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Ko Deanna Hollis toku ingoa.
Deanna is a Registered Social Worker, who has worked as a clinical social worker in mental health for the past 25 years, specialising in child, adolescent and family, and co-existing mental health disorders. She is working towards completing accreditation for EMDR and is trained and experienced in a range of therapeutic modalities, including talking therapies, kaupapa Māori models of health, and sensory modulation. Deanna is a māma`, wife and nanny, and is passionate about supporting people who have experienced trauma to develop the tools to maintain personal wellbeing.