About TPC
Psychological assessment and treatment, education and ‘in service’
training for senior clinical psychology students
Introducing
The Psychology Centre
The Psychology Centre aims to establish a model of best-practice service for providing psychological assessment and treatment. The client base includes referrals from several sources across the greater Waikato. In addition to referrals from GPs and other health providers, we contract our services for specific programmes or agencies (ACC, etc). We also maintain a relationship with the Waikato DHB (Adult Mental Health Service & Infant Child Adolescent Mental Health Service), seeing clients who may be eligible for publicly funded mental health services.
The centre also has a role in providing education and ‘on-site’ training in clinical psychology for senior graduate students of the University of Waikato Clinical Psychology Training Programme. As such interns gain ‘hands on’ experience in psychological assessment and treatment under the close supervision of the senior clinicians, who are the permanent staff of the centre. The centre provides important training for the university’s clinical psychology programme. Although the programme utilises a range of other placement facilities the centre is the largest single clinical psychology practicum training venue for intern psychologists within the region.
Community
Clinical Students
Practicing Professionals
Research
Our educational role extends beyond clinical students to include qualified practitioners in clinical psychology, and other health and mental health professionals, who want to learn more about applying psychological understandings and techniques within their field of practice. The fully qualified staff can offer tailored education, consultancy, and supervision solutions in multiple areas of clinical activity.
Finally, the centre acts as a research centre for clinical psychologists, and in particular for those working in association with Health Waikato and the University of Waikato, who are interested in conducting research aimed at improving treatment outcomes for clients. We are also keen to support other professions in clinical research that has a psychological focus.
Our Clinical Team
Currently comprising a staff of seven registered clinical psychologists,
combined with a small team of senior students from the University of Waikato,
and supported by our administrators, Vee and Pip.
Joshua Myers
Clinical Director and Supervisor
Psy.D, M.S. (Indiana State University, US), MNZCCP. MNZPsS
Josh is a registered clinical psychologist who has been working at TPC since 2012 and as the clinic director since 2015. He spent over 10 years working in private practice in Florida USA, where he specialised in child, adolescent and family health and served on the Board of Directors of the Florida Psychological Association for many years. He also has significant adolescent and adult forensic experience, completing court-ordered evaluations in Florida and New Zealand. He is currently an Honorary Lecturer in the School of Psychology, University of Waikato and is a regular presenter of papers and workshops locally and nationally. His current research interests include Common Factors in Psychotherapy, Application of Ethics, Supervision/Training and Systems of Diagnostic Classification.
Natalie Parkes
Clincial Psychologist and Supervisor
M.Soc.Sci (Waikato) PGDip.Clin.Psych (Waikato), MNZCCP, MNZPsS
Natalie is Ngāti Apa (Whanganui) and bought up in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. Her clinical psychology training was completed at the University of Waikato in 2003. Natalie’s clinical experience is within child development, health behaviour change, weight management, anxiety and depression. Much of her experience has been working with child development and disability, young people and families and more recently working with adults experiencing distress related to anxiety and depression. She is currently an Honorary Lecturer in the School of Psychology, University of Waikato and an active member of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand. She is also involved in the regional establishment of Raising Healthy Kids in coordination with the Waikato DHB.
Julia Davis
Clinical Psychologist and Supervisor
M.Sci (Massey) PGDip.Clin.Psych (Waikato), MNZPS, MICP
Julia completed training as a Clinical Psychologist in 2008, and worked in Auckland in adult mental health before joining TPC in April 2019. Her experience and interests are in helping people address a range of problems, including significant emotion regulation difficulties and trauma. Julia’s experience has included delivering DBT-based treatments for individuals and their family members, in group settings and individually. Julia works on TPC’s ACC contracts for Sensitive Claims and Psychological Services, runs skills training groups, provides supervision to colleagues and placement students, and contributes to teaching in the Clinical Psychology and the Psychiatric Registrar training programmes.
Jayne Hartstone
Clinical Psychologist
MS Soc Sci (Waikato Univ), PGDip.Clin.Psych (Waikato), MNZCCP
Jayne qualified as a clinical psychologist in 2022. She joined TPC after several months of clinical experience in adult mental health, and continues to enjoy helping young people and adults. Jayne has special interests in supporting people from the Rainbow community and working with people who experience trauma-related problems.
Dawn Willix-Payne
Clinical Psychologist and Supervisor
M.Soc.Sci (Waikato) PGDip.Clin.Psych (Waikato), MNZPsS
Dawn qualified as a clinical psychologist in 2017. She joined TPC after two years of clinical experience in child development and disability, and child and adolescent mental health. She continues to enjoy working with children and their families, to help them overcome difficulties and reach their full potential.
Tracey Irving
Clinical Psychologist and Supervisor
M.Soc.Sci (Waikato) PGDip.Clin.Psych (Waikato), MNZCCP, MNZPsS
Tracey qualified as a clinical psychologist in 2020, joining the TPC team in early 2021. She has interests in adult psychotherapy (individual & groups), including treating a range of mental health problems, emotion regulation difficulties, and trauma. Tracey supports members of the Rainbow community to access gender affirming treatment and she is an approved ACC provider for Sensitive Claims. Her preferred treatment modalities draw from CBT, ACT, and DBT-informed approaches.
Shaun Neville
Clinical Psychologist and Supervisor
M.Soc.Sci (Waikato) PGDip.Clin.Psych (Waikato), MNZCCP, MNZPsS
Shaun is compassionate clinical psychologist who enjoys working with a diverse range of clients. He is ACC-registered for both Sensitive Claims and Psychological Services, providing tailored support for those navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges. Additionally, Shaun does cognitive assessments and neurodivergent assessments.
With a strong focus on building collaborative and trusting therapeutic relationships, Shaun helps clients achieve their mental health goals through evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Schema Therapy. His warm, client-cantered approach ensures that each individual feels heard, supported, and empowered on their journey toward well-being.
Therapeutically Shaun works with adolescents, adults and older adults. When doing assessments, Shaun works with people of all ages.
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