Relationships Aotearoa branches nationwide will close by the end of the week with the loss of 183 jobs in a move that will directly affect 7000 clients.

An announcement this morning revealed the country's largest professional counselling and family therapy provider was unable to reach an agreement with Government agencies to help it remain solvent.

Relationships Aotearoa will close its doors nationwide by the end of the week. Photo: Facebook.

The non-government agency - which receives around $8 million in funding from the Ministries of Social Development, Justice and Corrections – currently provides support in cases of domestic abuse and family violence, amongst other things.

Each year the not-for-profit organisation, who have offices on Brookfield Terrace in Otumoetai and Mackay Street in Thames, helps thousands to make positive changes in their lives by dealing with issues such as parenting, family conflict, domestic violence, and trauma.

They also provide professional training, supervision and mediation for people working in demanding workplaces.

It recorded a $270,000 deficit in the last financial year.

RA's interim board member Cary Hayward says the service feels 'betrayed” by the Government after working intensively and in good faith during the last 10 days to seek constructive pathways forward.

'Last Tuesday we met with Minister Tolley, where she assured us that RA would continue to be contracted if we remained solvent,” says Cary.

'We assured funders that RA would be solvent once contracts for the 2015/16 year were finalised.

"On Friday (May 22) we received an offer of a 9-12 week transition from the agencies. Our legal advisers reviewed the offer and determined that the offer would expose RA to significant breaches of law.

'Our counter offer, sent on Sunday (May 24) sought to remove the illegalities.

'Unfortunately, our financial position, worsened by Government's needless delay, means we cannot afford to transition clients. We had hoped to transition clients over 9-12 weeks, however, the offer made on Friday was rescinded yesterday.”

It is likely its doors will close by the end of the week.

Up to 900 people will be referred back to court, while 183 people will lose their jobs.

Relationships Aotearoa is responding to SunLive's questions about the future of Relationships Aotearoa staff in the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel later this afternoon.