Our goal is to support students so that they are fit and able to learn. Counsellors provide a confidential, easy-to-access service which caters for all students. This is a self-referral process, although heads of houses and families may recommend an appointment with a counsellor.
You can contact us:
Evelyn Norton – nortone@wsc.school.nz
Students can also text to arrange appointments 0224924672
Free Apps
FREE Beginner program has 6 videos.
- Takutaku (Learnt first and performed at the start and end of every session) 3 mins
- Paerangi (Sensory System engagement, performed in every session) 5 mins
- Taurite (Session focusing on Stillness or Balance) 17 mins
- Tuku (Session focusing on Release) 17 mins
- Hakiotanga (Session focusing on Reset or New Beginnings) 19mins
- Irohanga (Session focusing on Contemplation and Manifestation) 19 mins
Empowering our rangatahi.
Headstrong, a free and science-backed mental health app, offers practical skills and psychoeducation based on cognitive behavioural therapy, positive psychology, mindfulness, interpersonal skills, and harm-minimisation strategies.
Useful links for Parents
Shine provides a range of effective, practical and innovative services to achieve our mission to stop domestic abuse in New Zealand. We directly help thousands of adult and child victims every year to become safe and stay safe through our frontline services, and we indirectly help thousands more every year through professional training programmes, our DVFREE workplace programme, and our health sector partnerships.
Eating disorders are complex and difficult to treat, with the highest mortality rate of any mental illness.
But there is hope: eating disorders are treatable and full recovery is possible. EDANZ provides hope, information, support and resources to people supporting a loved one with an eating disorder.
Common Ground is a website for parents, whānau and friends – to recognise and understand the difficult situations that young people go through in their lives, and understand the support system a young person might have around them. Being a support person for a distressed teenager or a young person who is experiencing a mental illness can be a difficult road without any support around you.
Useful links for Students
Small Steps are digital tools, developed by the National Public Health Service in Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand in partnership with Clearhead. The Small Steps website is a place where people of Aotearoa New Zealand can take small steps on their journey to improve wellbeing.
SPARX is a computer program that helps young people with mild to moderate depression. It can also help if you’re feeling anxious or stressed. If you want to know if SPARX is right for you, complete the Mood Quiz.
Common Ground is a website for parents, whānau and friends – to recognise and understand the difficult situations that young people go through in their lives, and understand the support system a young person might have around them. Being a support person for a distressed teenager or a young person who is experiencing a mental illness can be a difficult road without any support around you.
Welcome to the CALM Website, Computer Assisted Learning for the Mind.
All of us want to have a happy life. No one wakes up in the morning thinking “I hope I will be miserable today”. Many of us think that happiness is dependent on external situations like possessions, status and pleasures. Though these things can be good, often the satisfaction they bring is short term.
Everyone needs a little help sometimes. Children and young people are particularly vulnerable – they may be too young to know what’s going on around them or lack the ability to make their voice heard. They may struggle with knowing where to find the right help and can suffer from discrimination simply because of their age. We’re here to make sure children and young people get a fair go.
Shine provides a range of effective, practical and innovative services to achieve our mission to stop domestic abuse in New Zealand. We directly help thousands of adult and child victims every year to become safe and stay safe through our frontline services, and we indirectly help thousands more every year through professional training programmes, our DVFREE workplace programme, and our health sector partnerships.