Counselling Services
Relationship and Marriage Counselling, Play Interventions for Children, Counselling for Teens and Adults, Counselling on most emotional issues, Assistance with general life struggles. Help in dealing with: Forgiveness, Resentments & Bitterness, Rejection & Abandonment, Emotional Management, Grief, Loss and Sadness, Despair & Hopelessness, Family Issues, Guilt & Shame, Low Self-Esteem, Fear and Anxiety, Change, Coping Skills, Conflict and Communication, Assertiveness, Self Awareness and Self Motivation.
Play Therapy
Gestalt Play Therapy focuses on bringing the child into a state of self-awareness. The process of self-awareness is made possible by the dynamic reciprocal relationship between the child and the counsellor. Gestalt Therapy takes into account the existential realities of the child, it recognises that the child does not exist in isolation and that through dialogue and play the child is able to prepare him or herself for what is happening in his / her world. During play a child learns to control his/her emotions, he or she learns to make decisions and to see things differently. The child learns to express what is currently on his/her mind. In order to bring about change in a child they must accept themselves for who they are at that particular moment. The counsellor accepts the child unconditionally without question.
Addiction
All Matters Related to Addiction
General Addiction Counselling
Help, Assistance, Advice & Referrals
Interventions if needed
Assistance and Counselling for the Addict who wants to Recover
Assistance and Advice for the Families or Supporters Involved
Counselling for Teens that are making the Wrong Choices
After Care or Maintenance Counselling (After Rehab)
Family Assistance with Co-Dependency, Enabling and Boundary Setting
Group Talks on Enabling and Co- Dependency
12 Step Programs
Addiction is a family disease.
The addict may use, but the whole family suffers.
Trauma needs to be distinguished from other painful experiences because not all bad experiences are painful. TRAUMA ON THE OTHER HAND IS ALWAYS PAINFUL. Trauma is defined as a deeply distressing and disturbing experience, a very difficult or unpleasant experience that causes someone to have emotional problems sometimes for a long time. Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event. Trauma disrupts a person’s stability. Trauma is experienced as something that someone does not have the ability to control. Trauma is usually deeply disturbing, it makes a deep impact, it shatters one’s sense of trust and it can leave a person feeling immobilised. Trauma causes anxiety, worries about safety, anger, hyper vigilance, distrust and often times trauma changes the way we do life! Trauma Counselling helps to put things into perspective, to recognise your stress reaction and should help you to recognise and come to terms with any losses. Group Debriefings also offered.
Marriage & Relationship Therapy
Relationships are a very important part of our lives. When important relationships break down it can be very traumatic and also extremely painful. Contact me for assistance if you need help for yourself or if you intend to repair or heal a broken relationship (friendships, marriages, families, etc.)
An outside perspective can often assist and bring about change and healing as long as all parties are willing.
I also counsel couples that are intending on getting married. This is important so that they do not just jump blindly into a marriage with the idea that it will all be smooth sailing going forward. Certain topics need to be addressed and differences must be ironed out before taking that walk down the isle.
Group Sessions
School going children, and even adults, often need help in developing healthy coping mechanisms. Working within a group can be very helpful, especially for the learner or adult that does not like to speak out or is more of an introvert. Within a group setting they can be quiet, yet they don't feel alone, while listening to others others talk about what they are going through.
Some, but not all of the topics I can discuss are Self-Esteem, Self- Respect, Anger, Bullying, Emotional Management, Boundaries, Codependency, Positive Relationships, Addiction and Trauma.
Whatever your need is at the time, I will let you now if I have enough knowledge to present a group specified by you.