Trauma can change how you think, feel and experience the world. Whether your trauma resulted from a single event or years of difficult experiences, healing is possible.

At Counselling and Therapy NZ, we provide compassionate, evidence-informed trauma counselling to help you regain safety, confidence and emotional wellbeing.

We work with adults throughout New Zealand through secure online counselling, with in-person appointments available in selected locations.

You Don't Have to Carry Trauma Alone

Many people minimise their experiences because they believe someone else had it worse.

The truth is that trauma is not defined by what happened—it is defined by how your nervous system responded.

You may notice:

• Constant anxiety

• Panic attacks

• Flashbacks

• Nightmares

• Difficulty trusting others

• Feeling emotionally numb

• Hypervigilance

• Low self-esteem

• Relationship difficulties

• Anger or irritability

• Feeling disconnected from yourself

• Difficulty concentrating

• Shame or guilt

• Avoiding reminders of the event

Trauma affects every person differently.

Counselling provides a safe space to process these experiences without judgement.

Types of Trauma We Help With

We support clients experiencing:

• Childhood trauma

• Emotional abuse

• Physical abuse

• Sexual abuse

• Domestic violence

• Workplace trauma

• Medical trauma

• Birth trauma

• Accident trauma

• Natural disasters

• PTSD

• Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)

• Military trauma

• First responder trauma

• Grief and traumatic loss

• Sudden bereavement

• Relationship trauma

• Bullying

• School trauma

• Cultural trauma