About me

My name is Mareile Stoppel.  I have been in New Zealand since 1986 coming originally from Germany. I have worked in Christchurch as a counsellor / therapist for over 20 years in different agencies, private practice and at the local Rudolf Steiner School.

I offer a warm and safe environment and like to engage with people of all walks of life. I support people to identify their strengths and to discover their unique potential and passion for life. I prefer working alongside people at their pace, valueing  their own experience and expertise.  I support people to explore life, face their challenges and blocks and find new perspectives .  

I take an eclectic and very creative approach to counselling and like to include in my work elements of relevant therapeutic approaches depending on the need of my client.

I graduated in 2000 in Solution Focused therapy and later also trained in Narrative therapy, Sand tray therapy and Art therapy.

Since 2014 I focused on trauma therapy training enspired by Peter Levine and I am now a fully trained Somatic Experiencing Trauma Therapist (SEP). I have also trained in EMDR and am combining often both modalities to offer specific trauma treatment.

I am excited to bring body centred trauma therapy to Christchurch which can release stress in the body and emotional blocks allowing to become whole and stable and healthy again.

As a supervisor I take a Narrative based approach and offer a creative and somatic based perspective. I have supervised over the last 15 years many counsellors and counselling trainees.

I am ACC registered and a full member of NZAC.

Experience

Work History

I have experience working with children, young people and adults for agencies, schools and as a private practitioner. I have enjoyed 10 years of family counselling at the Home & Family Society and many years of focused work in supporting survivors of sexual abuse at the Monarch Centre and START. I have been ACC registered for sensitive claims work for more than 15 years. For 30 years I have been employed at the Christchurch Rudolf Steiner school as a teacher, Health co-ordinator and especially guidance counsellor

Qualifications

Skills & Languages