Holistic Life Coaching for AdultsIn Life Coaching our attention is forward. Rather than focusing on what keeps you stuck, we pay attention to the strengths and values that make you tick, so that goals and the strategy to achieve them are authentic to you. We believe momentum to succeed comes from connecting with the parts of yourself that drive you forward to improve your quality of life and create balance.
Free to Be
⁘ Coaching grounded in Strengths and Values,
⁘ Solution Focused Counselling (Student),
⁘ Tomatis® Method for emotional and sensory regulation.
What would a happier life look like for you?
At Free to Be a goal is an outcome that improves your happiness and quality of life, we are here to support you to improve your well-being.
We offer three distinct pathways that stand alone or work together depending on what works for you as you navigate your current challenge.
Pathway One: Look forward to create a plan and the momentum to achieve it,
Pathway Two: Look inward to strengthen your sense of self,
Pathway Three: Look foundational to strengthen your nervous system and improve executive function,
Holistic Solution Focused CounsellingIn counselling our attention is inward. Rather than seeing yourself as the problem, solution focused counselling sees you as a person who has a problem. In accessing your seen and unseen strengths and values we uncover the resources that make you capable of navigating life's challenges in a way that is meaningful and authentic to you. TRAINEE COUNSELLOR
Tomatis® for Neurodiverse Adults and ChildrenIn Tomatis® our focus is foundational. Rather than trying to think your way out of a reactive nervous system or brain that feels disorganised, we use sound to retrain the brain from the ground up. By settling the internal storm of big emotions and disorganisation, we improve emotional regulation and executive function, so you can live your life with less effort and more ease.
At Free to Be, our mission is to walk alongside you with relatable and practical support.
We believe your perspective is unique.
So we offer choices or a blend of: coaching, counselling, and sound-based regulation pathways to help you navigate the challenges you are facing.
What matters to us is helping you experience greater happiness, balance and harmony in your life.
Our core values
Are at the heart of everything we do.
Led by You
We believe in Personal Agency.
Your journey is yours to lead, and we provide the creative flexibility to ensure our sessions adapt to your unique needs, pace, and way of being. We don't take sides, judge or give advice.
Strength & Values Focused
We believe in Holistic Growth.
We look beyond symptoms and noise to see the whole person. Through ethical practice, we focus on your strengths and values to help you build a life that feels balanced and sustainable.
Relatable Support
We believe in Safety and Regulation.
We prioritise relatability to build a genuine, down to earth partnership. Providing a grounded foundation gives you the freedom to explore your world and move forward with confidence.
It's easy to connect with Debbie!
Step One
Book in for a friendly chat today.
Email: debbie@freetobee.co.nz
Mon - Fri 10am to 5pm
Phone: 027 230 2310
Step Two
Work with Debbie to navigate your unique challenges in a way that is meaningful to you and focuses on your strengths.
Step Three
Live life in a way that is authentically you in with increased self confidence for a more fulfilling future.
Client Testimonials
"My life has now changed for the better I never ever thought my mind would feel so clear and tame. I can now go out and about without worrying about my bowel and anxiety."
Mark, New Zealand
Client Testimonials
"My anxiety is now under control and I am able to think more clearly and logically. I am not consumed by negative thoughts like I was before seeing Debbie."
Tina, New Zealand
Client Testimonials
"Today I was walking around in a very crowded area in a big city ...and I felt great!! No panic or anxiety ..just the freedom to be present with life and my friends. It felt just like I used to be ... I was safety conscious of my belongings by not intimidated by people.
I felt alive and truly had an awesome day. Thank you so much ...I am so grateful🙏for the gift you have given back to my life❤️
Michelle, New Zealand
Client Testimonials
"I have a greater sense of peace and better connections with people which has led to less of a life struggle overall."
Fran, New Zealand
Client Testimonials
"It has been a few weeks after my final session with Debbie and I am honestly feeling so good and far more balanced than I was previously. I am really starting to notice changes in things that we worked on and I also have a better understanding of situations around me."
Bea, New Zealand
Client Testimonials
"Working with Free to Bee was the best decision I ever made.
I had bad anger management problems and thought no one could understand me or help me. Debbie was amazing in helping me and getting me back on track to the life I would like myself to have and to enjoy."
Kane, New Zealand
Client Testimonials
"I can smile when I look in the mirror and celebrate every small step as it happens. The work I have done with Debbie has given me the power to accept who I am, to be proud of who I am and what I have achieved and the strength to follow my dreams, living my life in powerful peace."
Michelle, New Zealand
Client Testimonials
"My favourite areas of my work has been the work we did on values. This was an incredible session that rocked my world because it opened up a whole arena of how to go forward in life.
By knowing my values I now know what my goals are. I’ve been able to take on things I wouldn’t have been able to before with confidence."
Nicholas, New Zealand
Please Note:
Free to Be is not a Medical or Mental Health Agency or Service. We are not qualified medical or mental health professionals. Our training is to help clients move beyond life challenges that they believe are holding them back, so they can experience a greater quality of life.
As a qualified Life Coach, we welcome people wanting to improve their quality of life.
As a student or trainee Solution Focused Counsellor we support people wanting to improve their quality of life, through honouring their past to create change in the present and their future.
We are trained in Tomatis® auditory retraining and are passionate about Tomatis support for ADHD and other neurodiversities, emotional dysregulation and burnout.
While our services may contribute to increasing a person's overall resilience and ability to thrive despite life's challenges, it is not a replacement for medical or mental health help, support, diagnosis or advice.
If you are in crisis or looking for a mental health service for trauma, addiction, or abuse of any kind, please click the link below for a list of agencies providing assistance.