Experienced health professionals work alongside the medical centres to ensure that people's emotional and mental health is addressed along with their physical health. West Coast Health is providing Brief Intervention Counselling for mild to moderate mental health problems. These counselling sessions are held at the West Coast Health building, medical centre where the person is enrolled, on-line or over the phone for youth and at schools. Counselling covers issues such as: relieving anxiety and depression understanding addiction and facilitating change managing stressful situations understanding change including loss and grief improving problem-solving and setting future directions increasing resilience and satisfaction with life
Experienced health professionals work alongside the medical centres to ensure that people's emotional and mental health is addressed along with their physical health. West Coast Health is providing Brief Intervention Counselling for mild to moderate mental health problems. These counselling sessions are held at the West Coast Health building, medical centre where the person is enrolled, on-line or over the phone for youth and at schools. Counselling covers issues such as: relieving anxiety and depression understanding addiction and facilitating change managing stressful situations understanding change including loss and grief improving problem-solving and setting future directions increasing resilience and satisfaction with life
- Programme Areas
Mental health
- Programme Type
Counselling and support, Mental health assessment and treatment
- Regions
West Coast
- Age Groups
Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua
- Referral Types
GP
Referral Process
Adults 18+
Please ask your doctor or nurse if you want to know more about this programme
Youth 12-24
(Please note adults 18-24 can chose whether they prefer to be a part of the youth or adult programme)
Youth can self-refer to our programme via our website, or can be referred by GPs, nurses, family members, school teachers or any other concerned party.
Description
Experienced health professionals work alongside the medical centres to ensure that people's emotional and mental health is addressed along with their physical health. West Coast Health is providing Brief Intervention Counselling for mild to moderate mental health problems.
These counselling sessions are held at the West Coast Health building, medical centre where the person is enrolled, on-line or over the phone for youth and at schools.
Counselling covers issues such as:
- relieving anxiety and depression
- understanding addiction and facilitating change
- managing stressful situations
- understanding change including loss and grief
- improving problem-solving and setting future directions
- increasing resilience and satisfaction with life