Burnett Foundation Counselling

Free Short Term Counselling

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If you are interested in FREE counselling through the Burnett Foundation and meet their eligibility requires please contact: Victoria at supportservices@burnettfoundation.org.nz and include your name, contact number, region and preferred time of day for an appointment.  

This service is available to:

• People living with HIV 

• People affected by HIV (e.g. partners, whānau and friends)

• Rainbow and Takatāpui People* (including trans and gender diverse people)

• Men who have sex with men

We understand that Rainbow and Takatāpui communities are made up of many different identities. We also know that these terms don't always cover the full range of genders, sexualities, and sex characteristics in our communities. During counselling, you can share more about your identity if you want to. 

What can I talk to counsellors about?

Every person's situation is different. These are some of the types of things our clients work through with us:

• Managing a new HIV diagnosis

• Living with HIV (eg: the impact of stigma)

• Ageing with HIV

• Supporting a significant other/whānau with HIV

• Sexual and gender identity

• Sexual behaviour including sexual dysfunction and sex addiction

• Self-esteem and self-care

• Relationship issues

• Grief and loss

• Substance use and harm minimisation (Please note we are not specialists in substance use and harm minimisation)