A little about Wendy
Powerful Help for True Healing
A New Way to Heal — From the Inside Out
Have you ever paused and silently asked yourself:
“How did I end up here?”
I had one of those moments over 14 years ago.
At the time, I was practicing as a lawyer, 18 years into a career I had worked hard to build. From the outside, everything looked successful: qualifications, career, financial security. But on the inside? I was unraveling.
What once felt like purpose had become survival.
My nervous system was in overdrive. My sleep was broken. I felt restless, overwhelmed, and emotionally unwell. There was an underlying emptiness, and a quiet knowing that something essential was missing.
I longed for relief, but more than that, I wanted real healing.
Not just symptom relief. Not surface-level coping. True transformation.
Then, I found it, through a powerful combination of breathwork and therapy. That first session with a skilled therapist (who later became a mentor and friend) shifted something deep inside me.
My nervous system, and my soul, finally exhaled.
I could breathe again. My body softened. My spirit stirred.
For the first time in years, I felt peaceful, connected, and clear.
I immediately committed to more sessions. I knew I had found something real, something that could hold me in my pain while helping me return to my true self. It met me where I was: in my body, my breath, and the truth of my lived experience.
That turning point changed everything. I left the legal world, trained in psychosynthesis counselling, immersed myself in spiritual practice, and never looked back.
Today, I support clients all over the world
Through my unique integration of:
Psychosynthesis counselling & depth therapy
Conscious connected breathwork & pranayama
Mindfulness, body awareness & inner sensing
I help people move from anxiety, burnout, trauma, and disconnection toward clarity, grounded presence, and soul-aligned living, one breath, one moment, one truth at a time.
This is your invitation:
To slow down.
To feel again.
To come home to yourself.
You don’t have to do it alone.
Begin a Deep Personal Journey with Wendy
Counsellor, Therapist & Breathwork Facilitator | Te Arawa, Hauraki, Ngāti Maru
I’m Wendy Matthews, Therapist, Counsellor, and Self-Awareness Facilitator, serving clients in Auckland and worldwide online. My work blends the power of counselling, therapy, breathwork, and spiritual inquiry to support people seeking deeper transformation, emotional freedom, and a more authentic connection to life.
But this path wasn’t always mine.
With an LLB in Law and a BA in Philosophy from the University of Auckland, I began my professional life as a Barrister in New Zealand. In 2008, I trained as a LEADR Mediator, weaving alternative dispute resolution into my legal work. However, a deeply painful personal experience in my early 40s sparked a profound spiritual awakening, one that dismantled my old identity and realigned my life from the inside out.
That awakening pulled me beyond the realms of law and Western thought, toward the mystical and energetic dimensions of consciousness. I left the courtroom behind and entered a period of intense inner exploration and study, devoting myself to Eastern philosophy, Tibetan Buddhist teachings, yoga, Vipassana meditation, and self-inquiry. I spent significant time in India, Nepal, and Aotearoa, immersing myself in spiritual practices that became the foundation of my life and work.
In 2013, I certified as a yoga teacher. In 2015, my passion for depth psychology and the nature of being led me to formal counselling and therapy studies at the Institute of Psychosynthesis New Zealand. Since then, I’ve continued to deepen my practice with advanced yoga and pranayama (breathwork) training in India, and regular silent meditation retreats, including 20-day Vipassana sits.
A major turning point came when I began working with Dr Graham Mead, a teacher of non-dual awareness and founder of the InnerSense Program, which I now co-facilitate. Our work focuses on somatic self-inquiry, inviting clients to move beyond the thinking mind and into the deeper terrain of sensory experience, present moment awareness, and true emotional integration.
I bring together the groundedness of therapy, the power of breathwork, and the spaciousness of spiritual presence. I’ve practiced conscious connected breathwork for over 12 years, and I now support others to experience its capacity to open the body, release emotional patterns, and reconnect with their natural wholeness.
Today, I live between New Zealand, and India, working with clients online and in person. I also lead transformational small-group journeys to India, where participants explore sacred sites and immerse themselves in self-inquiry, yoga, and healing traditions.
My clients are often:
Experiencing anxiety, depression, or emotional overwhelm
Feeling lost, stuck, or disconnected from purpose
Caught in repetitive relationship or behavioural patterns
Drawn to inner work, mindfulness, and spirituality, but unsure where to begin
Longing for more authenticity, meaning, and emotional freedom
If you’re ready to go beyond talking and thinking, and start feeling, releasing, and reconnecting, I’m here to support you. My approach is both gentle and catalytic, helping you find the deeper intelligence already living within you.