselves, but also for our children and grandchildren—is to metabolize our pain and heal our trauma. When we heal and make more room for growth in our nervous systems, we have a better chance of spreading our emotional health to our descendants, via healthy DNA expression. In contrast, when we don’t address our trauma, we may pass it on to future generations, along with some of our fear, constriction, and dirty pain.”
― Resmaa Menakem