Anna Reeves Counselling

Dr Anna Reeves (she/her/ia)

Registered Counsellor Specialising in Sexual Violence, Psychopathology and Addiction

PhD in Complex PTSD/Trauma Recovery

ACC Sensitive Claims Supplier

ACC Sensitive Claims Provider (Therapy, Specialist Cover Assessment)

Accredited Clinical Supervisor MNZAC & DAPAANZ

Shop 4, 434 Heretaunga Street West, Hastings Central 4122

021305532

annareeves.counselling@gmail.com

About me

I am a cisgender woman with 16 years of experience working in the fields of mental health, addiction, family and sexual violence, and psychological trauma. My background includes extensive experience in healthcare and community-based services, including child and adolescent behavioural health, Kaupapa Māori mental health and addictions, domestic violence and sexual harm. I have supported individuals, couples and families with relationship difficulties, parenting issues, attachment issues, grief and loss, women’s issues (including prenatal, perinatal, postpartum, infertility, miscarriage and termination of pregnancy), depression, anxiety, trauma and PTSD, substance use disorders, gambling problems, intimate partner violence, sexual abuse and sexual assault.

Based in Hastings, I have been in private practice for seven years. Previously, I provided therapy and mental injury assessment to survivors of sexual abuse and assault through ACC’s Integrated Service for Sensitive Claims (ISSC). I provided EAP counselling through Vitae and Telus Health (NZ). I delivered psychological intervention to primary healthcare patients with mild-to-moderate mental illness (by GP referral). I also supervised professionals practicing in the fields of counselling, addictions, law, medicine and social work.

Currently, I am a Supplier (Contract Holder) for ACC Sensitive Claims. Through the Sensitive Claims Service, my team and I provide fully funded support, treatment and assessment to survivors of sexual abuse or assault.

ACC Sensitive Claims Supplier

My profile on ACC’s Find Support website can be found here: Anna Reeves Counselling Ltd

I have therapists working across Taupō District, Hastings District, Napier City, Kāpiti Coast District, and Wellington City. If you have experienced sexual abuse or assault and are looking to engage in therapy, please get in touch. I may be able to refer you to a suitable Lead Service Provider in your area. (Please note: availability may be limited, particularly in the Wellington region.)

As a team, we specialise in working with males, females, LGBTQIA2+, prisoners, older adults, and young people under the age of 18. We treat every client as a whole person and consider other needs, such as neurodivergence, gender identification, sexual identification, social needs, et cetera, when making an assessment of any client’s presentation. Our organisation is committed to meeting the needs of LGBTQIA2+, Rainbow, Takatāpui and Irawhiti communities in a manner that acknowledges and celebrates the heterogeneity of the communities themselves. We are committed to meeting the needs of tāngata whaiora who identify as Māori.

We consult professionally with other health and wellbeing services both locally and nationally, including medical clinics, Gender Care at the Tamatea Medical Centre, InsideOUT, Gender Dynamix Aotearoa, the Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa (PATHA), The Gender Affirming (Genital) Surgery Service, OutLine Aotearoa, Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children, Oranga Hinengaro (Kaupapa Māori Mental Health Services), Te Poutama Tautoko (Kaupapa Māori Addiction Services), Te Rangihaeata Oranga Trust (Hawkes Bay Gambling Services), Mental Health and Addiction Services, Springhill Treatment Centre, MASH Trust, NZ Police, Community Corrections, Hawkes Bay Regional Prison, Women’s Refuge, Rongoā Māori practitioners, social workers, and cultural advisors.

Accepting new providers

I am accepting new providers onto my contract from 3 February 2025 on a case-by-case basis, depending on our service needs. If you are a registered counsellor, psychotherapist, clinical psychologist, psychiatrist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, dietician, speech language therapist, nurse or cultural advisor looking to provide services for ACC Sensitive Claims, please contact me on 021305532 or annareeves.counselling@gmail.com

Services I provide: Specialist Cover Assessments

I’m no longer taking new ACC Sensitive Claims clients myself, but I can complete Specialist Cover Assessments where required. A Specialist Cover Assessment in the Sensitive Claims Service is a formal clinical evaluation used to determine whether a person meets the criteria for ACC cover for mental injury resulting from sexual abuse or assault. I provide a clinical opinion on whether the mental injury is causally linked to the Schedule 3 event(s), which is essential for confirming cover eligibility. 

I have extensive experience completing Specialist Cover Assessments, including where significant vulnerabilities and risk factors are present. Many of the people I work with are experiencing problems with transience, institutionalisation, family violence, emotional dysregulation, addiction, depression, PTSD, volatility, deliberate self-injury, suicidality, homocidality, and ongoing risk of sexual harm.

I specialise in assessing female survivors of intimate partner abuse and gendered violence. I also specialise in assessing male survivors of sexual violence, people with extensive histories of criminal, aggressive and/or sexually harmful behaviour, and substance use disorders. I have a special interest in the expression of Complex PTSD, dissociative disorders and personality disorders in incarcerated populations.

I am available to assess inmates at Hawkes Bay Regional Prison and other Corrections facilities throughout the county.

You can contact me on 021305532 or annareeves.counselling@gmail.com to request a Specialist Cover Assessment.

My credentials

Full list of Qualifications: Certificate in Professional Supervision (Unitec/NZ Coaching & Mentoring Centre), Toi Paematua Diploma of Māori Art (Raranga) (TWoA), Maunga Kura Toi Bachelor of Māori Art (Rauangi) (TWoA), Bachelor of Arts (Education) (Massey), Graduate Certificate in Health Science (Addictions) (AUT), Postgraduate Diploma of Education with Merit (Counselling & Guidance) (Massey), Master of Counselling Studies with Distinction (Massey), PhD (Auckland)

Professional Memberships: Te Whatu Ora Accredited Member and Clinical Supervisor for the NZ Association of Counsellors Te Rōpū Kaiwhiriwhiri o Aotearoa (MNZAC #67975), Accredited Clinical Supervisor for the Addiction Practitioners Association Aotearoa New Zealand (DAPAANZ #2572), Professional Member of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD).

I am currently working towards an Advanced Certificate in Complex Trauma and Dissociation at the ISSTD Center for Advanced Studies in Trauma and Dissociation (CFAS). My focus is on dissociative sexuality, working with victims of gendered violence, the sexual victimisation of boys and men, and treating addicted survivors of trauma.

My NZAC profile is here: Dr Anna Reeves, MNZAC

Office location

My office hours are 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday.

My office is Shop 4, 434 Heretaunga Street West, Hastings Central 4122

“Whenever people are abused, they do many things to oppose the abuse and to keep their dignity and their self-respect. This is called resistance. The resistance might include not doing what the perpetrator wants them to do, standing up against, and trying to stop or prevent violence, disrespect, or oppression. Imagining a better life may also be a way that victims resist abuse. Many people believe victims passively accept violence, and lack self-esteem, assertiveness, or boundaries. Unfortunately, this leads people to have an incorrect, stereotyped, negative view of victims.” – Calgary Women’s Shelter

Need help urgently?

If you are in crisis, the Emergency Mental Health Services (EMHS) number in Hawkes Bay is 0800 112 334

For urgent mental health situations in Taupō, contact the Acute Response Team (ART) on 0800 166 167

If you are in crisis, or are experiencing moderate to severe mental health or addiction problems in the Wellington, Porirua or Kāpiti areas, please call MHAIDS 24/7 on 0800 745 477 

Sexual harm services

If you have experienced sexual harm, you can contact Safe to talk. Safe to talk is the nationwide helpline, run by Whakarongorau and funded by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), that provides free and confidential support and information to anyone affected by sexual harm.

Survivors of sexual abuse or assault seeking support from ACC can visit Safe to talk to get help finding available ACC-funded therapy providers and useful resources and information. More information is available here: https://www.safetotalk.nz/sensitive-claims/

Safe to talk is available 24/7, but the support to find a provider is only available Monday to Friday between 8am and 8pm, and Saturdays between 10am and 6:30pm. Safe to talk’s Pathway to Sensitive Claims service is closed on Sundays and public holidays. 

You can reach Safe to talk in the following ways:  

The 24-hour helpline for Rape Crisis Hawkes Bay is 0800 883 300

To get in touch with Taupō Sexual Assault Medical Service (SAMS), contact 0210 892 4556 or tauposams@gmail.com

Wellington’s Rape Crisis service can be contacted on 04 801 8973 or support@wellingtonrapecrisis.org.nz

You can also visit TOAH-NNEST – Te Ohaakii a Hine – National Network Ending Sexual Violence Together for advice and support.