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Services Offered
Counselling - The Auckland Women's Centre is committed to providing safe, confidential, affordable and effective counselling. blossom image for website All AWC counsellors are fully qualified, professionally supervised and belong to a professional body.
LGBT - Auckland Women's Centre is committed to contributing toward a strong Rainbow community in Auckland. We offer the services and resources outlined below to the Rainbow community. We undertake to ensure that they are ethical, confidential and accessible. The Auckland Women's Centre is a women-only space.
Fees and Payment
The cost of counselling is $80 per hour. There is negotiability to pay between $40 and $80 where there is financial hardship. Our Counselling Service is not funded or subsidised. The rates reflect a desire to make counselling affordable for most women. If you are able to pay more, please negotiate this with your counsellor.
A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.
