Dr John C McEwan – MA(Hons), Dip tchg, LPC, PhD, VRD, JP, MNZAC

A graduate of Auckland University and North Shore Teachers College, John has worked in the field now known as “health and safety” since 1991. Working in both the business and clinical worlds, he consults in the Stress related disorders area, covering Stress, Grief, Depression, Post-Trauma and Burnout. He was founding President of the New Zealand chapter of the Australasian Critical Incident Stress Association and was elected Australasian President for 1997.

He is a charter member and accredited trainer for the Critical Incident Stress Foundation of Australasia, and ICISF (USA). He is a full member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors, and has received a Mental Health “Respect Award” from “Like Minds Like Us” Trust, and a “Life time Achievement Award” from the Australian Critical Incident Stress Foundation for work in the field of Post Trauma education.

A Retired Lieutenant Commander, he is the author of the 420 page Naval History of the Volunteer Reserve of Auckland, 1858 – 1995, which was published by the Naval Museum in 1995, and he has completed the updating of this to the 100th Anniversary of the Reserve, November 2024. He is also the author of a number of texts on Pastoral Leadership and has developed a training system for pastors of many churches in the toughest slums of the Third World, and his material is being used in over four hundred sites in over 50 countries.

He is active in Provincial Cup Rugby, Farah Palmer Cup, and Super Rugby as “Dr Stress – Mental Skills Coach”, and counselor for contracted players, and is excited about the application of Sports Psychology into the Clinical area, as it emphasizes professionalism, practicality and accountability. He does one on one counselling with contracted rugby, soccer and cricket players and conducts workshops for professional players and with the training academies to build up confidence of the younger aspiring players.