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Next Course
Sef Awareness Training Course
Runs for 7 weeks from Thursday, August 5th to 16th September, 10am -12.30pm at the Men & Family Centre, Helensville. $10 per weekly session. For more information or to book phone Andrew on: 09 420 8263 or Greg on: 09 424 4998 ()
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The Men and Family Centre South Kaipara was established
in early 2006 in response to community requests.
Run by the South Kaipara Men's Trust, the Centre offers services
directed towards the needs of men, young men and their families. These services include counselling, career development, men's groups, “father” and “son” summer
activities, the Clearing Anger programme and referral to specialist services.
The Centre, where possible, works together with ManAlive, Essentially
Men, Big Buddy and Change Works Trust, who offer a range or programmes targetted at men
and young men.
As our slogan Tama Tu Whanau Ora suggests, the aim of the Centre
is to support men to stand tall and strong in order that our relationships, families and
communities may be healthy and life-giving.
 What Can the Centre Offer?
Counselling
We aim to provide safe, professional counselling for adults, children, adolescents and families
on a variety of issues, including:
- Clearing Anger
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Family violence and trauma
- Parenting
- Family issues
- Teenage issues
- Relationship issues
- Pre-marriage
- Spiritual abuse
- Career development.
Our scale of counselling fees is structured to take account of
a client's financial situation.
Men's Groups
A group of men meet fortnightly in the Centre to connect together and support one another
in being healthy men.
Facilities
There is a large lounge and table tennis room available for groups to use on a regular or
casual basis. A koha is appreciated when these rooms are booked.
Drop In
There is usually someone in the Centre on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Visitors are welcome to drop in on these days. Phone messages and emails are also welcomed
and usually answered within a work day. Over the Christmas break (22nd Dec-15th Jan)
there will not be anyone in the office but messages will be cleared regularly.
What is Counselling?
Counselling is about exploring difficulties, concerns, beliefs
and ways of acting, feeling and relating that make life difficult. Here you can discover
new resources for managing and resolving personal and interpersonal issues, enabling you
to make changes toward positive and life affirming growth.
Counselling IS about supporting you towards wholeness and assisting
you to be the person you really want to be in an accepting and respectful way.
Counselling is NOT about telling you what to think, believe and
do. It is NOT about judging and criticising.
For more information or an appointment, contact:
Andrew Connolly
Co-ordinator & Counsellor
B.Min, Grad Cert Career Development
M.Ed. (hons) - counselling
MNZAC, MNZCCA, CPANZ
Phone: 420 8263
Email:
Website:
Visit: Gerald Stokes Ave, Helensville
Post: PO Box 38, Helensville 0840
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