My name is Liz, and I am of Samoan and Tongan heritage. My counselling approach, in the context of helping you achieve your goals in counselling, is to explore certain patterns with you. These include patterns in your thinking, feelings, motives, choices, and behavior. We will discuss patterns that are helpful and unhelpful and patterns that may need strengthening. We explore current relationships and relational patterns and at times personal history, to explore and encourage growth, development