- For young people
- Parenting
- Compassionate Communication (NVC)
- Men’s Work
- Narrative Counselling
- Other Agencies & Help Directory
For young people
Depression – The Low Down
This web site is designed to help younger people who are coping with depression.
I had a black dog
A 4 minute video about depression
Parenting
The Family Court
The Family Court aims, wherever possible, to help people sort out their relationship problems by…
Children with Special Health Needs
Through a network of regional groups and trained volunteer Support Parents, Parent to Parent provides…
Family Services Directory
The Family Services Directory lists organisations by geographic area that can provide support to parents…
Miscarriage Support
Miscarriage Support Auckland Inc. is a group of women volunteers who have all experienced the…
Toolbox Parenting Courses
These are fantastic short courses held near you. Engaging, fun, informative and creating a community…
The Parenting Place
A New Zealand organisation founded by Ian Grant (of TV “The Herd” fame). Lots of…
Compassionate Communication (NVC)
Feelings List
A one-page printable list of feelings from the work of Marshall Rosenberg (Founder of NVC)….
Needs List
An easily printable list of base needs from the work of Marshall Rosenberg (founder of…
Words often are mistaken as feelings
There are many words that are often confused with feelings. These words imply that someone…
Meditating Giraffe
Auckland-based NVC trainers Wayne and Deb offer a range of Introductory workshops and more advanced…
Center for Non-Violent Communication
Compassionate Communication (or NVC) has an international base on this site. For information about NVC,…
Wise Heart
LaShelle Lowe-Chard lives in Portland, Oregon, USA. As a long-time NVC practitioner, trainer and mindfulness-based…
Men’s Work
Man Alive
A male positive agency offering stopping violence programmes for men and boys, counselling, support, advocacy…
Essentially Men
For over 20 years Essentially Men has been providing high quality, effective personal development workshops…
Narrative Counselling
Narrative Approaches
A rich resource of ideas, links, and information about narrative approaches. It’s also a repository…
Dulwich Center
The Dulwich Centre in Adelaide, Australia is in many ways the epicentre of Narrative Therapy…
Other Agencies & Help Directory
Women’s Refuge
Women’s Refuge provides support and information for women dealing with violence in their lives.
SUICIDE PREVENTION and SUPPORT
The NZ Mental Health Foundation provides information and resources to promote safe and effective suicide…
MENTAL HEALTH
The Mental Health Foundation has some excellent resources on its web site.
GRIEF AND LOSS
Skylight is a not for profit organisation providing specialised support for New Zealand children, young…
GENERAL HEALTH
Health Navigator NZ is an online front door to health information and self help resources…
GAMBLING
New Zealand Gambling Helpline is a national freephone support service for people with gambling problems….
Communication
ACTIVE LISTENING SKILLS
Paraphrasing – Whenever your partner says something important to you, you then state in your…
BLOCKS TO LISTENING
Mind reading – You are mind reading when you disregard or distrust what the other…
Gender Identity
Gender Identity
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Sleep
Fact Sheet – Getting a good nights sleep
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