Raglan Academy of Havening

The Raglan Academy of Havening exists to serve the Raglan community and wider areas of Aotearoa. It’s one of two nationwide training centre for Havening Techniques®. Our Raglan trainees provide low-cost Havening care to community members in Raglan and many other centres. See below to find a trainee.

For full details of our Havening Training, please visit this page. If you prefer to seek training elsewhere, you can contact Frances Lamb, who is a Certified Havening Trainer based in Wellington. See her excellent website here. We collaborate in many ways and also refer prospective students to each other.

All of our students are trained in Raglan by Dr Robin Youngson, Certified Havening Techniques Practitioner and Trainer. The initial training is an intensive weekend program in Raglan, followed by coaching and supervision of trainees as they progress towards certification. All trainees also have to sit and pass a science exam. Many of our trainees achieve remarkable results with clients and we are proud to offer this service to our community. Dr Youngson provides detailed supervision and coaching for every client session and so the community is gaining the benefit of his expertise and training. Thus far, there are only about thirty Certified Havening Techniques Trainers in the world, with two in New Zealand.

If you are a community member looking for low-cost care from one of our trainees, please see the listing below. They are based in Raglan and other communities around New Zealand. Havening can be done in-person or over a video connection.

Their location and contact details are listed. Our trainees come from a wide variety of professional backgrounds and all are passionate about bringing Havening to the community. Our trainees include people with backgrounds in many other therapies and practices, including medical practitioners, so there is a rich array of talents to serve our community.

For more than two years, Dr Youngson has provided hundreds of Havening sessions to Raglan residents without charging a fee, simply asking for a donation according to means. The demand for that care is now overwhelming his capacity and his work needs to be financially sustainable. Henceforth, Dr Youngson will be serving the community through the work of his trainees, by providing close supervision of their care. This greatly expands the number of practitioners able to support the community.

The work of supervising and coaching trainees is intensive, involving the detailed review of many hundreds of cases. The trainees are partly funding the cost of their supervision in a fixed Certification Fee, paid to Dr Youngson but that covers only a fraction of the cost of supervision and coaching.

If, as a member of the public, you are receiving care from our trainees, we suggest that you consider making a voluntary supervision payment of $30 for each session.

Please pay this directly to your trainee practitioner, who will pass it on to Dr Youngson to help support his work. In addition, your practitioner may negotiate a modest fee with you, in return for the benefit received. We never want money to be a barrier to receiving care, so the supervision payment is voluntary. We appreciate there are many vulnerable people in the community, urgently in need of care and support, who have little in the way of resources.

Thank you for your generosity.

Sophie Wills (now a Certified Havening Practitioner)

Hello, I’ve recently settled in the lovely Raglan, having moved from working in traditional medicine to pursue my passion in mindbody healing and health. My background is in Psychology and Medicine, and through my studies and experiences I have come to understand the importance of viewing our mind and bodies as one. An integrated view on all our systems is fundamental when working towards the healing and health of both mind and body.

I discovered the benefits of Havening first for myself as a client of Robin’s. I experienced significant shifts in my mental health, confidence, mood and self beliefs. By utilising soothing touch we can enable our self-healing mechanisms to bring our entire being towards safety, ease and comfort. What I love most about Havening is that the process feels safe, nurturing, and produces results quickly. I also enjoy bringing play and humour into the mix!

I welcome your expression of interest to work together towards finding ease in your mind, body and soul. I currently offer 50minute appointments via Zoom. Please email with enquiries or to set up a ‘get to know each other’ call. I look forward to hearing from you!

Email: sophie.maisey17@gmail.com

Richard Potter (now a Certified Havening Practitioner)

Raglan

Hi all! I’m Richard and I’m living in wonderful Whale Bay. Having undergone Havening Touch sessions with Robin myself, I am amazed at how powerful yet simple the technique is and how it can lead to profound and enduring positive shifts in outlook, mood and wellbeing. I’m delighted to be able to share it with others and do my best to help them enjoy the same sorts of benefits that I have.

I’ve been interested in energy focussed healing modalities for a number of years and am also very interested in the relationship between energy, matter and form. I also practice yoga and meditation.

I can be reached on 0225361350 or at richardpotter565@gmail.com

Briar Nesbitt (now a certified practitioner)

Raglan

020 401 80786

briarnesbitt@gmail.com

26 year old Neuroscience graduate based in Raglan NZ. During my finals years of university I was mainly focused on addiction/anxiety and the benefits of meditation on mental health. Along with neuroscience, I have always known that my hands/energy have something to give. When I found Havening, it felt like this type of therapy blended my two worlds; A healing touch, that is completely backed-up by Neuroscience.

I look forward to sharing this with clients and spreading it as widely as possible. I also aim to work with the Havening research team  to discover more of the neurophysiological mechanisms underpinning the Havening Techniques.

Belinda Goodwin (now a Certified Havening Practitioner)

Raglan

Local Raglan Person, with a passion for wellness, offers a 30 to 50-minute Havening session, tailored to suit clients needs. Havening is delivered seated at Belinda’s home or at the clients home.

11 Sunshine Rise Raglan

0275407422

07 8257577

Karen Lindsay (now a certified practitioner)

Auckland (and sometimes Raglan)

I am a rheumatologist and clinical immunologist at Auckland city hospital and I previously lectured on the Mindbody healthcare course at AUT. I treat the whole person as normal part of my clinical practise. I have found the havening through a serendipitous visit to Raglan for study leave and surf, and have been been hoping to integrate it into my clinical practice, where I have found it helpful for anxiety, idiopathic anaphylaxis, chronic urticaria and even calming  chronic inflammatory, painful and autoimmune diseases via the down regulation of the autonomic nervous system as trauma gets cleared from the body. Unfortunately it is not yet possible to do this in the hospital so I have been healing as I go, and probably because of the Tao of havening, through developing my own matakite ( intuition) and using Kaupapa Maori ( making relationships and connections ) taking it into Te Ao Maori where I see its role is clearing this and intergenerational trauma (colonisation) first.

klindsay@adhb.govt.nz      mobile 021938251

Helene Evan

Te Mata/Raglan

I am an experienced trained counsellor and am delighted to have almost completed my training to enable me to add havening to the services I offer to children, teens and adults. I am a Te Mata resident and can work with you either in my Kotare Haven clinic with a view over paddocks and bush to the sea, or in Raglan.

I look forward to discussing your needs in an initial phone call on 027 3236384.

A ‘supervision fee’ of $30-00 is requested for any Havening case-study appointments made with me.