Mental Health & Wellbeing Support
PEER TALK
-After-hours contact numbers:
-Phone 0800 234 432
-Peer TALK will connect you with a trained peer support worker.
We offer safe, culturally responsive wraparound support for individuals and whānau facing challenges such as migration trauma, language barriers, religious stigma, and the cultural silence surrounding mental health.
Created by men, for men, MENDen offers support that honours your culture, values your beliefs, and walks alongside your unique journey. MENDen is a safe, culturally grounded space for all men from ethnic and faith-based communities to connect, heal, and grow.
-Crisis Helpline on 0800 800 717
-Phone the Mental Health Services 24 Crisis Helpline
-After Hours Phone 0800 775 222 to speak to a mental health nurse.
Text to Talk freephone or Text 1737
-For other mental health and addictions phone line support options.
Alcohol Drug Helpline
https://alcoholdrughelp.org.nz/
-Call the Alcohol Drug Helpline on 0800 787 797
-Free txt 8681 and we will txt you back for a free, confidential conversation
-Call the Youth Line on 0800 787 984 for advice and referral to services for young people
MASHWARA COUNSELLING SERVICES
Our counsellors are experienced in supporting:
Children, adolescents, adults (men and women), families, youth, older people, those experiencing grief, family violence,
TRAUMA SPECIALIST
Trauma-informed counselling offers compassionate, specialist support for individuals navigating the impact of trauma — fostering safety, resilience, and healing.
We provide expertise in:
- Trauma management
- PTSD support
- Integrated trauma care
- Specialist trauma-informed practice
EMDR THERAPY
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a mental health treatment technique. This method involves moving your eyes a specific way while you process traumatic memories. EMDR's goal is to help you heal from trauma or other distressing life experiences.
-REGISTERED MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER
