Mike Garland - Principal
M.A (Applied), B.A., Dip. Teaching, C.Q.S.W.
MNZAC, MANZASW.

He currently works in private practice as a Counsellor, Life Coach, Clinical Supervisor, Social Work Consultant and Trainer.

Mike holds a Masters Degree in Applied Social Work, a Bachelor of Arts, a Diploma in Teaching and a Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW). He is a full member of New Zealand Association of Counsellors (MNZAC) and the Aotearoa/New Zealand Association of Social Workers (MANZASW).

He has previously worked as a School Teacher, Probation Officer, Social Worker, Senior Counsellor in DSW Specialist Services, Regional Trainer (in what is now the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services) and lecturer in Social and Community Work at Massey University, Palmerston North. Mike was instrumental in setting up a Masters (Applied) degree programme on that Campus, and coordinated it for a number of years.

He has undertaken consultancies both nationally and internationally, in the Fiji Islands and also for the last 20 years continuously in Singapore, contracting to their national Social Services Training Institute (SSTI). His consultancy work in New Zealand has seen him deliver training and other consultancy services to Government agencies such as The New Children and Young Persons and their Families Service, Ministry of Social Development, The Department of Corrections and NZ Police. Mike has also previously made guest appearances on the TV1 “Good Morning Show” – speaking on social issues.

Mike is also approved as a Counsellor by ACC, NZCYFS, the Family Court, The Ministry of Health (MOH), Work and Income (WINZ) and the Employment Assistance Programme (EAP). He is married with two adult sons, and lives in Palmerston North City in the Manawatu Region.