Wellington Psychology Clinic – Massey University , Te whare mātai hinengaro ki Pukeahu - Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa

The Wellington Psychology Clinic at Massey University is a mental health service and teaching clinic run by Massey University’s School of Psychology. Our clinical team includes senior clinical psychologists, academic clinical psychologists, intern clinical psychologists and clinical psychology trainees.

We offer psychological support to children, adults and families. We provide individual therapy, group programmes and assessments. For all services, we follow evidence-based models and best practice guidelines. We are also committed to providing culturally proficient services.

What we offer

Individual therapy

In individual therapy we use evidence-based psychotherapies to treat a wide range of difficulties, such as:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Family and systemic therapy
• Māori models of wellbeing
• Schema Therapy

Assessments

Our clinic offers a range of assessments, including:

• Learning and thinking
• Autism diagnosis (child and adult)
• ADHD diagnosis (child and adult)
• Understanding neurodiversity (understanding of learning and social styles with diagnostic aspect, if relevant)
• International Adoption (assessment for adoptive families)

Groups

We offer group support for:

• Stress and anxiety management
• Supporting positive identity (particularly in neurodiverse communities)
• Wellbeing and understanding emotions

All services are provided by experienced, registered senior clinical psychologists and registered intern psychologists.

Costs

Fees are in New Zealand dollars and include GST.

Individual therapy

• Senior clinical psychologist – $180 per hour
• Intern psychologist – $125 per hour

Assessments

Price ranges from $1,000-$1,800, depending on assessment type and clinician.

Please ask for our Assessment sheet for more details or contact us with any questions.

Groups

Price ranges from $100-150 for 8-12 sessions.

As we are a teaching clinic, senior clinicians are often supported by clinical psychology trainees, who observe the senior clinician and take notes.

Referrals and booking appointments

We accept self-referrals as well as referrals from health practitioners, such as GPs

Please complete the referral form on the website, or contact us to request a form. Once we receive the completed form, we will contact you to confirm we are the best service to match your needs and let you know the wait time for an appointment (if relevant).

Email: psych.clinic.wgtn@massey.ac.nz

Phone number: +64 4 979 3388

Hours

Our appointment hours are 9am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday.

Our team

Our team includes:

• Senior Clinical Psychologists
• Academic Clinical Psychologists
• Intern Clinical Psychologists
• Clinical Psychology trainees

Meet our team

What is a Training Clinic?

The Wellington Psychology Clinic is an accredited training facility. We aim to provide the best therapeutic experience for clients while creating a learning environment for our Doctor of Clinical Psychology students. Our senior clinicians are highly experienced and teach on the clinical training programme. They supervise our students' clinical and work experience.

Clinical psychology trainees are in the first year of their doctoral training. Most assessment and therapy sessions led by a senior clinical psychologist will include a trainee; their role is to observe and learn from the senior psychologist.

Interns are in the final year of their clinical psychology doctorate. They see clients independently under the close supervision of a senior clinician. They are registered under the NZ Psychologists Board as intern psychologists.

Individuals may be asked if sessions can be recorded for training purposes. You may also be asked if your information can be used as part of an anonymised case study. These are optional and will not impact your clinical care. If you consent to this, all confidentiality and information protection processes will be discussed with you in full.

Clinical Psychology in New Zealand

Clinical psychologists work under:

• the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (2000)
• the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (1996)
• the Health and Disability Commissioner Act (1994)
• the Code of Ethics for Psychologists Working in Aotearoa/New Zealand (2002)

This legislation protects clients’ rights and guides ethical decision making. Practicing clinical psychologists must be registered with the New Zealand Psychologists Board and hold a current practicing certificate. All psychologists must participate in the Continuing Competence Programme which ensures they are up to date in their practices.

Research in the Clinic

Wellington Psychology Clinic at Massey University is a centre of excellence and innovation. We do research across a range of socially relevant topics to develop and evaluate forms of applied psychology. You may be asked if you are interested in taking part in research. Research participation will not impact your clinical care, and may allow participation in new therapeutic services and ways to shape clinical care.

High-quality clinical research leads to better-trained therapists, who are research-led in their practice and contribute significantly to the development of their profession.

What to expect at a clinical appointment

We seek to be a safe, supportive and compassionate space to discuss any difficulties are experiencing. We are happy to talk though all processes or expectations, please be in touch at any point with questions.

Let us know if you have a preference for a clinician of a particular gender, cultural background or expertise. We will do our best match you with one of our clinicians.

In your first appointment, we will introduce ourselves, go through confidentiality and consent, and discuss your current needs. By the end of the session, we hope to have a plan of how we can work together, decide goals, and, if relevant, set a number of sessions therapy.

A standard therapy session is 60 minutes long.

Other services that may help

For further support visit the Mental Health Foundation support page.

If you need urgent help

• call or text 1737 for support
• In the event of a mental health emergency, please contact your GP, Te Haika (24/7 crisis line) on 0800 745 477, call 111, or attend a local emergency service

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