Urgent Help in a Crisis or Emergency
If you need urgent help right now or feel you or someone else is in danger or at risk of harm...
- Call 111 in New Zealand in an Emergency
- Get urgent help by following these links from the Mental Health Foundation
- Free call or Text 1737 anytime in New Zealand for support from a Trainee Counsellor – Visit https://1737.org.nz/
Free Counselling service
No cost - Referral Needed
Just call one of our two counsellors Kenny or Ivan, and make an appointment. You can receive up to 10 free counselling sessions with out NMIT counsellors, who are experienced students on workplace placements as part of their training
Kenny is a third year counselling student at NMIT
Kenny's particular professional interest lies with narrative therapy and person-centered counselling. This involves working together to uncover what may be keeping you stuck, and uncovering a preferred way to move into the future
Call Kenny on 021 089 58733 kenny-pile@live.nmit.ac.nz to make an appointment
Ivan is a second year counselling student at NMIT
Ivan provides support with communication skills, life transitions, relationships, values, jealousy, parenting, addiction, stress, anxiety, low mood, burnout, loss and grief, divorce, trauma, workplace issues, immigration and more
Call Ivan on 022 541 0110 Ivan-Caslavsky@live.nmit.ac.nz to make an appointment
Privacy and Confidentiality
We care about your privacy. We will follow the Privacy Act 2020 and Health Information Privacy Code 2020 to protect your personal information.
Our Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology student counsellors adhere to New Zealand Association of Counsellors Code of Ethics and follow strict codes of ethics to guide their way they work with you.