Warm and respectful
We take time to understand you as a whole person, including the relationships, experiences and circumstances that matter to you.
People you can talk to
The Four Pillars team
Different life experiences. A shared commitment to listening well and finding a way forward with you.
Founder & Counsellor · Howick & online
Jon Kirk, PMNZAC
A grounded counsellor with a broad view of real life.
Good counselling should feel human: thoughtful, honest and useful in the life you are actually living. Jon brings a calm, direct and collaborative style to work with individuals, couples and young people.
Jon is a Provisional Member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (PMNZAC), with more than ten years’ experience supporting people through counselling and therapeutic work. He has completed Level 1 and Level 2 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy and is in the final year of the Master of Counselling at the University of Auckland.
His wider working life has included health and fitness, social work, business leadership, legal work and wildland firefighting. Alongside master’s degrees in business administration and legal studies, those experiences shape his understanding of pressure, responsibility and change.
Sessions offer room to make sense of anxiety, burnout, relationship strain, grief, identity questions and difficult transitions. Together, you can notice patterns, reconnect with strengths and decide what a workable next step might look like.
Jon draws from person-centred, cognitive behavioural, acceptance and commitment, narrative and existential therapies, Te Whare Tapa Whā and Gottman-informed couples work. The approach is tailored to your circumstances and goals.
Associate Counsellor · Online individual counselling
Dan Jamieson, PMNZAC
A counsellor who meets you where you are.
Dan brings a warm, genuine and down-to-earth approach to counselling. He wants sessions to be somewhere you can feel heard, talk openly and be yourself, with space to make sense of what is happening in your life.
Born and raised in Aotearoa New Zealand, Dan grew up around the trades and has worked in plumbing, sales and management. As a father of three young children, he also understands some of the pressures of balancing work, responsibility and family life. Those experiences bring an everyday perspective to the conversations he has with clients.
Dan is a Provisional Member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (PMNZAC) and has completed a Bachelor of Applied Counselling at Manukau Institute of Technology. His training included a student counselling placement with young people and whānau, and he received academic awards in introductory counselling and addiction and mental health.
He works from a pluralistic perspective: recognising that different people find different things helpful. Drawing from person-centred, Acceptance and Commitment, Narrative and Gestalt therapies, he works with you to explore what fits your needs, values and goals.
His approach is collaborative and client-led. There is room to recognise your strengths, explore things a little more deeply and work towards changes that feel meaningful to you, at a pace you can discuss together.
What matters here
A human approach to counselling
You deserve a respectful relationship, room to be yourself and a say in how the work unfolds.
Practical and collaborative
We explore what is happening together and look for useful steps that fit your life, values and pace.
Welcoming of difference
Four Pillars is LGBTQIA+ affirming, culturally aware and welcoming of different faiths, identities and family structures.
Ready when you are
Finding the right fit starts with a conversation.
Contact Jon if you would like help choosing a counsellor, or book an online individual session directly with Jon or Dan.