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EAP

Employment Assistance Program

An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a voluntary, work-based program that offers free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services to employees who have personal and/or work-related problems. Contact your employer to learn more.

WINZ (MSD)

Ministry of Social Development – Previously known as Work and Income New Zealand.

MSD (WINZ) subsidises counselling for beneficiaries and low income earners (including NZ Superannuitants and students) through the Disability Allowance. You can receive this Allowance if you meet income criteria and your Doctor agrees that you need counselling.

ACC

ACC for sexual abuse

ACC pays for counselling for people who have been affected by sexual violence.

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Who is eligible?

Any adult or child who experiences sexual violence in New Zealand, and in some cases NZ residents who experience sexual violence overseas.

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How do I apply for ACC counselling?

The first thing to do is to make contact with an ACC Counsellor (see above), they will explain the process to you. You don't have to wait for ACC to process your claim, you can start therapy straight away. You can choose how long you want counselling for. You can take a break and come back to counselling at a later time, and it is okay to change counsellors if you want someone who suits you better.

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You can find an ACC registered counsellor near you by:

  • phoning the ACC Sensitive Claims Unit on 0800 735 566

  • look on the ACC website

Victim Support Services

Counselling with Victim Support Services

Victim Support funds counselling for people affected by homicide.

To get approval for counselling contact Victim Support on their 24 hour phone line 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846). They will put you in contact with your local Office where you can make an application.

 Through your Doctor

Mental Health Services available through your Doctor

The government has allocated some funding to pay for counselling for people with addiction issues and/or mild to moderate mental illness (don't feel frightened by the words "mental illness" mild to moderate means ordinary people suffering from normal types of emotional or psychological stress).

The criteria for accessing the funding and what kind of treatment you can access varies depending which PHO your Doctor belongs to, so you need to ask your GP what is available in your area.
- all young people aged 12 to 19 years should be able to get some sort of free mental health services

- Māori, Pacific and/or people with low incomes have a higher priority for available funding.

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