Kia Ora and welcome to The Harakeke Centre, where we provide specialist therapeutic services for children and families/whanau, adult psychotherapy and counselling, professional supervision.

If you are looking for:

• individual adult psychotherapy and counselling,
• help in managing a child’s difficult behaviour,
• therapy for someone who has experienced sexual abuse,
• or would simply like to talk through concerns you might have;

We would be happy to hear from you.

We have a team of qualified registered professionals with many years of experience working with children, adolescents, families and adults.

The Centre is an Independent Private Practice, based in central Christchurch.

Hutia te rito

o te harakeke

Kei whea, te kōmako e kō?

Kī mai ki ahau

He aha te mea nui

o tēnei ao

Māku e kī atu

He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.

When the heart is torn

from the flax bush

where will the Bell bird sing?

You ask me

what is the greatest thing

on Earth

My reply is

it is people people people

Harakeke (flax)

‘it is believed the three inner layers of the plant represent a family.  The outer layer represents the grandparents, whereas the inner layer of new shoots, or the child, remains to be protected by the next inner layer of leaves, the parents’