Who Is OCP

With over fourteen years experience providing Organisational Counselling Programmes, we provide a flexible service for small, medium and large sized organisations throughout New Zealand and Internationally.

A partnership with your organisation would provide programmes that include; Counselling Services, Trauma Services, Outplacement Services, Training Workshops, Human Resources Consultancy and Industrial Relations support. These services are delivered through our partnerships with professionally qualified, registered and supervised professionals.

OCP Partnership programmes provide you with seamless access to external services, managed through your OCP Manager, who briefs the appropriate partner and works with them, reducing the time you spend developing relationships and providing background.

If you require a specialised programme, OCP’s Partners provide all OCP clients with competitive rates on programmes and are invoiced through OCP, reducing the administration and overheads associated with
these services.

OCP' S PROFESSIONAL TEAM

PETER FINLAYSON
Managing Director
Peter has had over fourteen years experience developing and setting up companies that provide counselling support for organisations employees all over the world. Peter has an extensive marketing background and has owned a number of successful businesses. Being innovative and highly customer focussed, Peter is able to meet the needs of clients effectively and cost efficiently with OCP. Peter personally guarantees our OCP service is second to none.

MICHELLE THIELE
Office Manager
Michelle has had twelve years administrative experience and six years specifically dealing with counselling support to organisations. Being organised and efficient, Michelle can provide timely information and assistance to companies and their employees. OCP has Head Office administration support and resources throughout the Canterbury region, that can support OCP’s National framework.

KAREN FORDYCE
National Training Manager
(Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management)
Karen has extensive experience in all areas of Human Resource Management specialising in Change Management, Career Planning, Leadership, Communication and Training Workshops.

OCP NATIONWIDE CLINICAL ADVISORS

NORTHERN
PAULINE ANDREWS
Pauline has been working in the field of counselling and psychotherapy for twenty years as a private practitioner and as manager of a large, not for profit, psychotherapy agency in Central Auckland. As well as employment related issues, she has experience working with both individual adults and couples presenting with a wide range of difficulties including anxiety, depression, grief, burn out, communication and relationship difficulties.

MID CENTRAL
CHRISTINE MALINS
MSocSci(1st hons) PGDipPsych(Clinical), MNZPSS, ICP
Christine is a NZ registered Clinical and Educational Psychologist with thirteen years experience. She has held senior positions as National Trainer, Regional Practice Leader and Regional Traumatic Incident Co-ordinator with the Ministry of Education and roles as Consultant Psychologist with the Waikato District Health Board and Clinical Associate and Clinical Lecturer at the University of Waikato. Christine founded Mind Matters Psychology in 2005 and is Clinical Director of this thriving practice. She maintains her own clinical practice and acts as a consultant contractor to various government departments and private agencies, conducting a variety of work including reviews, research, evaluation, training and service development initiatives.

CANTERBURY / WESTCOAST /MARLBOROUGH
RICHARD HOLCOMB
Registered Psychologist
MA (Psych), MBA, Member NZ Psychological Society
Sixteen years in private practice as a Registered Psychologist preceded by 12 years in the corporate world has given Rick a wealth of experience to draw on to help people with a wide range of problems such as Workplace and Intimate Relationships , Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Burnout, and Anger Management. Rick uses techniques from Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Solution Focussed Therapy, Emotionally Focussed Marital Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS). Rick emigrated from America in 1981. He is currently in his marriage of nineteen years and has two adopted children by marriage. He is training Zoe, one of his three Papillon dogs, for agility.

OTAGO SOUTHLAND
JOHN KENNEDY
Registered Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Neuropsychologist BSc (Hons) MSc CPsychol (UK) AFBPsS (UK) MNZPsS MICP
John has 16 years in practice as a Clinical Psychologist, as Principal Psychologist in the National Health Service, Consultant at the UK Centre for Crisis psychology, an expert witness, clinical supervisor and lecturer in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT). John emigrated to NZ five years ago with his family and runs his own practice in Dunedin,

John uses a collaborative approach to help people with problems such as depression, stress, anxiety, trauma, anger-management, relationship difficulties and grief. He also has a wealth of experience consulting and training with both private and public sector institutions on managing organisational change staff relationship issues and developing critical incident procedures.

John uses evidence-based CBT techniques, as well as counselling and psychotherapeutic approaches.

BUSINESS ADVISORY GROUP

The OCP Business Advisory Committee was appointed in January 2009. The objective of the Committee is to assist OCP Management to maintain best practice in both business management and client service. The Committee consists of highly skilled and successful New Zealand business professionals who meet with OCP Management on a bi-annual basis to review current business practices and advise on ways in which OCP could continue to improve its processes and ensure a sound platform for its continued growth.

None of the members of the Business Advisory Committee have a shareholding or Directorship in OCP and therefore we receive completely independent (and challenging) advice which focuses us on our goal to become the largest, most approachable and most reliable provider of Organisational Counselling Programmes and related services in New Zealand.

OCP PARTNERSHIPS

Our OCP professionals are trained and accredited Psychologists, Counsellors, Social Workers and Psychotherapists who will respond to your staffs needs in a supportive and professional environment. They all have a wide range of expertise in various aspects of counselling and support including:

Personal relationships
Family and children
Alcohol and drug issues
Stress management- Life balance
Gambling or addictive issues
Career outplacement
Budget advice
Trauma and grief
Legal advice
Work related issues