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5-7 year olds
Cambridge Lifeskills provides complementary counselling services to the 13 public schools in the Cambridge district – funded entirely by our community.
Our counsellors work with tamariki and rangatahi five – 15 years old with family frequently included in the work we do with the children.
8-15 year olds
Cambridge High School students who are seeking counselling are encouraged to access the C.H.S counselling service in the first instance.
If your young person would like to see a private counsellor outside of school, please contact Lifeskills for advice and suggestions to suit his/her individual needs.
Email us at: info@cambridgelifeskills.co.nz or phone 021 190 1760 and leave a message and one of the team will get back to asap.
Contact us for recommendations for counselling outside of school
Email or call 021 190 1760 and leave a message – one of the team will get back to asap.
What we do offer counselling for?
Counselling Criteria
General counselling where tamariki, rangatahi and whanau need support to work through a specific event or situation such as:
Friendship struggle, Parental break-up, grief etc…
We do routinely refer students to other more appropriate services; this is to ensure that a young person and family receive the support that is best in both the short term and longer-term. Please don’t be offended if we refer you on, we want what is best for your child and sometimes that is not Lifeskills.
Our Scope of Practice
Our Counsellors have an ethical responsibility to work within their scope of practice; we refer to these other services:
Professional counselling for Cambridge-school tamariki and rangatahi is free (Please note there is a charge if Government Agencies refer, contact us for details).
Cambridge Lifeskills offers both Counselling & Child Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) for tamariki who are referred. Generally, Counselling is for the older age range 8 - 15 year olds and CCPT is for the younger range 5 - 7 year olds.
Where do we do it?
We are a mobile service working primarily at your child's school (if in the more central Cambridge district), however we can also provide counselling at our counselling room in Cambridge if requested.
Visit us at 56 Queen Street, Cambridge
or phone 021 190 1760.
Local Cambridge
| Natalie Gibbons Counselling 021 187 7417 | Counselling Waikato 021 106 6388 | Cambridge Family Therapy 07 827 6060 | Being My Best sue.b.lyon@gmail.com |
1737Whatever it is, we’re here. Free call or free text 1737 any time, 24 hours a day. You’ll get to talk to (or text with) a trained counsellor or talk to a peer support worker. Our service is completely free.
Lifeline Aotearoa0800 LIFELINE (0800 543 354) or send a text to HELP (4357) for free, 24/7, confidential support – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
