Better Worth Founder, Ralph Bettesworth

with the support of his wife Sarah Casey

have created this business together in response to the lack of holistic view when it comes to supporting peoples mental health and overall wellness.

Ralph and Sarah want to share their expertise, experience and knowledge with others to help uplift and reflect back to them their own worth.

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Better Worth’s vision is to co-create a

“Better life Worth living.”

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Ralph is building a team to help him deliver on his vision for a more holistic approach to mental health and wellness. He seeks to deliver on this approach by appealing to peoples interests, to be active and physical simultaneously, while working on improving their mental and emotional health. Ralph has integrated his counselling and coaching expertise with fitness work-outs, walking in nature, Teaching European Martial Arts and much more .

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Sarah has a background in alternative health therapies, massage and animal husbandry, neonate foster & rescue. Sarah’s focuses are on delivering outstanding customer care, managing our complimentary health services and dedicating an endless labor of love & care to the many animals who 'help to heal us' in our Better Worth experience. Sarah also manages our specialized cat grooming and feline homestay care service at FancyFelines.nz

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Sarah and her three children live with a genetic condition Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder which makes for a challenging lifestyle. Sarah is well experienced in navigating healthcare with this often misdiagnosed and misunderstood condition.

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Ralph has a bachelor’s degree in social services majoring in counselling from North Tech, graduating in 2013. Ralph has extensive clinical and therapeutic work experience in and around Northland. Most of Ralph’s clinical work consists of helping those suffering with depression, anxiety, developing healthy relationships, identity, emotional regulation, grief and working with youth. Ralph also hosts community wellness programs for men and has previously worked with men in prison to help them to develop better outcomes in their lives.

Ralph’s personal hobbies include meditation, Hema, Martial Arts, blacksmithing, sword making and professional catering. Ralphs interests took him to a Nepalese monastery studying meditation and mindfulness techniques with the 15th Delai Lama, to Thailand to train in Martial Arts with Ajurn Pedro Philibos and around the world on cruise ships as a fine dining chef.

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Sarah & Ralph want to remove the barriers that hold you back.

If you have an idea for counselling that isn't on the list - let us know, we will see if we can accommodate your request! 

If you have children and can't find a minder during your therapy sessions, perhaps we can help - just ask! 

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​Ralph and Sarah’s personal interests combined with their expertise and experience, offer Northland a uniquely holistic approach to wellbeing.

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  As part of the Better Worth experience it is important to us to have direct contact with our guests. We provide a telephone number as our most direct form of contact and guarantee a call back within the same day. Please send us a txt message if we don't answer the first time. We also have an email; however, we check this less frequently and don't guarantee a reply within 24 hours.

We do not take online bookings or participate in social media or google reviews.

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