"I wish to thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting encouraging and blessing me during one of the most challenging times of my life. I have thrived on your straightforward and caring approach towards me. I have no doubt that I will look back at this period of my life and be thankful that my paths crossed with yours."
Craig, Auckland, 2022
"I have been supervising Brigitta for her clinical counselling practice over the last 6 years. Therefore my comments arise more from observation of her interpersonal skills with clients than from examples of her long and valued experience as a successful businesswoman. What I can say, is that Brigitta is a woman of astute intelligence, clear ethical practice, and high energy. From all accounts she is successfully integrating keen rational awareness with an ability to intuit the more subtle aspects of personal interaction. From my experience of having worked in business and having managed my own practice for over 17 years, I see this integration as essential to well-targetted facilitation of those in the business world. I have no hesitation in recommending her as a key player in a coaching/mentoring role. Brigitta is well able to identify the areas of stress and conflict and mobilize relevant solutions for management''s implementation."
Anthea Harper. Counsellor. Supervisor.
M.Ed (Hons) in Counselling. MNZAC. NZBA.
North Shore / Auckland
"I have used the services of Wise Choices Counselling services since its conception in 2009. At that time I had a young family and needed assistance in formulating some necessary parenting skills. Initially, I was impressed by the practicality of the strategies she offered, but soon came to appreciate her warmth and compassion. Over the years I have sought her help several more times as my family and employment circumstances changed. Brigitta’s professionalism is next to none other I know and her intuition has indeed both pleased and surprised me. Every time I have consulted her I have come away much happier – with my confidence restored, my life- strategies replenished and the knowledge that I am indeed “in good hands”. I thoroughly recommend her Counselling services."
Ruth, Auckland.
"The fortnightly supervision by Brigitta related to my final paper in a Community Development project over three month’s as part of my Bachelor of Social Practice Degree ( Bosp)./ Unitec Waitakere (2010).
I was a little apprehensive at first meeting with Brigitta because of my perceived cultural differences with her being Swiss and “running things to clock work and being rigid in her approach” and me being Kiwi with a much more laid back world view (my thoughts) although I appreciated that discipline was needed.
I found Brigitta was very focused on the task in hand and was able to clearly delineate where I was up to in the project at hand and work with me setting realistic goals to achieve for the next session which gave me confidence if I met the goals the bigger picture would be achieved.
I experienced Brigitta to be a good listener and she worked collaboratively; making helpful suggestions to support my project rather than imposing her ideas and values on how the project should be run. She inspired a sense of competence that she understood what the standard of the end result needed to be. One of Brigitta's key quality I perceived is that she is confidential and able to be trusted."
Mike Mann
Youth Justice Social Worker CYF, Auckland
"I would highly recommend Brigitta as a Counsellor. I saw her over a period of 4 months during a volatile time of my life. Her straight talking, honest style of counselling made me, in turn, be honest with where I was at. Her encouragement gave me the boldness to make scary but correct choices in my life. I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to connect with her and have her facilitate the change that I needed."
Natalie, 2021
