Your body learned the fear. It can unlearn it.
Needles. The dentist. Scans. Flying. Driving. Or something that happened years ago that your body still hasn't let go.
I'm Tash — a Registered Nurse with over three decades in clinical care. I use gentle, neuroscience-based techniques to settle the fear response at its source. You don't have to talk it through, and you don't have to relive it.
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NZ Registered Nurse · 30+ years clinical experience · Certified Havening Techniques Practitioner · NLP Master Practitioner · Ericksonian Hypnotherapist · Reiki II Practitioner · Confidential · Online across New Zealand
Featured Testimonial
“I had a debilitating fear of doctors and needles that had stopped me from getting medical treatment I urgently needed. The session itself was enlightening and completely shifted my perspective. For the first time, I was able to walk into a hospital without fear and go through with an operation I had been putting off for a long time. This experience has literally changed my life."
GD - Male, 50's BOP
You know it doesn't make sense. Your body does it anyway.
You've told yourself to be reasonable. You've tried breathing through it, distracting yourself, pushing on. And still — the moment you're near it, your body takes over.
That's not weakness, and it's not something you're doing wrong. Fear like this doesn't live in the thinking part of your brain, which is exactly why thinking your way out of it hasn't worked.
This is likely you if:
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You've delayed or avoided a medical or dental appointment because of fear
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You can't have blood taken, get an injection, or sit in the chair without panic
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A specific fear — flying, driving, needles, enclosed spaces — is shrinking your life
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Something happened, and years later your body still reacts as though it's happening now
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You're carrying grief that hasn't eased
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You're exhausted from coping, and you'd like to stop having to
So what is this, exactly?
Most of my work uses Havening Techniques — a method developed by American neuroscientist Dr Ronald Ruden & his brother Steven. It uses gentle, rhythmic touch on the arms, hands and face.
Here's the simple version. When something frightening happens, your brain can store it as an active threat — like a smoke alarm that never got reset. Every time something reminds you of it, the alarm goes off, even though there's no fire. Havening uses touch and attention to change the chemistry around that memory, so the alarm can finally switch off.
What that means for you:
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You don't have to describe what happened. We can work with the feeling without you telling me the story.
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You don't relive it. This isn't exposure therapy. No one is putting a needle in front of you.
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It's usually fast. Many fears shift substantially in one to three sessions rather than months.
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You stay in control. Nothing happens without you agreeing to it, at any point.
I also draw on NLP, Ericksonian hypnotherapy and nervous system regulation — but you don't need to know what any of that means. My job is to choose the right approach for you. Yours is just to turn up.
But doesn't Havening involve touch? How does that work online?
Good question — and the answer is simple. You apply the touch yourself. I guide you through it, step by step, on video call. It's called self-havening, it's how a great deal of this work is done worldwide, and it works just as well.
Being online also means you're doing this from your own lounge, in your own chair, maybe with your own tea. For people who are already anxious, that turns out to be an advantage.
Step 1 — Free 15-minute call. We talk about what's going on and whether I can help. No pressure. If I'm not the right fit, I may be able to point you somewhere better.
Step 2 — Your first session (90 minutes) We start with a proper conversation to understand what you're carrying, then move into the work itself. Most people notice a shift before the session ends.
Step 3 — You take it with you. You'll leave with techniques you can use yourself, any time and I''ll follow the session up with a written summary email. The goal isn't to keep you coming back — it's to give you your own off-switch and tangible tools to use at home.
Why I Do This Work ...
I'm Tash — a Registered Nurse with over thirty years of clinical experience, and a certified Havening Techniques Practitioner, NLP Master Practitioner, Ericksonian Hypnotherapist and Reiki II Therapist.
I came to this work through my own experience. I've lived through serious accidents, trauma, grief, and the kind of stress that doesn't respond to the usual advice. Long before I trained formally, I was reaching for mind-body approaches — and finding they worked in ways nothing else had.
What I kept seeing in my nursing career, and what I see now in private practice, is capable people suffering unnecessarily. Not because they aren't trying, but because nobody has given them the right tools.
I've also stood on the other side of the needle. I know what it's like to have a patient in front of you who genuinely cannot do the thing they need to do — and to have nowhere to send them. That's a large part of why this practice exists.
I work online, which means I can see people anywhere in New Zealand. Sessions are available during the day, evenings after 7pm, and weekends by arrangement — because life doesn't fit neatly into business hours.
More Words from Clients
VE - male 40's
I met with Tash online for a session to help me feel calm & relaxed in certain situations. She gave me the tools to be able to think of positive things when there was negativity around me. After just one session I have noticed my mind is clearer, I have been sleeping well & I face similar situations with a truly different approach. Would highly recommend!
GD - male 50's
I worked with Tash from Mind Over Body NZ for a Havening session, and the results were genuinely life changing. I had a debilitating fear of doctors and needles that had stopped me from getting medical treatment I urgently needed. The session itself was enlightening and completely shifted my perspective. What surprised me most was how calm and clear I felt afterwards. For the first time, I was able to walk into a hospital without fear and go through with an operation I had been putting off for a long time. This experience has literally changed my life. I can’t thank Tash enough and would recommend her without hesitation to anyone struggling with fear, anxiety, or emotional blocks.
SA - female 20's
I cannot thank Tash from Mind Over Body NZ enough for the positive changes and calm I've experienced around my fear of flying. I now can book a flight without hesitation. Her approach is truly transformative!
Frequently Asked Questions:
Do I Have To Talk About What Happened?
No. Havening can work with the feeling in your body without you describing the event at all. Some people want to talk; some don't. Both are fine.
How Many Sessions Will I Need?
For a single specific fear, often one to three. For layered issues ie; old trauma, ongoing stress, grief etc it usually takes longer, and we'd talk honestly about that upfront.
Is this therapy?
No. This isn't talk therapy or counselling, and I'm not a psychologist. It's a different kind of work that targets the body's fear and stress response directly. It sits well alongside therapy, and I'll say so if I think therapy is what you actually need.
Is it confidential?
Yes. Everything you share stays between us. As a Registered Nurse I'm bound by professional standards of confidentiality, and I hold the same standard in this practice.
What if it doesn't work?
Not everything works for everyone. That's why the first call is free and there's no obligation to book a package. If I don't think I can help you, I'll say so.
What do I need for an online session?
A device with a camera, a decent internet connection, and a private space where you won't be interrupted for the length of the session. That's it.
Do you work with under-18s?
Yes, I have particularly worked with teens around needle and dental fear.
