InnerZest is an innovative company delivering psychological services to people who are motivated to revitalize and take charge of their life. We aspire to promote health and wellbeing in all aspects of life, offering you fresh thinking and practical strategies for living.

Iris Fontanilla and Janine Thomas are New Zealand Registered Health Psychologists and the Directors of InnerZest.

They have years of experience working as psychologists within hospitals, GP practices, and primary health organisations. Their roles have involved individual assessment and therapy, designing and implementing psychology services for patients with health issues, developing and facilitating group education sessions (e.g. cardiac rehabilitation, diabetes self-management, green prescription, stress management), and providing training to GPs and nurses as part of their continuing medical education (e.g. resiliency training, how do deal with difficult patients, motivational interviewing).

They have ongoing membership to the NZ Psychological Society (NZPsS) and are both part of the Executive Committee for the NZ Health Psychology Practitioners Association (NZHPPA). They have presented at conferences/symposiums (NZPsS, Goodfellow Unit, University of Auckland) and regularly participate in ongoing training.