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Pregnancy Counselling Services Gisborne Branch
We can help you consider your options.
Do you want to talk through a past abortion?
PCS Pregnancy Counselling Services Inc.
PCS operates a network of branches throughout New Zealand.
All PCS branches will accept Collect Calls.
All client services are FREE.
PCS is a registered charitable trust.
* Comfort and restore self-esteem.
* Assist client to put aside the past and plan, in a positive way, for the future.
* Encourage client to deal with guilt and free herself (or himself) from anger, pain and remorse.
* Support client emotionally until she can stand alone.
PCS recognises that counselling needs for each woman are different, PCS starts with acceptance and support; a good basis to explore a woman's concerns and anxiety about pregnancy.
Whether continuing the pregnancy or not, many women have ongoing needs for support and counselling. PCS has a proven record as an independent counselling service and doctors can refer to PCS with ongoing confidence.
Dr John McMenamin: General Practitioner
Women are now beginning to descibe their grief and distress over past abortions, which had often been carried out under circumstances where they had little support or alternatives offered to them.
When a woman is considering an abortion it is essential that she has the opportunity for counselling to discuss all the options, independent of the pressure of opinions of others. This should lessen the possibility of a woman subsequently experiencing post-abortion distress, which is similar to post-traumatic stress disorder.
Dr Bridget Taumoepeau: Consultant Psychiatrist
Doctors have a responsibility for the long-term well-being and care of their patients - not only for short-term care.
Over the years I have been impressed with PCS's commitment and understanding of the complexities they encounter with women and their families. They don't simplify, they establish and assess the real circumstances.
Dr Norman Maclean: Obstetrician & Gynaccologist.