Creditors of embattled counselling service Relationships Aotearoa have a month to stake their claims for compensation.

The national incorporation is in interim liquidation, and its Dunedin office is closed.

Four local staff are understood to have lost their jobs as a result.

The Dunedin branch dealt with about 900 clients a year, and there are concerns some will not be able to access alternative help in the city.

A breakdown in government funding is being blamed for the closure.