About STEPS

My name is Leith Thompson, and I’m a Tauranga-based therapist who has worked with young people for fifteen years in schools and private practice .

In my program 'STEPS To A Healthy Mind' I share with young people how I broke free from fear and shyness, which for me was the result of growing up in a violent home. I freely admit that my own past was probably the main reason that I ended up becoming a counsellor!

Using my program 'STEPS To A Healthy Mind', I aim to teach young hearts and minds the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy skills of seeing the thoughts they have of themselves and the truth that thoughts should be proven before they are believed.

'STEPS To A Healthy Mind' is presented in language appropriate for young people to ensure that they understand the methods given to turn around their negative thoughts of themselves. I truly think that young people can be taught to fight for what they believe, and in the same way that we as New Zealanders perform a Haka we can also lay a challenge in the fight for what we believe about ourselves. I have seen young people live happy and free as they learn the right skills to 'see' their thoughts, and then look for proof of what they decide to believe.

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STEPS FOR PARENTS: In my dual approach to teaching, I will speak to your students during the day and at night I can present a narrative to their parents. By using this approach parents can know, practice, and compliment what I’ve taught their child.

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STEPS FOR TEACHERS: Your teachers, who see young people every day and interact with them more often than anyone else in their lives, will benefit from hearing how they too can assist their students to break free from crippling self-doubt and inward directed hate.

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