Erica Chadwick, Clinical Psychologist

Kia ora,

I'm a clinical psychologist with a PhD in positive developmental psychology, originally from the western mountains of the US. I moved to Wellington in 2003 and completed my doctorate at Victoria University in 2012, while working across research, lecturing, and Māori and Pasifika equity roles, alongside starting a family. In 2017, we relocated to Rotorua, my husband's hometown, where we are raising our three sons.

I founded mindbranch in 2015, now a trauma-informed collective providing ACC-funded services across Rotorua and the surrounding region. My clinical background spans CAMHS, Child Development, Forensic ID, Acute Inpatient, Corrections, and Adult Mental Health, giving me a broad view of how trauma shapes people across life stages and contexts. In private practice, I work with people recovering from single-event, chronic, and complex trauma using EMDR, Schema Therapy, Deep Brain Reorienting, and related approaches. My focus is on what is most relevant and effective for each person, trusting the mind's natural capacity to move toward healing when the conditions are right.