A psychotherapist is calling the pressure on mental health services a "perfect storm".
Psychologists are turning away as many as 60 clients a month because they have no space to see them.
The issues have come to light after the College of Clinical Psychologists recently surveyed its members.
Psychotherapist and co-host of Newstalk ZB’s The Nutters Club Kyle MacDonald told Simon and James sadly he is having the same pressures at his clinic.
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