Welcome to Petersgate Counselling Centre - we provide affordable professional counselling to the community.Under the umbrella of Petersgate Trust, we respect and look after the needs of everyone, regardless of creed, culture or socio-economic background. We do this through a team of professionally trained & supervised counsellors who are members of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (or are working towards membership).Our counsellors are qualified in many forms of therapy including:? Gestalt,? Solution-Focused Therapy,? Cognitive Behaviour Therapy,? Interactive Drawing Therapy, and? Narrative Therapy.What Is Counselling AboutCounselling is a working relationship that helps you explore & manage what is happening in your life.The aim of counselling is to provide an opportunity for you to work towards a more satisfying and resourceful experience of life. Each person's needs are different.Counselling may be concerned with personal development issues:? Resolving specific problems,? Making decisions,? Coping with crisis,? Developing personal insight and knowledge,? Working through feelings of inner conflict,? Improving relationships with others, or? Any other issues which crop up in everyday life.The counsellor's role is to assist you in ways that respect your values, culture, personal resources and capacity for change.For a confidential discussion, please contact Petersgate Counselling Centre in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch today.