Auckland Therapy Counselling and Psychotherapy

Auckland Therapy Useful Links

Useful link to community organisations and government funded services that offer information, support, counselling and other psychological services.

Aids Foundation

NZ Aids Foundation www.nzaf.org.nz

Alcohol & Drugs Services

Alcoholics Anonymous www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.nz
Care NZ www.carenz.co.nz
Community Alcohol & Drug Services (CADS) www.cads.org.nz
The Bridge (Salvation Army Services) www.sab.org.nz
Wingz Trust Residential Support www.wingstrust.co.nz
Higher Ground Drug Rehabilitation Trust www.higherground.org.nz
Narcotics Anonymous www.nzna.org

Anger & Violence Management Courses

Shine www.2shine.org.nz
Man Alive www.manalive.org.nz
North Harbour Living Without Violence www.livingwithoutviolence.org.nz

Child & Family Services

Barnardos Family Services www.barnardos.org.nz
Werry Centre (child mental health) www.werrycentre.org.nz

Citizens Advice Bureau

Will know the services in your neighborhood

Citizens Advice Bureau www.cab.org.nz

Community Resources Directory

Engage Aotearoa compile and extensive directory of community resources www.engagenz.co.nz/?page_id=113

Depression Information & Support

There is a way through (as with JK on TV) www.depression.org.nz
The Low Down www.thelowdown.co.nz
Beating the blues www.beatingtheblues.co.nz
Beyond Blue www.beyondblue.org.au

Grief Organisations

Grief & Loss National Association www.nalag.org.nz
Grief Centre www.griefcentre.org.nz
Skylight (particularly children & teens) www.skylight.org.nz

Government District & Regional Services

Health Point (Ak DHB services) www.healthpoint.co.nz

Low Cost Counselling Options

Lifeline www.lifeline.org.nz
Youthline www.youthline.co.nz
Home & Family Counselling www.homeandfamily.org.nz/
AUT Psychotherapy Clinic (adult & child services) www.aut.ac.nz/study-at-aut/study-areas/health-sciences/psychotherapy/psychotherapy-clinics
Family Court Counselling www.justice.govt.nz/courts/family-court/what-family-court-does/counselling
Waitakere Abuse & Trauma Counselling Service www.abusehelp.co.nz

Men's Support Organisations

Men in Change waitemata.webhealth.co.nz
Man Alive www.manalive.org.nz
Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trust www.mssat.org.nz

Mental Health Support Organisations   

Challenge trust www.challenge.co.nz
Connect Supporting Recovery www.connectsr.org.nz
Equip Community Services www.equip.net.nz
Mental Health Commission www.mhc.govt.nz
Mental Health Foundation www.mentalhealth.org.nz
Supporting Families in Mental Illness www.sfauckland.org.nz
Framework Trust www.framework.org.nz
Auckland DHB Community Mental Health
Emergency Crisis Response Team
0800 800 717

Phobias

Phobic Trust www.phobic.org.nz

Professional Organisations

NZ Association of Counsellors www.nzac.org.nz
NZ Association of Psychotherapists www.nzap.org.nz
Psychotherapists Board www.pbanz.org.nz
The Addiction Practitioners’ Assocation, Aotearoa-NZ www.dapaanz.org.nz

Phone Helplines

Healthline - free advice (including mental health issues) from trained registered nurses - 24 hours 0800 611 116
Lifeline (09) 5222 999 within Auckland.
0800 543 354 outside Auckland
Youthline 0800 37 66 33 (free phone from landline)
Auckland Sexual Abuse Help Crisis Line (09) 623 1700

Residential Psychiatric Services

Ashburn House (Dunedin) www.ashburn.co.nz

Raeburn House

A range of low cost groups, workshops and programmes addressing, stress, anxiety, depression, self confidence, sexual abuse etc www.raeburnhouse.org.nz

Sexual Abuse

Auckland Sexual Abuse Help www.asah.org.nz
SOSA: Survivors of Sexual Abuse NZ www.sosanz.com
Auckland Sexual Abuse Help www.sexualabusehelp.org.nz/website/index.htm
Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trust www.mssat.org.nz

Transgender / Transsexual

Agender (Gender issues) www.agender.org.nz

Post Natal Depression

Post Natal Distress www.postnataldistress.co.nz
TABS: Trauma & birth stress www.tabs.org.nz

Self-help

Mindfulness (Ak uni website) www.calm.auckland.ac.nz

Victim Support (NZ Police)

Victim Support www.victimsupport.org.nz

Emergencies

If you or someone close to you is seriously unwell or at imminent risk of harming themselves or another please seek urgent medical attention, immediate advice from a telephone help line such as Healthline 0800 611 116 or immediate help from emergency services 111.