About me

Although based in Auckland, I provide my services to the Auckland community as well as nationwide and internationally.

I focus on relationship coaching, helping you reach your full potential in both your personal relationships and professional life. With a strong clinical and health background, I originally trained as an Occupational Therapist and expanded my training and experience in counselling and psychotherapy, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Hypnosis, and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. I've also provided clinical supervision, mentoring, and dating and relationship coaching as New Zealand’s first and leading dating advisor.

Trained in Gottman Method Couples Therapy, I use evidence-based techniques to help couples and individuals build stronger, lasting connections. My experience spans over 20+ years, during which I’ve trained with the International Coach Federation, founded businesses in coaching and recruitment, and guided small businesses in HR, staffing, and marketing.

With 15 years in corporate and government roles—including leadership in recruitment; executive search and talent management—I’ve helped individuals, and at times teams, excel in leadership development, career growth, and stress management. Now, my focus is on relationships, personal development, and career advancement, because true fulfillment comes when these key areas of life are thriving.

If you're ready to achieve your goals quickly and effectively, I look forward to working with you.

What People Are Saying

  • MARK W. - Director and Owner, Auckland

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    I have utilised Denise Corlett for personal coaching for over 12 years. She originally assisted me with my own career coaching and development. Denise now provides advice to and guidance relating to my own businesses.

    Denise is well experienced across multiple of business disciplines in small, medium and large organisations. She has a strong understanding of human resources, marketing, business growth strategies and more importantly relationship skills that can be used those areas.

    I have recommended Denise to friends and work colleagues and the feedback from all those who have utilised her services is extremely positive.

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  • JILL R - Manager, Auckland

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    I started seeing Denise at a viciously low point in my life, and am convinced that her wisdom, patience and genuinely good advice helped pull me up a lot faster than I could ever have managed on my own. Thanks to Denise, I feel more confident and in control in ALL areas of my life. I wish I'd found her years ago, and highly recommend her skills as a "coach".

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  • P & J - Retirees, Auckland

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    There comes a time in your life when you just don't know what option to take. Meeting with Denise solved it all for us. Denise managed to channel our thoughts into a cohesive, appropriate and possible plan for the next five years. Sometimes you can't see the wood for the trees and it needs someone to help you out of the forest. Denise did this for us.

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  • CATHERINE, Farmer and Teacher, 27 years, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand

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    Living on a farm with little opportunity of coming across men as well as not being great at flirting or seeing that someone was interested were just some of my challenges to finding a partner. I can also be a little shy and stand offish so wasn’t very confident about the whole relationship thing. I had a couple of sessions with Denise (by phone) where we focused totally on these challenges and how to find and approach someone who might be of interest. Four months ago I met a lovely man via y. The lovely man has continued to be so and we are very happy! He has also just asked me to move into his house with him which is huge, but exciting too. Thankyou for your help earlier on.

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  • R.M. 36 year old male professional, Auckland

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    I first had contact with Denise in September 2008 as I was struggling to find the right girl for me and had lost lots of confidence following my marriage break up years ago. I was still keen to get married again if I found the right person but I was hesitant to approach women, missed lots of opportunities to talk to women, wasn't sure if someone was interested in me, was really unsure about the steps and etiquette to dating and just not knowing the right sort of person for me now. After working with Denise over the last 9 months I have noticed a huge difference in where I am now. I am much more confident now and have had lots of interest from women. But more importantly I am now in a serious relationship with someone very special and don't think I would have got to this point so quickly without Denise."

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