Primary Health Counselling Service

Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support, Community based support - mental health

Regions

Bay of Plenty

Age Groups

Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

Referral Types

Self referral, GP

Referral Process

Youth Services

Youth aged 10 - 19 years of age can self-refer to this service.

Adult Services 

Adults who live in the Eastern Bay with mild to moderate mental health concerns/conditions.

Clients referred to the service will have access to Anxiety, Well-being, and other specific workshops if required. 

Description

The team of Counsellors provide brief intervention support to help clients consider their own individuality, values, beliefs and supports as well as those of their family/ whānau. The team understand that everyone has different strengths and needs. Together they develop a support plan through developing skills, knowledge, tools and opportunities to achieve their goals and aspirations. An important aspect of developing these goals can be achieved through utilising assessment tools.

For youth, access to interactive assessment tools like SPARX is important. The team will look at strengthening their relationships with intermediate and secondary schools to offer programmes to increase student resiliency around relationships with themselves, their family/whānau, their peers and things like physical activity, nutrition and alcohol.

In some instances the team are able to involve other Services to ensure that all the elements of each person’s recovery is progressing. Recovery is a life journey. Everyone’s recovery will be different, reflecting each person’s uniqueness as individuals. The counselling team will walk beside each person on their journey, supporting and motivating them to achieve to be as healthy as they can be.