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Meet the Team

The Kilpan & Associates Team

“As a result of the techniques learnt at Kilpan & Associates, my world is no longer upside down. I was full of hatred and trusted no-one. Counselling worked.” R.E., business person

Kilpan & Associates provides professional psychological counselling, psychiatric services, and career development services. The team at the Kilpan Centre work with people – individuals and companies, small and large – to help them overcome the challenges and concerns of everyday living.

We have a team of qualified counsellors and therapists and psychiatrists who have many years of experience in helping and working with individuals, families, couples and organisations.

Often we find that people get confused about the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist. If you’d like to find out, click here.

Tony Lipanovic	The founder of Kilpan & Associates. Tony has a 25 year history of corporate and business before changing careers at 42 and gaining his BA in Sociology and Psychology from The University of Auckland and Masters in Psychology from the University of Waikato. Read more He has worked with a wide range of clients, both individual and corporate. Tony currently is CEO of Kilpan & Associates and supports the Practice Manager in day to day running of the Practice. Tony’s current professional activities include mentoring of individuals in Leadership roles, career profiling, LEADR [Leading Edge Alternative Dispute Resolution] Mediator, corporate work and a range of workshops and seminars. Tony is a Co-Leader in the Mankind Project and Chairman of the New Zealand Mankind Charitable Trust www.mkp.org.nz Education: B.A., Auckland University; M.SocSc., University of Waikato: Certified Trauma Specialist Memberships: N.Z.A.C. #51495
Sally Tasker	Sally has a wealth of experience having worked with families, couples and individuals, including adolescents and children for nearly twenty years. Her areas of expertise include personal and relationship difficulties; physical, emotional and sexual abuse; problems relating to grief and loss; and depression, anxiety and self-esteem. Read more Education: B.Soc.Sc. (SW) RU, S. Africa; B.Sc.Psych.(Sp.)Hons UZ, Zim; D.A.T.Fam.Th. Tavistock, London & Z.I.S.T. Membership: ANZASW
Linda Makhija	Linda Makhija is a Registered Psychologist. She obtained her PGDipPsychPrac from Massey University and her Masters in Psychology from the University of Canterbury. She is a member of the New Zealand Psychological Society (MNZPsS). Read more She has worked as a therapist with individuals and couples for over 13 years and holds a current Practicing Certificate. She also works in a practice in central Auckland. Linda currently works with adults and couples in the following areas: depression, anxiety disorders, panic disorder, stress management, change and relationship issues. Her practice utilises a range of evidence-based theoretical models that are practical, problem solving therapies. The therapy utilised is matched to the client's needs, and often includes Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Positive Psychology, Narrative Therapy, and other evidence based treatments. Sessions are often short-term (approx 6 to 10 sessions). Linda's particular focus is on identifying and nurturing her client's own strengths and self-worth, and in assisting the client to achieve balance in their relationships with others, work, interests, and goals. Education: M.Sc Psych.
Dr Rajendra Pavagada	With a Masters in Psychological Medicine, Raj has worked as a psychiatrist since 1989, initially overseas, then more latterly in New Zealand. Trained in India, he works with a wide range of individual clients and has been published in many professional journals. Read more Raj provides psychiatric assessment, medication reviews and court reporting services. Education: MB.BS.M.D; Ms.Psych.Med; Dip.Psych.Med Memberships: New Zealand Medical Association ACC Registered Assessor
Dr Mike Louw	Mike Louw has over 11 years experience as a psychiatrist. Trained in South Africa, he works with individual clients from wide range of occupations. His papers have been published in both medical and specialist journals and he has addressed several international conferences and meetings. Read more Mike's areas of speciality include assessment, medication reviews and court reporting services. Education: MB.ChB; FC.Psych (South Africa) Memberships: New Zealand Medical Association ACC Registered Assessor
Judy Forsyth	Judy Forsyth has over 25 years of Clinical Counselling experience. Her clinical areas of expertise include: clinical cancer counselling (both during an episode of cancer and afterwards); grief, loss and bereavement counselling; and critical illness and accident related trauma. Read more She has worked as a Manager, Counsellor and Supervisor in the Cancer Society, Auckland and Middlemore Hospitals, Oncology Units and Hospices overseas and in New Zealand, and has taught Psycho-oncology and grief and bereavement counselling at tertiary level (overseas and through Auckland University's Goodfellow Unit). She specialises in: Adjustment and accommodation to the changes experienced after critical health episodes or living with chronic ill health. Survivorship issues (how to move on in a positive way) after an episode of illness or an accident; feelings of being traumatized after invasive procedures and treatments, and the loss and grief associated with critical illness and accidents. Grief and bereavement counselling. Relationships - pre and post divorce counselling (processing the losses associated with separations and divorce and developing strategies for moving forward in a positive way); Stress Management; life transitions and personal growth; health and wellness (helping people to develop individual plans, goals and strategies that work for them, and to understand why self-sabotage occurs and how to stop it. EAP - Employee Assistance Programme - work-related stress. Education: B. Social Science SW (Hons); Clinical Psychology (Hons); Medical Social Work (Hons); PG Dip Palliative Care and Grief Counselling; Clinical Counsellor Current Positions: Private practice and Clinical Supervisor, Auckland ADHB Memberships: Registered Member Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers
Dr Mhairi Duff	Dr Mhairi Duff is a UK trained psychiatrist who moved to New Zealand five years ago. She has dual training in both clinical psychology and psychiatry. Read more She has interests in forensic work and the assessment and treatment of intellectual disabilities, brain injury and autistic spectrum disorders as well as more than 15 years experience working across a range of mental health fields. She has published and presented widely and can also offer supervision, training and support to other clinicians, families, carers and organizations working with people with intellectual disabilities. Education: MRCPsych (UK 1998); MBChB (Bristol, UK, 1992); MClinPsych (Australian National University, Canberra, 1988); BSc(Econ) (University College Cardiff, UK, 1982) Memberships: New Zealand Medical Council Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK) Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
Lynne Tull (Photo to come)	Lynne Tull is a Registered Psychologist with 28 years experience in Private Practice. Her major specialism is Clinical Hypnosis of Ericksonian form. She has been training through the Eriksonian Foundation in Phoenix, Arizona in this specialism and uses hypnosis for the treatment of anxiety conditions, immune system issues, and stress/pain management. Read more Her modalities and areas of specialism are: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT); Narrative Therapy; Ericksonian Hypnotherapy; Trauma Counselling; Relationship Counselling. Lynne provides counselling and therapy to individuals and couples. She covers areas such as anxiety, depression, trauma, life transition, stress, immune system and habit changes. She is available to provide supervision to professionals in organisations or working in a sole capacity, and runs workshops for workplaces on stress management and group development. Education: MA (Hons. First Class) (Psy); DipTher.Supervision; CertEricksonianHypnotherapy Memberships: New Zealand Psychologist Board, NSW Psychologist Board
Joanne Marshall	Joanne Marshall is a Registered Psychologist originally from South Africa. She is passionate about helping her clients towards personal growth and wellbeing. Read more Her interest areas include career assessment and counseling, workshop development and implementation, child therapy, and managing specific medical and/or psychological diagnosis (i.e., depression, anxiety etc.). She offers individual, couple and family psychotherapy. Education Masters in Counseling Psychology

For further information on any of our services, or to make an appointment with any of our therapists, please call us direct on 64 9 579 2210 or email us. Alternatively you could complete our enquiry form.