About Manaaki Counselling Services
Manaaki counselling services was founded in 2015 after the closure of Lifeline Whangarei. The kaupapa of manaaki counselling service is to carry on the role of face to face counseling,suicide prevention and personal development for low cost to no cost within Te Tai Tokerau.
The service is supported by professional and qualified practitioners who volunteer their time outside of their own practice.
Manaaki Counseling Services supports those seeking counseling and personal development through workshops. Catering for individuals and whanau throughout Te Tai Tokerau.
We value confidentiality and reliability therefore want our service to be available for those that need to have a korero and work through their personal growth in a mana enhancing environment.
We believe no issue is too big or too small, with our practitioners help we are able to awhi and manaaki individuals and whanau through korero and process without judgment.
Gifting our most vulnerable community with the appropriate skills and tools to be able to korero and process issues and difficult situations.
We offer counselling, professional and personal development, suicide prevention and intervention workshops and use of the space in therapeutic mahi.
If you would like to find out more about our counselling services
Our mission
To support people in our community to make positive change by enhancing their
emotional and mental wellbeing.
Our vision
Providing healthy and resilient communities through support and access to services.
Our Core Values
Community
Manaaki
Sustainability
Respect
We believe wellbeing services should be accessible to everyone, especially to our most vulnerable communities.
Our core values guide us to our mission and vision to be able to awhi and manaaki our communities with aroha.