Skylight

What we do

Supporting children, young people, and their whānau to navigate through tough times by building resilient individuals and communities.
 
We support people of all ages throughout New Zealand who are experiencing grief, loss, trauma and change.  
 
The Skylight Resource Centre offers a wide range of specialist information about the different ways change, loss, trauma and grief can affect people. Please visit the Skylight Resilience Hub to access a range of free online resources, search our library catalogue and visit our shop. You can also request a free resource pack tailored to your individual needs, or the needs of someone you are supporting. 
 
Skylight has counsellors in Wellington, Lower Hutt, Porirua, Kāpiti Coast, Auckland, New Plymouth, Thames and Christchurch.  
 
We provide counselling services for people going through difficult times in life. The fee for a one hour counselling session is $120. Access to a reduced fee is available for low income families, please contact the Counselling Coordinator to explore the options. The range of issues we could support you with include: 
 
  • Grief and bereavement (including bereavement by suicide or homicide) 
  • Trauma (including witnessing a traumatic event) 
  • Family break up and adjusting to blended families 
  • Behavioural issues (anger in children, bullying, ASD) 
  • Illness and anticipated death 
  • Mild to moderate mental health issues 
  • Domestic Violence 
  • Broken relationships 
  • Injury or disability 
  • Disaster aftermath 
 
We provide programmes in schools to help build resilience in children and facilitate support groups for people going through different types of loss. Read about the Travellers Programme for Year 9 students, which is running in schools across New Zealand. 
 
If you are a survivor of sexual violence, Skylight can help you access advocacy services run by Louise Nicholas. Louise Nicholas and the Sexual Violence Survivor Advocate team help survivors of sexual violence to: 
 
  • navigate New Zealand's complicated court and social services system, when survivors feel vulnerable and hurt 
  • influence and change the system through legislation and government policy, and by changing community attitudes. 
 
Skylight's workshops can come to you. We tailor workshops and webinars for people working in environments where they are supporting children, young people, families, whānau and communities, through challenging life events and crises.  

Our contact details

Street Address:
Level 3
5-7 Vivian Street
Te Aro
Wellington 6011

Opening hours: 
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm. Counselling appointments can be arranged to suit, outside of these office hours. 
Phone: 
0800 299 100 or 04 939 6767
Postal address:
PO Box 7309
Newtown
Wellington 6242

Who to contact

For counselling enquiries:
Phone: 04 920 9967
Email: sarah@skylight.org.nz

Our email address

info@skylight.org.nz

Our website

​http://skylight.org.nz