Counselling

Counselling is about training how to help people with their mental health problems.

Mental health problems include traumas and mental illnesses, emotional and behavioural problems, and addictions to drugs, smoking and gambling.

Studying in this area involves learning how to help people to cope with, and if possible overcome, these problems.

NZ university majors related to this area

Most entail additional learning (lifelong learning!).

185% of national
median earnings

Figures based on young domestic graduates 5 years after graduation. Source: Ministry of Education.