Wellbeing self-help tools and resources
Taking a moment to understand how you are feeling and learn strategies to cope is an important part of developing resilience and skills to succeed at university. This page provides information and resources, including useful videos under each heading.
Information:
- What is anxiety?
- Vicious cycle of anxiety
- Coping with stress
- What is social anxiety?
- What is panic?
- Biology & psychology of panic
- Practical techniques to manage stress
Helplines/websites:
- Anxiety Trust - support for Anxiety in Auckland
- Free 24/7 anxiety support helpline: 0800 ANXIETY (0800 269 4389)
- The Lowdown - anxiety
- The Mental Health Foundation - anxiety
- CALM (Computer Assisted Learning for the Mind)
Information:
Helplines/websites:
- Depression Helpline - 0800 111 757 or text 4202
- Lifeline helpline - 0800 543 345
- Youthline helpline - 0800 376 633 or text 234
- Suicide crisis helpline - 0508 828 865
- The Lowdown on depression
- CALM (Computer Assisted Learning for the Mind)
Information:
- Info for survivors, family & friends
- Recovering from sexual assault
- What is domestic abuse?
- Safety planning
- Victims Rights Act
- In an emergency call 111
- For security while on campus, call 0800 AUTSAFE
Helplines/websites:
- Help with bullying
- Help for sexual abuse survivors helpline - 09 623 1700
- Shine domestic violence support helpline - 0508 744 633
- Auckland's Women's Refuge helpline - 0800 733 843
- Victim support helpline - 0800 842 846
- White Ribbon - Stopping violence against women
- Family Violence: It's not okay helpline 0800 456 450
Information:
Helplines/websites:
- Alcohol & Drug helpline - 0800 787 797
- Gambling helpline - 0800 654 6544
- Quitline helpline - 0800 778 778
Information:
Helplines/websites:
- EDANZ: Eating disorder support, education and awareness helpline - 0800 2 EDANZ (0800 233 269)
- Tupu Ora Eating Disorders Service
Information:
- Grief after Loss
- Complicated and uncomplicated grief
- Understanding miscarriage
- Understanding termination
Helplines/websites:
- Skylight: for support through trauma, loss and grief - 0800 299 100
- The Grief Centre - 09 418 1457
- Health Navigator helpline - 0800 778 778
- Mental Health Foundation NZ
- Miscarriage Support Auckland
- SANDS - 0508 72 63 72
- Support groups
Information:
- Assertive Communication
- Anger coping strategies
- Intimate relationships
- Being single
- University of Cambridge's resources on relationships & managing conflict
- Stages of relationships & managing conflict
- Rainbow relationships
- In an emergency, call 111
- For security while on campus, call 0800 AUTSAFE
Helplines/websites:
- Get information about family issues from the Family Court, run by the Department of Justice
- Family Services Helpline for help finding (and direct transfer to) community-based health and social support services in your area - 0800 211 211
- Relationships Aotearoa
- Help with bullying
- Shine domestic violence support helpline - 0508 744 633
- Auckland's Women's Refuge helpline - 0800 733 843
- Victim support helpline - 0800 842 846
- White Ribbon: Stopping violence against women
- Family Violence: It's not okay helpline - 0800 456 450
Information:
- Tips on sleep problems from the University of Melbourne
- Sleep hygiene
- Facts about sleep
- What is insomnia?
- Insomnia and your thinking
Helplines/websites:
- Youthline - sleep
- National Sleep Foundation
Contact us
Counselling and Mental Health
+64 9 921 9292
counselling@aut.ac.nz
Locations
City Campus: Level 2, WB Building
North Campus: AX Building
South Campus: MB107b
Lifeline 24 Hour Support: 0800 543 354
Central Auckland Crisis Team: 0800 800 717