Kia ora, my name is Marino Te Moana Sherwin. 

 
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Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngapuhi me Ngati Kahanungu Oku Iwi.

I’m a Professional Certified Facilitator with over 20 years of experience as an ordained minister and offer family grief, trauma, marriage and Counselling Services. 

I’m also a Family Constellation Therapist. Family Constellation is a bit of a misnomer, as this kind of work has had powerful results in organizations and places of business. It targets the root cause of what keeps us cycling through the same issues in life and keeps us stuck in depression, grief, or anxiety. 

I offer…

  • Individual and family counselling

  • Specialised Child Counselling

  • Support and understanding

… to anybody looking to make sustained, lasting changes in their life. 

My approach is based on the findings of an Indigenous Zulu tribe and how they dealt with conflict for thousands of years. When Maori elders observed this work in NZ, they noticed how similar it was to our old ways, like it was “something already known.” I have worked with Maori health organizations and conducted in-depth studies on addiction in relation to the NZ indigenous culture, Family Constellation work is a powerful therapy that resonates with indigenous Peoples.

 
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"Children seldom or never dare to live a happier or more fulfilling life than their parents. Unconsciously they remain loyal to the family system. Family Constellations are a way of discovering underlying hidden dynamics and forces that have been carried unconsciously over generations."

- Bertold Ulsamer

 

How my journey began…

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Through my life, like many people, I have experienced much grief and loss. My mother passed when I was a toddler, and my father a decade later, preceding decades of trauma, losing many close family members to suicide, over dose and mental illness - including losing my newborn child when I was 26 years old.

As an Ordained Minister in the Presbyterian church, I have worked for over 20 years in grief and healing. I’m also on the board of trustees for an alcohol and drug treatment residential rehab. I’ve battled with heroin addiction. I’ve witnessed destruction all around me and within me. But I have survived. And now I want to help you survive your personal battle too.

Not just survive, but truly enjoy life. Happy. Resilient. Powerful. It might seem like a distant dream, but it’s coming, if you let it. You don’t have to feel stuck. There is hope. My personal understanding and compassion is to see you heal. I know we can get there together.

Chat with me

Let’s set up a discovery call and see if we’re a good fit.

There’s no commitment, pressure or obligation.