Northspan Wellbeing

Guidance and counselling for a brighter tomorrow

At Northspan Wellbeing, we support individuals, couples, parents, families, children, and young people to navigate life with compassionate, expert guidance—all while contributing to a greater community purpose.

Our holistic approach and community-centred ethos empower you to move forward confidently, knowing each counselling session helps strengthen not just your wellbeing, but other Aucklanders facing life’s challenges.

All profits from Northspan go to our charitable partner, Wingspan Trust, which provides professional counselling to people and families across Tāmaki Makaurau.

We can help

• Individual Counselling: Our professional and caring team is here to support you with life challenges. Our diverse team has a wide range of modalities, training, and life experiences—giving you the best opportunity to find someone who fits your needs.
• Couples Counselling: Are you seeking to improve communication, resolve conflicts, address intimacy difficulties, or navigate complex situations such as separation? We have a selection of highly skilled couples counsellors who can help.
• Family Counselling: Family counselling offers a supportive environment to address behavioural difficulties, parenting challenges, and family transitions. It can assist with school problems, custody issues, step-family relationships, conflict resolution, and navigating changes, helping families build understanding and strength together.
• Youth Counselling: Our counsellors provide a supportive space for young people to manage emotions, build respectful relationships, and navigate life’s challenges. It can help address issues like bullying, school difficulties, self-esteem, motivation, and self-harm, supporting the development of confidence and resilience.
• Child Counselling: We provide a safe and supportive space for children to address emotional, behavioural, and psychological challenges. It can help children build resilience, enhance their self-steem, improve their emotional regulation, access stronger social skills, and support their overal mental wellbeing.
• Creative Art Therapy: Creative art therapy is a supportive form of psychotherapy that uses creative activities like painting, sculpting, and drawing to help individuals explore and express their emotions, experiences and thoughts. Through the creative process, art therapy provides a safe and nurturing space for self-discovery, healing and personal growth.

Our Counsellors

All Northspan Wellbeing Counsellors are registered with the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC) or the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA)

Please visit our website to view all our counsellor bios, availability, counselling type, qualifications, and memberships:

• Anna Harrison – Counsellor
• Annette Nichols – Counsellor
• David Legg – Counsellor
• Frances Sullivan – Counsellor
• Gemma Neuendorf – Counsellor & Student Counsellor Supervisor
• Ginnie Denny – Counsellor
• Jane Mudford – Counsellor
• Lee Beston – Counsellor
• Nina Hawkings – Counsellor & Creative Arts Therapist