Simon has worked with clients experiencing depression, dysthymia, generalised anxiety disorder, social anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder with and without agoraphobia, trichotillomania, emetophobia, grief, trauma, loss and adjustment.
Simon is a registered clinical psychologist (NZCCP) graduating from Canterbury University in February 2012. Previously he taught at secondary school level and worked in human resources, establishing a consultancy, HR Direction, in 2005. This included facilitating behavioural interviewing workshops and writing articles for the Christchurch Press in the Saturday Careers Section.
Simon has worked at CAF South (mental health services for 5-18 year olds) in Christchurch four days a week since 2012. He currently works at the Health Centre, Canterbury University. He is a member of the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists and the Association for Behavioural Science
Simon is married to a Christchurch high school counsellor and they have two children, aged 8 and 10. He used to run track, road, and cross country at a national level and currently enjoys tramping, surfing, indoor football, wood work and mountain biking. Simon was Chairperson of Big Brothers Big Sisters Christchurch from 2015-October 2018, has an appreciation for good coffee and while he is undecided about mowing the lawns, he hates cleaning the oven. He has no spare time.
