Dr Mairin Taylor
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Pronouns: She ⸱ Her
Qualifications: BA Psychology, PHD Psychology, PG Dip Clinical Psychology. NZCCP.
Modalities: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mind-body interventions, Attachment-based therapy, Existential therapy, Mindfulness-based approaches (ND adapted), Trauma-informed practice, Neuroscience-informed strategies.
Meet Mairin
Mairin has dedicated over 15 years to therapeutic practice, supporting people through trauma, health challenges, grief and loss, academic pressures, and the demands faced by high performers. She combines her strong interest in neuroscience with mindful awareness techniques to help clients develop strategies that enhance wellbeing.
Her approach is integrated and rooted in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), enriched by evidence-based elements from mind-body interventions, attachment theory, existential therapies, and neuroscience. Mairin’s work is trauma-informed and culturally responsive, creating a safe and inclusive space for clients. As a trainer in ACT and trauma-informed practice for more than five years, she brings depth and expertise to every session.
Mairin also works with Beehyve to provide comprehensive assessment for ADHD, autism, and a range of mental health concerns. As an ADHDer and Tangata Tiriti, she offers a perspective grounded in lived experience and bicultural values, creating spaces that feel safe and inclusive.
Mairin has worked in full-time practice in Ōtautahi Christchurch, as a research specialist in Okinawa, Japan, and as Senior Lecturer co-leading the counselling programme at the University of Canterbury, where she remains an adjunct staff member. Her research focuses on ADHD across the lifespan and bicultural partnerships developing mātauranga Māori-informed mindfulness interventions for children and families in Aotearoa. She has published 12 peer-reviewed articles and presented at nine international conferences.
Outside of work, Mairin enjoys martial arts and draws on a rich cross-cultural heritage, with parents and grandparents born in India, China, and Fiji—perspectives that continue to shape her worldview and therapeutic approach.