Counselling

Everyone says you should ask for help. But what happens once you do?

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man sitting in waiting room with head in hands

Eamonn Marra has been trying to get help for his mental health problems for two years. It shouldn’t take hitting absolute rock bottom for him to receive it. Content warning: This story contains discussion of mental health issues and suicidal thoughts.  Every time mental health is back in the news it comes with the same … Read more

How the National Telehealth Service counselled after Christchurch

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Immediately following the Christchurch Mosque Shootings the National Telehealth Service expanded by 120 staff to counsel more than 800 New Zealanders by phone. Don Rowe visits to learn how they did it.  In the 24 hours following the Christchurch Mosque Shootings an army of counsellors mobilised across New Zealand. Psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers scrambled … Read more