ACC Services

ACC Accredited

I am ACC accredited and provide psychological services to those who have experienced mental injury resulting from sexual trauma, a work place incident, physical injury, or a treatment injury.

If you are interested in engaging in the ACC process, please feel free to contact me and inquire about my availability.

Mental Injury

What is Mental Injury?

Mental Injury is a term that ACC uses to describe harm caused by a specific event(s) that results in significant behavioural, cognitive, or psychological impairment. Clinicians would usually describe this as a mental health difficulty, or trauma.

What supports are you able to access?

ACC offer fully funded support for clients who have experienced mental injury. In order for clients to access this support, a claim must first be lodged. Clients can access supports before having their claim assessed for cover, this includes some one-to-one therapy, social work support, and whānau support. If longer term supports are needed, an assessment is undertaken to determine whether ACC will cover your claim. If approved, ACC wil fund treatment and support services for as long as is required for you to recover from your mental injury (trauma). Clients with approved claims can access up to 48 hours of one-to-one therapy per year, plus group counselling, social work and whānau sessions.


It doesn’t matter if the mental injury happened recently or a long time ago, clients can access ACC support services whenever they’re ready. You don’t have to make a report to Police or take legal action to access support.

ACC cannot provide cover for mental injuries in the following situations:

  • If the mental injury was caused by traumatic events that happen outside of work;

  • If the mental injury occurred outside New Zealand, and you are not ordinarily a resident;

  • If the mental injury was caused by stress or other gradual processes at work;

  • If a mental health specialist identifies that the mental condition occurred before the accident
 or event;

  • If the accident had only a limited effect (e.g., was a trigger or “final straw” after a series of
stressful events);

  • If the mental injury was a pre-existing condition which was made worse by an event;

  • Where a minor physical injury in traumatic circumstances was not a significant cause of the
 mental injury.