We provide a place of quiet where matters that are troubling you can be listened to with care and attention. We are a non-government agency that provides social and mental health services as well as counselling support to Pacific families and people in the Porirua and greater Wellington Region. A service that also operates in Manawatu, Wairarapa and Hutt Valley.

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Services Offered

Alcohol and other drug counselling - At Taeaomanino we provide confidential, quality and primary drug counselling to clientele, especially to Pacific people and their families who are residing in Wellington, Porirua and Kapiti Coast. Our services are free of charge. We are interested in getting you the help you need and will do our very best to help you. Our overall objective is to confront the service user in a non-threatening but honest way and allow them to see their self-destructive behaviour and how it affects themselves, family and friends. This is done with strict confidentiality, in a clear and respectful way, with empathy and support.

* Promote responsible use of alcohol
* Reduce health risks, crime and social disruption associated with the inappropriate use of alcohol and or drugs
* Enable families and communities to gain control over their health and improve it by limiting the harmful use of alcohol and drugs
* Reduce excessive consumption of alcohol and drugs, and their associated injuries, violence and other harm it causes. Particularly on roads, in workplaces, in and around drinking environments and at home

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services - We are a Pacific Community Mental Health service funded by the Ministry of Health to provide free specialist mental health services for Pacific children and adolescents between 0-19 years in the Porirua basin. We provide culturally appropriate assessment and intervention for our Pacific Island service users and families. The Youth 2007 Survey and Ministry of Health data show that Pacific young people are approximately twice as likely to have depression, be anxious, or to make suicide attempts, compared with the rest of the youth population. Pacific young people are approximately half as likely as European young people to be hospitalised for depression or a suicide attempt.

Individual & Family Counselling - We support Pacific families and individuals residing in Wellington, Hutt Valley, Porirua and Kapiti to develop skills to cope with different life situations, to reflect and promote self-healing. We will discuss therapeutic interventions with you and your family, aiga potopoto or support people, and together, decide the best way forward.

One-on-one: individual counselling - The counsellor gives one person their undivided and close attention and assists in identifying and fulfilling individual wishes and needs. In individual counselling, the focus is by definition on one person, but the counsellor has a responsibility to people beyond that person. If counselling produces change, this will not be restricted to the individual, but will ripple outwards towards their family and people they come into contact with. To achieve expected positive results, our counsellors use a variety of approaches such as Fonofale, Te Whare Tapa Wha, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focus, Narrative, Motivational Interviewing, Systemic Approach, Client Centred Therapy and Existential Therapy. The schedule generally consists of one session each week for a total of 8-12 sessions. Each session is about one hour long.

* Anger management
* Domestic violence
* Relationship difficulties
* Stress management
* Low self esteem
* Child abuse
* Poor parenting
* Suicide/suicide ideations/anxiety
* Loss and grief
* Coping with violence /risk management/ safety plan

Family/Relationship counselling Couples - apart from addressing their violence behaviours, are encouraged to use good communication skills to improve the quality of their relationship.

Family Violence Prevention - It centres attention on Pacific children, mothers and or fathers who are exposed to violence in the home and the community. Our service is available to all Pacific individuals and families in Wellington, Hutt Valley, Porirua and Kapiti.We expect that all clients participating in this service will realise their potential with optimism and courage. That all clients who leave our service will be in a better position emotionally and will have acquired the necessary skills and techniques to live happy, healthy and violence-free lives.

Problem Gambling Services - The term "Problem Gambling" includes, but is not limited to, the condition known as "Pathological", or "Compulsive" Gambling, a progressive addiction characterized by increasing preoccupation with gambling, a need to bet more money more frequently, restlessness or irritability when attempting to stop, "chasing" losses, and loss of control manifested by continuation of the gambling behaviour in spite of mounting, serious, negative consequences. Our Problem Gambling Service provides a free service for Pacific individuals and their families living in Porirua who are experiencing gambling related harm issues. We also provide follow up contacts with individuals as well as affected family. We work closely with our alcohol and other drug service and family violence team in order to further support and provide a high quality service to Pacific families and individuals.

Fees and Payment

This is a registered charity.

Services Offered To:
Adults
Couples
Teens
Children

Payment:
Pro-bono