Support Services, Apps, filters and Links
The following is a list of the regional support services, confidential phone chat lines, text services, Apps and face to face counsellors that we know of. If you can recommend any other referral services in your region please feel free to contact us.
Online & Phone Support Services
Safe to Talk
Free, confidential help and support for people affected by any type of sexual concerns or harm. Available 24/7 by phone, text, website, online chat and email.
Freephone: 0800 044 334
Text: 4334
Website/online chat: www.safetotalk.co.nz
Email: support@safetotalk.co.nz
YOUTHLINE
You can call Youthline to talk about big or small stuff and they’re available 24/7.
Freephone: 0800 376 633
Text: 234
www.youthline.co.nz
Fortify Programme
An online programme to kick the porn habit, with peer forums offering encouragement from others.
www.joinfortify.com/legacy
Kidsline
You can talk to a trained youth volunteer at Kidsline 24/7 – they help young people up to the age of 18 years.
Freephone 0800 543 754
1737
Feeling anxious, down, depressed or overwhelmed? You can talk to (or text) a trained counsellor through this free service.
Text: 1737
www.1737.org.nz
LIFeLINE AOTEAROA
Want to speak to someone about how you’re feeling? Whether you’re stressed, lonely, depressed or unsure, you can call Lifeline 24/7 and speak with someone who can listen and help.
Freephone: 0800 543 354
Aunty Dee
If your problems are getting you down and you’re feeling confused, talk to Aunty Dee. She’s here to help you.
www.auntydee.co.nz
Phone apps for young people
TO help with compulsive porn behaviour
Quit Addiction Buddy
This app is designed to help you quit porn through developing discipline, keeping track of mistakes so that you can fix them and kickstarting your willpower.
Fortify
This app is designed to equip individuals struggling with compulsive porn use – young and old – with tools, education and a community to assist them.
Brainbuddy
Brainbuddy aims to help people addicted to porn and masturbation, so they can quit porn and rewire their brain.
SafeSurfer
Using SafeSurfer, you can block pornography on your iPhone or iPad. It runs silently in the background and blocks adult content on all major browsers.
Internet filters
MAKE YOUR HOME, WORKPLACE or school a SAFER place
OPEN DNS
This is an American company that has become the world’s largest and fastest-growing DNS service provider. It can be put on wifi or individual devices, and usage reports can be provided.
Safe Surfer
This is a NZ based social enterprise company that has set up innovative software currently filtering 300,000 homes and devices such as phones, laptops, tablets and TVs. It can set device time restrictions, reports on usage, emailing phishing and potentially speed up your internet.
FAMILY ZONE
An Australian cybersafety platform used in over 600 schools and by 350,000 families across Australia, New Zealand and the US. It can be used on wifi or on individual devices and can restrict youtube, games, social media sites, and timing of device use.
TITAN HQ
This provides solutions for large businesses or schools, with unlimited devices protected. It provides award winning web and spam filtering solutions, trusted by over 7,500 businesses across 135 countries.
CIRCLE WITH DISNEY
Circle is a new product with a filter you can put on your modem, and on each individual device. You can tailor your needs to each device, monitor app use, put time limits on devices and even turn off WIFI or put certain devices to ‘sleep’ at certain times of the day. This is an easy to use filtering option that costs $100 for modem adapter, then $5 per month following.
Face to Face Support
by Region
AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON, CHRISTCHURCH
www.nzaf.org.nz/services-programmes/counselling-support
NORTHLAND
www.whangareiyouthspace.co.nz
AUCKLAND
Auckland North Shore
- Craig Gemmell
craig.gemmell@me.com - Paul & Lynette Crawford info@wisdomforlife.co.nz
- Louise Von Maltitz
www.talkingworks.co.nz
West Auckland
- Craig Gemmell craig.gemmell@me.com
- Andrew Connolly counselling@safetynet.co.nz
Central Auckland
- David & Jean Moore director@steps.org.nz
- Jo Batts
jobattscounselling@gmail.com - Gabriela Mercado
sextherapy.co.nz/gabriela-mercado.html
- Nathan Gaunt
edenpractice.co.nz/nathan-gaunt - Nick Beets
couplework.co.nz - Safe Network
safenetwork.org.nz - The Parenting place family coaches
theparentingplace.com/family-coach
East Auckland
- Therapeutic Life Counselling
herapeuticlifecounselling.co.nz
MID NORTH ISLAND
LOWER NORTH ISLAND
- Lower Hutt Youth ‘One Stop Shop’ for Health Services
www.vibe.org.nz - Whanganui Youth Services Trust
facebook.com/ystwhangan - Kapiti Youth Services
www.kys.co.nz - Wellstop
www.wellstop.org.nz
CHRISTCHURCH
- Richard Black
richard@strength2strength.co.nz - Frances Young
mail@francesyoung.co.nz - Lisa Phelan
lisaa.phelan@gmail.com - John Lewis
john.lewis@xtra.co.nz - Duncan Henderson
duncanhenderson@xtra.co.nz - 298 Youth Health
facebook.com/298YouthHealth - Jan & Maree Stachel-Williamson
www.nwow.co.nz - Sexual Health Centre
cdhb.health.nz/Hospitals-Services/Specialist-Care/Sexual-Health
SOUTHLAND
- Southland Youth Support Services
www.number10.org.nz
For Adults
Auckland Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous
A supportive environment for men and women struggling with compulsive sexual and emotional behaviour.
www.aucklandslaa.org.nz
Wellington Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous
A supportive environment for men and women struggling with compulsive sexual and emotional behaviour.
www.slaawellington.org.nz
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