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By Stephanie O’Brien | Kōwhai Therapeutic Services Are you someone who listens deeply, cares about people, and wants a job that makes a...

By Stephanie O'Brien Therapy can be a game-changer for many people with autism. Whether you’re an autistic person or a parent, it’s...

By Samantha Dudek Struggling with communication? Feeling like flatmates instead of partners? Whether you’re dealing with the aftermath of...

by Stephanie O’Brien Finding the right kind of support can be tricky, especially when you're not sure what the difference is between...

By Samantha Dudek – Kōwhai Therapeutic Services It’s easy to feel confused when deciding whether you need a counsellor, therapist, or...

By Stephanie O’Brien If you’re thinking about starting counselling but wondering how much it costs, you’re not alone. One of the most...

Family life is filled with stories—the ones we tell about each other, the ones we repeat about ourselves, and the shared narratives that...

When anxiety takes hold, it often comes with its own powerful narrative—a story of threat, inadequacy, or impending disaster that feels...

You don't need a therapist's office to start using narrative therapy techniques. These five practical exercises can help you begin...

Externalising problems (you are not your problem) Narrative therapy begins with a powerful shift in perspective: your problems exist...

Narrative therapy helps people separate themselves from their problems and rewrite their life stories in more positive ways. Instead of...

According to the bible of psychiatric diagnosis - the DSM-V, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopment disorder...

The holiday season… For some of the older young people in our lives, this is already here. For younger ones, they are at peak excitement...

So, you’ve been on a journey and have come out to yourself. And right now, you’re holding that information close to your chest. Not...

It’s here - the time of year when we are reminded at every turn that the holidays are about happy, smiling families and coming home for...

In retrospect, the clues had been there all along. In high school and college, I wrote poems about girls and women I had crushes on and...

At Kōwhai, we are proud to celebrate and support Aotearoa’s diverse transgender communities through the counselling and psychoeducation...

Since coming out, I have been asked the question “but how did you not know?” more times than I care to remember. Nowadays, how far I...

When we think about coming out for the first time, we usually think of young people, right? But what if we find ourselves in our 30s or...

Finding the right counsellor is an important step in your journey towards improved mental health and wellbeing. At Kōwhai Therapeutic...