There are currently two part-time counsellors who make up the counselling team at EDEN. Please see below for a short bio about each counsellor.

Victoria Marsden (MCouns, PG Dipl Tchng)

Victoria has a Masters Degree in Counselling (MCouns, Hons) from Waikato University. She has worked with adults and adolescents in a variety of settings; as a counsellor, teacher and facilitator. Therapeutically, Victoria works collaboratively and narratively to build a trusting counselling relationship with clients and values the experiences and resources of the individual.  She is committed to exploring the influence an eating difficulty might be having on a person’s life and identifying ways to move away from its demands.  Victoria enjoys accompanying clients on their journey towards a life more open to choice, possibility and hope.  Alongside her counselling work, Victoria is the Support Services Coordinator at EDEN and has a small private practice at Auckland Psychology.

Jane Tyrer (Grad Dipl Couns)

Jane is the founding Coordinator of EDEN and has held a number of roles at EDEN since 1993 including: Counsellor, Facilitator, Presenter, and Resource Developer.  Jane completed a Diploma in Holistic Counselling in 1990 and more recently, a Graduate Diploma in Narrative Counselling (Unitec).  Jane recently co-authored an EDEN resource ‘Nourish: A Smorgasbord of Training Ideas to Promote Body Confidence, Self-esteem and Critical Thinking for Young People’.   In her counselling work, Jane is interested in supporting people to move from an evaluative (often critical) view of their bodies to a more appreciative relationship. She is also keen on supporting people to explore and enjoy life beyond eating issues. Jane aims to work with optimism, humour, gentleness and joy.