Support services in the Taranaki Region
Nau mai – haere mai – welcome. This is a locally-maintained list of wellbeing / support services in Taranaki.
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Mā tōu rou, mā taku rourou ka ora te iwi – With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive.
Mamaku Arts Therapy and Counselling
Contact: Deborah
Biographical Info
Mamaku Arts Therapy and Counselling provides counselling and arts therapy for children, adolescents and adults. Deborah’s approach is person centred, trauma informed and draws strongly on somatic approaches. Honouring you as the expert in your own experiences, Deborah creates a space where aspects of your life and emotional experiences can be attended to gently and creatively at your own pace.
Deborah has worked with a wide range of clients; children, adolescents and adults, and presenting problems. She has a special interest in working with people experiencing anxiety, grief and loss, trauma and those experiencing times of transition and change in their lives. Deborah has experience working with all age groups in her own private practice, her work as a guidance counsellor in schools and as a Counsellor/Arts Psychotherapist with Hospice. Funding can be obtained through ACC Sensitive claims, Gumboot Friday, Clearhead, Aoake te Rā, Benestar, Victim Support, WINZ or privately funded.