Marcia Sasano

Health Improvement Practitioner
Registered Psychologist
Tend Ōrākei Medical Centre
English
Portuguese

Marcia is a Registered Psychologist with postgraduate qualifications in Health Psychology from the University of Auckland. She has been working in primary care since 2010.

Her areas of interest include behavioural health, lifestyle medicine, brief interventions, and trauma-informed care. Marcia is passionate about supporting people to create meaningful and lasting change by building on their own strengths, values and sense of tino rangatiratanga.

What she enjoys most about her work is being able to support people during vulnerable times, while also collaborating with colleagues and contributing to a strong, supportive healthcare team.

Outside of work, Marcia enjoys reading, writing and learning new things. Most of all, she loves spending time with her children and watching them grow.

I believe people already hold many of the strengths they need, and I enjoy helping them build confidence to create positive, lasting change in their lives.
MEDICAL INTERESTS
Mental health
Mental health, which relates to your emotional well-being, includes how you feel inside, like dealing with things such as depression, anxiety, and stress.