North Porirua Care Centre for Social Work and Counselling Services
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Notice of our AGM for the North Porirua Care Trust:
Thursday April 4th at 7pm in the Lounge of the North Porirua Baptist Church, 69F Discovery Dr, Whitby.
All welcome
We are a dedicated team of professionals providing Social Work and Counselling Services to the Porirua area
We have 6 counsellors. When you make an appointment with any counsellor ask about their costs, whether you are qualify for funding for financial hardship, and which days appointments are available. A session is approximately 50 minutes in duration.
We are open Tuesdays to Fridays
Please note that our Counsellors are contracting professionals who charge accordingly for their time.
The NPCT does offer discretionary subsidies for anyone in the Porirua area who may be experiencing financial hardship.
Counselling can help with:
Social Worker Frances Lapslie
Our Social Work Services are free of charge. The North Porirua Care Trust is a Charitable Trust which fundraises and applies for grants to ensure that all clients receive our Social Work service.See below for more information on the Trust
Who can refer:
Any professional or community individual or organisation can refer. A family can also self refer.
Click on the tab at the top of the home page to email Frances
Or phone and leave a message.
MANZASW, Registered Social Worker
ACC approvedBachelor of Social Work, Certificate in Clinical SupervisionFrances has over 30 year's experience in the social work/counselling field, mostly within the health sector. She has worked in community, mental health and hospital settings in clinical and management roles. Frances has a particular interest in working with women and children.
Frances can help with:
- Grief and loss
- Anxiety and depression
- Stress
- Relationship issues
- Family issues
- Parenting
- Development difficulties
- Social functioning
- Communication
- Self image
- Adjusting to change
- Health difficulties
- Family violence
- Setting life goals
The Social Work service is free to anyone living in the Porirua area.
The North Porira Care Centre team
is made up of 6 counsellors, our social worker, Frances Lapslie and our manager Nicky Sims
- Frances Lapslie - Social Worker
- Robyn Te Paiho - Counsellor
- Wendy Dawson - Counsellor
- Karl Smith - Counsellor
- Jennifer Drummond - Counsellor
- Laura Hurdato-Roberts - Counsellor
- Chris Malcolm - Counsellor
Nicky Sims is our part-time manager
who oversees the daily running of the Care Centre
“I liked the fact that the social worker could come to my home especially at time when I felt I couldn’t go out I public. They are very flexible with times. Once the referral had been made by my G.P. the contact made was very prompt.”
“At a time when I was desperate to get help, your services were offered to me. The support from my social worker was amazing and this continued for 18 months. I have come a long way since my 1st contact 18 months ago, and couldn’t have done it alone. I set many goals during this time and with the encouragement and support I got, I was able to achieve them. Great service and professionalism to someone in need.”
“[She] made the environment nice and calm and made it easy to talk and say what I needed to, so thank you very much, it really helped.”