Welcome to 2021
Current Opening Hours:
9am - 4pm Wednesday, Thursday & Friday's
We wish to thank all our loyal supporters, Friends of the Centre and clients for their ongoing encouragement, support and trust in our counselling service: our manaakitanga, our care and our professionalism.
CORONAVIRUS Health & Safety guidelines- We are continually monitoring the development of the Covid-19 situation: UPDATE - Now at Level 1 (01/10/2020)
At Level 1, we are following Government regulations and health & safety best practice guidelines. We are operating a range of options to keep connected to clients and our community, including telephone or zoom sessions.
When you attend counselling sessions at our rooms in Levin things will look and operate a little differently, for now. Please do not enter our rooms if you are unwell. Please use the hand sanitizer on the reception counter.
We monitor our phone messages on 06 3682070 and emails on info@livingwellcounselling.co.nz, on our ‘usual’ work days i.e. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday's.
We will continue to adapt our services to meet the needs of our community. I will do everything I can to keep you all informed and able to access the support you need from us.
If we cannot connect with you for some reason please use the national support services listed below to keep you well through these unprecedented times.
Mentemia app - John Kirwan's new Government supported app is available for free
Melon - is targeted to 13 - 24 year olds
Staying on track - CBT strategies
Parents with children try - Getting Through Together & Sparklers at Home
Helplines:
• Just A Thought on https://www.justathought.co.nz/
• 1737 Number – www.1737.org.nz phone or text 1737 - free, & highly recommended by our clients
• Lifeline also provide 24/7 support from trained counsellors and volunteers. Call 0800 543 354 or free text "help" to 4357
• https://youthline.co.nz/counselling/html offer many different ways to communicate! phone, text, skype, email etc.
• Suicide crisis helpline 0508 828 865
• Crisis Team 0800 543 354
• In an emergency ring 111
From all the staff and management at Living Well we pray you keep well by following the Government Health & pandemic guidelines. We will get through this together. Be kind, be a great neighbour and citizen. Carol Parkinson (Practice Manager)
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We have the knowledge and skills to help you overcome your challenges. We can give you hope for the future. We will assist you to rebuild your confidence and lead a satisfying, empowered life.
Year-to-date stats 2020 : 178 new clients includes 59 families. 23% of our clients were Maori.
Carrying a caseload of 68 clients per month, compared to 50 in previous years.
Please donate via internet banking to 03 0667 0308249 00
Due to these unusual & unsettled times we need your support now! Please help us keep our service available in our community. We are part of the solution for our community's stress, anger, depression, worry and fears.
An interesting article by a Dr in Levin - our health system is broken - Feb 2020
Brilliant article called "this is a story about how to save your own life" by Virginia Winder a Taranaki Journalist (Nov 2018)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/107864708/this-is-a-story-about-how-to-save-your-own-life?fbclid=IwAR3V82aV22skDWcHqZgkd1IlZiozdRXqxWfbbsKKrvUVdVBSS202jcHgA0c
For further information and new articles on stress and other mental health issues please refer to our New/Reports page
Our AGM was held in April, via zoom. Christmas brunch farewell lunch for Gill
Feedback from one of our Student Counsellors' (abridged) 2019
"It has been a privilege to work in this placement....I met counselling professionals here who are informed, compassionate, and above all real. It has been a blessing to be among colleagues who will call things as they see them whilst recognising the complexity of the issue. I am genuine when I say I have come to respect and value the openness in Levin (clients), because with that openness comes greater likelihood of honesty. I have seen numerous clients engage in honest and sometimes brutal self-examination that has required genuine courage - in ways I seldom see in city folk.
This placement has done more for my growth in both professional and personal empathy than I would have believed possible. Seriously. It has grown my appreciation for the complexities and routine amounts of pain so many people carry in the day-to-day lives. Without a doubt this placement has contributed to some of my finest and most valued learnings during my time studying counselling.
Robert McGregor (Wellington)
Why Counselling?
When people experience distress or difficulties in their lives many like to talk through their experiences with trained professionals. Some people do this to understand more fully what led to the current problems, learn new skills and increase positive emotions. Others find having a forum to express their thoughts in a non-judgmental context, while gaining some feedback or insight, the most important part.
Counselling can help you discover meaning, options, resolution, hope, purpose, understanding and solutions.
When to Come...
Counselling could be helpful for you if you are:
- dissatisfied with your marriage or any other relationship
- feeling sad a lot
- having a difficult time adjusting to a recent change
- having a hard time sleeping or concentrating
- irritable and/or arguing frequently
- not understanding your teen or they are not understanding you!
- noticing a change in your eating or weight
- feeling isolated or unheard
Some of the issues we can help with are:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Stress
- Trauma
- Relationship issues
- Separation
- Grief
- Youth and other life stages
- Life Changes such as moving, adoption, natural disasters, empty nest, job loss
- Anger
- Addictions
- Violence prevention
This is not a comprehensive list, so please contact us to discuss how we are able to help you in your personal circumstances.
YOUR PRIVACY
The information you give us will be kept private, except where we have your permission to share it with others. The Privacy Act requires us to share information where there is a serious and imminent risk to your or someone else's health, or we are asked by the police to provide information regarding a criminal investigation.
We welcome you to look around our site and please contact us if you have any queries.
Te Whare Whai Oranga
Bringing Hope to the Horowhenua since 1990