Welcome!

At I See You - Counselling and Play Therapy, located in Whanganui, New Zealand, Emma Welch is dedicated to providing a safe and supportive space for your journey towards healing and growth. I offer compassionate counselling and play therapy services tailored to meet your unique needs. I see you!

Our services

I See You - Counselling and Play Therapy offers a range of counselling and play therapy services designed to support individuals of all ages in Whanganui, New Zealand. My services are tailored to meet your unique needs, fostering emotional well-being and personal growth.

Play therapy

Play therapy at I See You provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to express their emotions, process experiences, and develop coping strategies through the power of play. I utilise various play-based techniques to facilitate healing and growth.

Counselling

My counselling service offers a supportive and confidential space for individuals to explore their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. At I See You, I work collaboratively with clients to identify goals, develop strategies, and promote positive change in their lives.

Clientele and issues

I have worked for three years with a wide range of people and issues including LGBTQI+, neurodiversity, anxiety, depression, family harm, and much more. I love to work with children and tamariki from as young as 2 years old, right through to people in their 70s and onwards. 

Types of therapy

I have training and experience in a wide range of therapies including person-centred, narrative, cognitive behavioural, child-centred play therapy, and a range of emotion, body, and creativity-focused therapies. I come from an attachment, strengths-based, and trauma-informed lenses.

About Me

Kia ora! Ko Emma Welch toku ingoa. My whanau lives in Te Tai Tokerau, Northland, but I have lived here in Whanganui since 2020. Since then I have worked in a high school, a primary school, and an NGO practicing counselling, play therapy, and group facilitation supporting women to set boundaries. I am passionate about wellbeing, and love the uniqueness of people whatever their age or life experiences. When you come to see me, you can expect a safe space of respect, non-judgment, collaboration, and creativity to support you in getting in touch with you or your child's most authentic self. 

Qualifications, training, and accreditations

  • Bachelor of Counselling
  • Attachment theory in practice
  • Solutions-focused brief therapy
  • Bi-cultural training
  • Complex trauma in children
  • Responding to sexual abuse in children and young people
  • Play therapy
  • Full member of NZCCA
  • Te Whatu Ora accredited

Rates

$90 per session

45 minute sessions for children/tamariki and parents

1 hour sessions for adult individual counselling

Please talk with me about costs, length, and frequency of sessions as I want to be flexible to your needs.

Also note, you may be able to access funding for a limited amount of sessions through your GP as I am Te Whatu Ora accredited. 

Contact

Drop by at Suit 2, 49 Ingestre Street, Whanganui.

Opening Hours

Availability by appointment Wednesdays through Fridays

Contact

0226554762

emmaw.counsellor@gmail.com