DR LATESHA MURPHY-EDWARDS

PhD, PGDipClinPsy, MA (Hons)

NZPS, NZPB

Latesha has extensive experience in clinical psychology, with a rich history of working with both young people and adults across a variety of settings. Her 20 years of experience working in mental health services and her transition into private practice shows her dedication to helping clients across different life stages and challenges, especially with mental health, physical injury and trauma recovery. Her passion for working with young people and families, alongside her academic research on family violence, also speaks to her deep commitment to addressing complex, long-term issues in her clients' lives. Latesha also has extensive experience preparing psychological reports for ACC under both the physical injury and sensitive claims pathways.

 

Therapies Used: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy , Cognitive Processing Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, and Narrative Family Therapy Model

Speciality Assessment(s): Child and family, couples, physical and sexual trauma, chronic pain.

ACC Sensitive Claims: Yes