Philosophy

The New Zealand Association of Counsellors / Te Roopu Kaiwhiriwhiri o Aotearoa believes that counsellors:

• Provide individuals, families, groups and institutions with expanded or alternative perspectives and choices.

• Foster personal and social conditions in which client growth and development can occur.

• Encourage, support and challenge clients to translate their enhanced awareness into actions that increase a sense of worth and mastery.

• Offer leadership in the area of human relationships with awareness of and respect for difference.

• Advocate for those who are disempowered.