Dr Miriam Larsen-Barr

I am a clinical psychologist with a background in the service-user workforce and the creative sector. Before moving into private practice, I spent several years providing individual therapy, groups and reflective family therapy within DHB services for children and adolescents facing moderate to severe mental health challenges and young adults experiencing a first episode of psychosis. I am a cisgender woman and my pronouns are she/her. I grew up in rural Far North and completed all four of my psychology degrees at the University of Auckland. My doctoral research explored service-user experiences of antipsychotic medication from first prescriptions through to attempted discontinuation and I continue to contribute to the field of withdrawal research around the world. I am a creative and collaborative therapist who prioritises service-user perspectives and draws on multiple evidence-based models to tailor assessment and therapy to your personal needs, strengths and goals. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)The youth model of ACT called DNA-VCognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)DBT-informed therapyFamily Systems TherapyNarrative TherapySingle-Session Family Consultation (SSFC) I am also informed by evidence from the field of positive psychology, mindfulness-based interventions, creative practices, an appreciation of different cultural perspectives, and service-user informed models like the British Psychological Society’s Power Threat Meaning framework and the Hearing Voices Movement. I am a creative and collaborative therapist who prioritises service-user perspectives and draws on multiple evidence-based models to tailor assessment and therapy to your personal needs, strengths and goals. I have experience in: - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - The youth model of ACT called DNA-V - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) - Family Systems Therapy - Narrative Therapy - Single-Session Family Consultation (SSFC) - Inference-based CBT (ICBT) I am also informed by evidence from the field of positive psychology, mindfulness-based interventions, creative practices, an appreciation of different cultural perspectives, and service-user informed models like the British Psychological Society’s Power Threat Meaning framework and the Hearing Voices Movement.