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Nō Hakatere, nō Ōtepoti, nō Hokianga, nō Tawa tōku whānau.

I tipu ake au ki Tawa kei raro te korowai manaaki o Ngāti Toa.

Ko te Tai o Poutini te kāinga ināianei.

Ko Stephen Brassett tōku ingoa.

Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, mauri ora koutou katoa.

Hi, I'm Stephen Brassett. I grew up near Wellington, but I call the West Coast my home now after also living in the UK, South Korea and Australia, Dunedin/Ōtepoti and Motueka for years.

I'm a pretty plain-speaking person, most comfortable in a small town with down-to-earth people. I understand many of the challenges of rural placement, as well as so many of the blessings of it. I'm passionate about acting and have done many theatre productions along with a few roles for screen. I also enjoy keeping active and getting outside with my dog whenever I can.

I have had many careers, including dog training/handling, personal training, soldiering, teaching, and instructing martial arts. More recently, youth work, health coaching and now, counselling. I completed the Master of Counselling program at the University of Canterbury and have worked predominantly with a kaupapa māori NGO called Te Hono o Ngā Waka, based in Hokitika. You can find people there who know me and how I work. They'll give you an honest assessment of who I am if that is important to you. I currently offer my service remotely, by phone or video conference on Wednesday, Friday and weekends. I am also open to arranging for face-to-face counselling in Hokitika or Greymouth on request.

Suicide is all too common and those of us who are left behind often have a hard road in its wake. I have lost friends to suicide and while your pain will be different than mine, I am familiar with the confusion of this type of loss from my own experience. The privilege of helping you through this is not something I take lightly and I welcome you to reach out for support if you think I might be right for you.