Antonia is from Te Puke. She has always been passionate about working with children and families. Antonia has worked in school settings supporting neurodiverse children,  as a child counsellor, and has worked in the community as a facilitator of change for families and as the Strengthening Families Coordinator. In recent years Antonia decided to continue her training to become a Child-Centred Play Therapist. She loves supporting children to grow, learn new ways of being, discover the depths of their strength and potential and to have a safe place to process difficult things they have experienced.  As a part of the team at Homes of Hope Antonia feels privileged to do what she loves everyday.