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Family & Individual

Supporting Pacific families and individuals to develop skills to cope with different life situations, to reflect and promote self-healing.

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We will discuss therapeutic interventions with you and your family, aiga potopoto or support people, and together, decide the best way forward.

About the Service

Wraparound services
We have specialist drug and alcohol counsellors, social workers in schools, Family Start Social workers and Whanau Ora support workers who can provide support from a holistic perspective.

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Consultation
Sometimes we work with external agencies (Probation, Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children, and the police) in order to provide the best possible care for you.

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One-on-one: individual counselling
The counsellor gives one person their undivided and close attention and assists in identifying and fulfilling individual wishes and needs. Individual counselling, is focussed on one person within a wider family group.  ​

 

To achieve expected positive results, our counsellors use a variety of approaches such as Fonofale, Te Whare Tapa Wha, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focus, Narrative, Motivational Interviewing, Systemic Approach, Client Centred Therapy and Existential Therapy.


The schedule generally consists of one session each week for a total of 8-12 sessions.  Each session is about one hour long.

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Common issues to address during this counselling may include but not limited to the following areas:

  • Anger management 

  • Domestic violence 

  • Relationship difficulties 

  • Stress management 

  • Low self esteem 

  • Abuse and Trauma 

  • Parenting 

  • Suicide/suicide ideations/anxiety 

  • Loss and grief 

  • Coping with violence /risk management/ safety plan

 

Referrals into counselling can be received from individuals, family members or other agencies working alongside individuals. 

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Family/Relationship counselling
Couples, apart from addressing their violence behaviours, are encouraged to use good communication skills to improve the quality of their relationship.

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The couple sessions aim at:

  • Addressing marriage and relationship issues

  • Addressing the safety of children

  • Increasing enjoyment in the family

  • Learning better ways to solve problems

  • Developing effective communication skills

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Couples and families are encouraged to learn and practice new ways of communicating and problem solving.  With such practice, we expect that they will learn how to use new skills to increase the satisfaction they get from their relationships.

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