Psychologist


Epenesa Olo-Whaanga

Clinical Psychologist

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Epenesa Olo-Whaanga [MA (Hons), PGDipClinPsy, MNZPsS] is a Clinical Psychologist in Auckland. She has worked in a public child, adolescent and family mental health service for the past 10 years specialising in the assessment and intervention with these families. She has also been seeing more infants and their parents and this is an area of increasing interest. Epenesa is also in private practice and sees a range of people for a range of issues including anxiety, depression, adjustment issues, behavioural issues, parenting, and family relationships.

Stress on Baby Stress on Baby

I am 16 weeks pregnant and based in Christchurch. The earthquakes have been causing me to stress a lot more than usual. I am getting pretty good amounts of sleep still but I'm just worried that th...

Won't keep still Won't keep still

My little girl is 11 months and she just won't lie still at nappy time. She does for everyone else just not me. She cries, wriggles arches her back and tries to get off the change table. I have to...

Supervised visits Supervised visits

Last year I left my ex-husband who is a violent alcoholic, after he attacked my son and myself. He has been charged with the attack and was sentenced to supervision by the court and is allowed su...

I don't want children I don't want children

I've just found out that I am pregnant and have sobbed into my fiances lap for an hour. I am terrified! Earlier this year I did go to a Psychologist to work through my anxiety of having a baby whi...

Infants & Separation Infants & Separation

My partner and I recently separated, leaving our 7 month old daughter staying with me, with Dad having her after work till bedtime a couple of days a week, and for longer stretches of time on a Sa...

Bonding and Attachment Bonding and Attachment

I have a beautiful baby boy who is nearly 10 months old. Because of financial reasons, I went back to work when he was just under 4 months old. His is currently being looked after by a friend (wit...

Toilet training time or not? Toilet training time or not?

My son is 19 months old and has recently developed a behaviour of becoming very distressed about getting his nappy changed even when it desperately needs changing. He actually gets quite worked up...

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