A small black and white dog on a leash sitting on a trail, gazing at a colorful pink and purple sunset sky over rolling hills and distant houses.

Ko wai au? Who am I?

Tēnā koutou

I te taha o tōku whaea nō Bèal Feirste, ōku tīpuna, i te Nōta o Airangi

I te taha o tōku matua nō Ingarangi me Kōtirana ōku tīpuna

I whānau mai au i te whenua o Kāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe me Waitaha, i Rakahuri

I tipu ake au i reira hoki

Kei te noho au i Ōtautahi

Ko Kiera Joblin tōku ingoa

Nō reira, tēnā koutou katoa

Greetings,

On my mothers side my ancestors are from Belfast in Northern Ireland

On my fathers side my ancestors are from Scotland and England

I was born in the land of Kāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe and Waitaha in Rakahuri (Leithfield/Amberley area) and grew up there also

I live in Christchurch

My name is Kiera Joblin

Therefore, greetings to you all

A woman with long, wavy brown hair and light skin, smiling, wearing a black blazer over a white top, with a lavender background.
A woman with long, wavy brown hair and light skin, smiling, wearing a black blazer over a white top, with a lavender background.

Kia ora e hoa, I am glad to have you here.

Ko Kiera tōku ingoa, my name is Kiera. I use she/her pronouns and I identify as a queer, cis-gendered, pākehā wahine.

Phew, that may seem like a big introduction, but it is important to me that I share who I am, so that you may feel comfortable to share who you are.

I work as a counsellor in Ōtautahi Christchurch and I have a Masters in Counselling from the University of Canterbury.

I have been privileged to work with a wide range of people and have 10 years experience in caring professions.

Prior to working as a counsellor, I worked as a youth worker, a nutritionist, a personal trainer and a community worker. Some of my most enjoyable work was working in drug and alcohol rehabilitation in prison settings.

I particularly enjoy working with the rainbow and takatāpui community, wāhine (women), rangatahi (young people) and tamariki (children) and their whānau.

I am currently accepting private clients and have limited space for ACC sensitive claims clients, please get in touch via the contact page if you would like to have a chat and see if we would work well together.