Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Elarduspark
Haensel Haven For Wellness | Counselling
General Counsellor, ASCHP Specialist Wellness Counsellor
Serves Area
I want to make each and every person feel that your story matters, and that your life, happiness and healing are worth fighting for. From children to adults, I have a special place for each of you in my heart. I want to be the person who is there for you. I want to be the person who listens, offering a safe and welcoming space for you to simply be yourself and share your story.
Through my own journey, I’ve learned the importance of opening my heart to others and embracing the power of sharing and healing. There is a place for you, you are worthy of healing.
I want to make each and every person feel that your story matters, and that your life, happiness and healing are worth fighting for. From children to adults, I have a special place for each of you in my heart. I want to be the person who is there for you. I want to be the person who listens, offering a safe and welcoming space for you to simply be yourself and share your story.
Through my own journey, I’ve learned the importance of opening my heart to others and embracing the power of sharing and healing. There is a place for you, you are worthy of healing.
My name is Mariska van der Meulen and we offer quality counselling at affordable rates. I chose the name Meraki as it really speaks to me about the supportive, non judgmental environment in which healing takes place. It is a Greek word meaning "to do something with soul, creativity or love; to put something of yourself in your work". We are 7 therapists at Meraki and our aim is to create a safe, compassionate and understanding space where we can explore solutions and find new empowering ways of dealing with challenges.
My name is Mariska van der Meulen and we offer quality counselling at affordable rates. I chose the name Meraki as it really speaks to me about the supportive, non judgmental environment in which healing takes place. It is a Greek word meaning "to do something with soul, creativity or love; to put something of yourself in your work". We are 7 therapists at Meraki and our aim is to create a safe, compassionate and understanding space where we can explore solutions and find new empowering ways of dealing with challenges.
With certification in neuroscience based tools and techniques we rewire past trauma, resolve feeling not good enough, stop stress and anxiety and increase awareness and self-belief.
Just imagine a life where you know your worth—free from the weight of self-doubt. I am passionate about empowering young women, helping them heal, grow, and thrive.
Do you feel held back by patterns of self-doubt, overwhelm, emotional pain, anxiety, or past experiences? You don't have to stay stuck. I offer a safe and supportive space where you can release what no longer serves you and build the confidence to move forward. Together, we’ll help you reconnect with your strength, heal from the past, and step boldly into your full potential.
With certification in neuroscience based tools and techniques we rewire past trauma, resolve feeling not good enough, stop stress and anxiety and increase awareness and self-belief.
Just imagine a life where you know your worth—free from the weight of self-doubt. I am passionate about empowering young women, helping them heal, grow, and thrive.
Do you feel held back by patterns of self-doubt, overwhelm, emotional pain, anxiety, or past experiences? You don't have to stay stuck. I offer a safe and supportive space where you can release what no longer serves you and build the confidence to move forward. Together, we’ll help you reconnect with your strength, heal from the past, and step boldly into your full potential.
Do you feel overwhelmed by anxiety, low self-worth, or past trauma—often rooted in childhood or broken relationships.
I can help you heal from trauma, anxiety, and low self-worth by offering a safe, compassionate space where you feel truly seen. I specialize in inner child healing, CBT, NLP, and faith-integrated counselling. My focus is on mind, body, and spirit wellness—guiding my clients to break unhealthy patterns, set strong boundaries, and build self-esteem.
Do you feel overwhelmed by anxiety, low self-worth, or past trauma—often rooted in childhood or broken relationships.
I can help you heal from trauma, anxiety, and low self-worth by offering a safe, compassionate space where you feel truly seen. I specialize in inner child healing, CBT, NLP, and faith-integrated counselling. My focus is on mind, body, and spirit wellness—guiding my clients to break unhealthy patterns, set strong boundaries, and build self-esteem.
As a Counseling Psychologist with over 10 years of experience, I offer expertise in therapeutic interventions, mentorship, and clinical supervision. My culturally sensitive approach promotes healing and personal growth by empowering clients to build resilience and develop effective coping strategies.
I look forward to working with you on your mental health journey.
As a Counseling Psychologist with over 10 years of experience, I offer expertise in therapeutic interventions, mentorship, and clinical supervision. My culturally sensitive approach promotes healing and personal growth by empowering clients to build resilience and develop effective coping strategies.
I look forward to working with you on your mental health journey.
Struggling with trauma, depression, anxiety, or internal conflict can leave you feeling confused, fatigued, numb, and unmotivated, leading to self-sabotage.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) or unresolved childhood trauma can significantly impact adulthood, damaging quality of life and relationships. Through Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT), individuals can access the root cause of their issues via the subconscious mind, rewiring, and recoding their thoughts for a transformed way
Struggling with trauma, depression, anxiety, or internal conflict can leave you feeling confused, fatigued, numb, and unmotivated, leading to self-sabotage.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) or unresolved childhood trauma can significantly impact adulthood, damaging quality of life and relationships. Through Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT), individuals can access the root cause of their issues via the subconscious mind, rewiring, and recoding their thoughts for a transformed way
I can work with grief, trauma, addiction, job/life stress, family challenges, relationship challenges, financial troubles, depression, anxiety, personality disorders and a host of other issues that bring people to therapy.
The beauty of therapy is that it can be helpful to everyone. Therapy is designed to assist people with a wide variety of issues from grief, job stress and relationship hurdles to personality disorders, depression, and anxiety. There is no set type of person that needs to be in therapy. You will be given a safe and protected environment to explore your most vulnerable emotions, memories, actions and thoughts. Sometimes you may laugh or you may cry, but you can expect therapy to be a space dedicated to you. It allows the freedom for self-exploration and healing without judgement or restriction.
I can work with grief, trauma, addiction, job/life stress, family challenges, relationship challenges, financial troubles, depression, anxiety, personality disorders and a host of other issues that bring people to therapy.
The beauty of therapy is that it can be helpful to everyone. Therapy is designed to assist people with a wide variety of issues from grief, job stress and relationship hurdles to personality disorders, depression, and anxiety. There is no set type of person that needs to be in therapy. You will be given a safe and protected environment to explore your most vulnerable emotions, memories, actions and thoughts. Sometimes you may laugh or you may cry, but you can expect therapy to be a space dedicated to you. It allows the freedom for self-exploration and healing without judgement or restriction.
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I am an English-speaking Registered Counsellor. I walk with clients on their journeys to healing and growth. We work together to create harmony within your system by developing healthy coping strategies, solving problems, setting boundaries and establishing a myriad of other tools to thrive within a system. I work with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families to improve mental health by discussing emotions and experiences and examining issues such as stress, personal development, anxiety, relationships and self-image. I assist clients in defining goals, taking action and gaining insight.
I am an English-speaking Registered Counsellor. I walk with clients on their journeys to healing and growth. We work together to create harmony within your system by developing healthy coping strategies, solving problems, setting boundaries and establishing a myriad of other tools to thrive within a system. I work with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families to improve mental health by discussing emotions and experiences and examining issues such as stress, personal development, anxiety, relationships and self-image. I assist clients in defining goals, taking action and gaining insight.
My passion is to help individuals to cope and adapt to the continuous changing world, in order to perform optimally in their communities and work place. My aim is to offer individuals and couples a safe, confidential and non-judgmental space where change and meaning can be explored and facilitated.
My passion is to help individuals to cope and adapt to the continuous changing world, in order to perform optimally in their communities and work place. My aim is to offer individuals and couples a safe, confidential and non-judgmental space where change and meaning can be explored and facilitated.
I specialize in issues such as narcissistic abuse recovery, abortions(had or planning), divorce, infidelity, incest, rape and various other areas of trauma.
The Individuals that feel as though no-one will understand or who have been told time and time again that they are the ones at fault, either in their relationships or at work. The individuals who feel alone and who cannot speak out due to hidden manipulation and control within a home or who are insidiously abused within a relationship. The individuals who feel that they are the ones who have destroyed their families lives, the individuals who want a safe space, a listening ear and supportive dialogue. The individual who wants clarity of mind, effective coping mechanisms and understanding, these are the individuals I counsel.
I specialize in issues such as narcissistic abuse recovery, abortions(had or planning), divorce, infidelity, incest, rape and various other areas of trauma.
The Individuals that feel as though no-one will understand or who have been told time and time again that they are the ones at fault, either in their relationships or at work. The individuals who feel alone and who cannot speak out due to hidden manipulation and control within a home or who are insidiously abused within a relationship. The individuals who feel that they are the ones who have destroyed their families lives, the individuals who want a safe space, a listening ear and supportive dialogue. The individual who wants clarity of mind, effective coping mechanisms and understanding, these are the individuals I counsel.
I am a Clinical Psychologist who works integratively. I offer support, presence and understanding with the hope of helping the clients to get insight into their psychological processes with regards to emotional functioning within the context of their situation.
I am a Clinical Psychologist who works integratively. I offer support, presence and understanding with the hope of helping the clients to get insight into their psychological processes with regards to emotional functioning within the context of their situation.
Life's challenges can be daunting, especially when it seems like those around us struggle to provide the support we need. Embarking on therapy reflects a courageous and vulnerable decision. It may stem from various losses, a shift from your usual self, or a desire for a deeper self-understanding. Therapy serves as a supportive space to navigate these experiences, discover new ways of being, and overcome life's challenges. The objective of therapy, in alignment with the client's goals, is to fundamentally address how individuals relate to themselves and the world. We support the pursuit of the client's desired quality of life.
Life's challenges can be daunting, especially when it seems like those around us struggle to provide the support we need. Embarking on therapy reflects a courageous and vulnerable decision. It may stem from various losses, a shift from your usual self, or a desire for a deeper self-understanding. Therapy serves as a supportive space to navigate these experiences, discover new ways of being, and overcome life's challenges. The objective of therapy, in alignment with the client's goals, is to fundamentally address how individuals relate to themselves and the world. We support the pursuit of the client's desired quality of life.
Whether you’re working through unresolved childhood experiences, current trauma or PTSD, chronic pain, depression, or struggles with substance use, I provide a safe and supportive space to begin healing.
My main approach is psychodynamic therapy, which means we look at how your past experiences & relationships may be influencing how you feel & behave today. This helps you gain deeper insight into yourself & break patterns that may be holding you back. I also draw on other evidence-based therapies, to ensure you get the most effective support for your needs.
Whether you’re working through unresolved childhood experiences, current trauma or PTSD, chronic pain, depression, or struggles with substance use, I provide a safe and supportive space to begin healing.
My main approach is psychodynamic therapy, which means we look at how your past experiences & relationships may be influencing how you feel & behave today. This helps you gain deeper insight into yourself & break patterns that may be holding you back. I also draw on other evidence-based therapies, to ensure you get the most effective support for your needs.
I have a particular passion for helping individuals with trauma and significant life transitions.
I specialise in trauma, life transitions, building resilience, managing stress and anxiety, and fostering self-discovery. My counselling approach is integrative, using evidence-based techniques to meet each client’s unique needs. Together, we’ll create a personalised plan to help you achieve overall well-being.
I have a particular passion for helping individuals with trauma and significant life transitions.
I specialise in trauma, life transitions, building resilience, managing stress and anxiety, and fostering self-discovery. My counselling approach is integrative, using evidence-based techniques to meet each client’s unique needs. Together, we’ll create a personalised plan to help you achieve overall well-being.
I apply variety of psychological therapies such as SFBT, EMDR, Brainspotting, BWRT, Play therapy, Imago couples therapy, CBT and others for treatment of trauma, stress, depression, anxiety, behavioral and marital problems, bereavement, depression, divorce, adjustment issues, esteem issues relationship issues, marriage coaching.
I have 21 years experience in providing counselling to variety of clients. I specialise in trauma, bereavement, anxiety management, depression, chronic condition counselling, family and marital counselling, pre-marital counselling, marriage coaching, employee wellness programmes,stress and anger management, substance dependency, behavioral and others.
I apply variety of psychological therapies such as SFBT, EMDR, Brainspotting, BWRT, Play therapy, Imago couples therapy, CBT and others for treatment of trauma, stress, depression, anxiety, behavioral and marital problems, bereavement, depression, divorce, adjustment issues, esteem issues relationship issues, marriage coaching.
I have 21 years experience in providing counselling to variety of clients. I specialise in trauma, bereavement, anxiety management, depression, chronic condition counselling, family and marital counselling, pre-marital counselling, marriage coaching, employee wellness programmes,stress and anger management, substance dependency, behavioral and others.
Developmental and systemic trauma can profoundly shape how we show up in the world—as individuals, leaders, and members of community.
I work with arts-based, embodied and systemic approaches, all underpinned by Eastern and Jungian psychology orientations. Story, imagery, psychodrama, archetypes, art-making, family constellations - these are some of the doorways through which we might explore your experiences, healing and aspirations.
Developmental and systemic trauma can profoundly shape how we show up in the world—as individuals, leaders, and members of community.
I work with arts-based, embodied and systemic approaches, all underpinned by Eastern and Jungian psychology orientations. Story, imagery, psychodrama, archetypes, art-making, family constellations - these are some of the doorways through which we might explore your experiences, healing and aspirations.
My clients may come seeking support for a range of challenges including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, stress and life transitions.
As a registered counsellor I will work with my clients to identify their strengths and growth for positive change. Through active listening and empathy, I aim to help clients navigate their challenges and improve their overall wellbeing.
My clients may come seeking support for a range of challenges including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, stress and life transitions.
As a registered counsellor I will work with my clients to identify their strengths and growth for positive change. Through active listening and empathy, I aim to help clients navigate their challenges and improve their overall wellbeing.
Whether you prefer face-to-face or online sessions or psychometric assessments, I am here to support you. Step into a warm, empathetic, judgment-free space where you are heard and valued just as you are. As a empathetic, Medical Board/HPCSA-Registered Counsellor and intern clinical psychologist, I'm committed to walking this journey with you. I work integratively and collaboratively with my client using a variety of psychological theories. This is also a LGBTQA+ Save Space practice where all are welcome.
Whether you prefer face-to-face or online sessions or psychometric assessments, I am here to support you. Step into a warm, empathetic, judgment-free space where you are heard and valued just as you are. As a empathetic, Medical Board/HPCSA-Registered Counsellor and intern clinical psychologist, I'm committed to walking this journey with you. I work integratively and collaboratively with my client using a variety of psychological theories. This is also a LGBTQA+ Save Space practice where all are welcome.
I work with trauma, addiction & relapse, family restructuring & parenting, marriage & life phase adjustment, psychological distress & behavioural adjustment etc.
I offer a non-judgmental & non-assumptions approach that is rooted in science. A safe space, a secure base to share and experience care. My hope is that our therapeutic relationship will unlock you and help you to break out of patterns that keep you stuck in destructive stagnant behavior and relationships. Your "story" is important for your healing...
I work with trauma, addiction & relapse, family restructuring & parenting, marriage & life phase adjustment, psychological distress & behavioural adjustment etc.
I offer a non-judgmental & non-assumptions approach that is rooted in science. A safe space, a secure base to share and experience care. My hope is that our therapeutic relationship will unlock you and help you to break out of patterns that keep you stuck in destructive stagnant behavior and relationships. Your "story" is important for your healing...
Sometimes in life, we may face challenges that make it difficult to function on a day to day. These challenges can be physical, emotional, relational, or psychological. During this time, we may need professional assistance to support us during our healing journey and help us build skills and coping mechanisms. My psychotherapy approach is holistic, and I work collaboratively with the client to help them overcome challenges they may face and build skills to aid them in future. I primarily work from the psychodynamic modality; however, I may utilise knowledge, techniques as well as skills from other modalities where indicated.
Sometimes in life, we may face challenges that make it difficult to function on a day to day. These challenges can be physical, emotional, relational, or psychological. During this time, we may need professional assistance to support us during our healing journey and help us build skills and coping mechanisms. My psychotherapy approach is holistic, and I work collaboratively with the client to help them overcome challenges they may face and build skills to aid them in future. I primarily work from the psychodynamic modality; however, I may utilise knowledge, techniques as well as skills from other modalities where indicated.
Nearby Trauma and PTSD Counsellors Searches for Elarduspark
- Constantia Park
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- Menlyn
- Monument Park
- Olympus
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- Waterkloof Ridge
Trauma and PTSD Counsellors
When should I seek treatment for trauma?
Not everyone who undergoes trauma needs therapy to heal, but many do. If, after experiencing a traumatic event, you find yourself struggling with symptoms such as nightmares, dissociation, irritability, or emotional numbness—especially if these symptoms last more than a month and are severe enough to interfere with your daily functioning—you may benefit from seeking out therapy with a trauma-informed provider.
How long does trauma therapy take?
Different types of therapy for trauma unfold on different timelines. Prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy, for example, each take about three months, while trauma-informed CBT may last anywhere from 8 to 25 sessions. Other approaches, especially those that are less structured or that incorporate elements from multiple modalities, may be more open-ended, though many patients report feeling better within the first few months of treatment.
What happens if trauma is left untreated?
Unaddressed trauma can have serious—even devastating—effects on relationships, career, and day-to-day functioning. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can lead people to distrust or lash out at others, making it difficult to maintain intimate relationships; it can also trigger symptoms such as flashbacks or hyperreactivity that can interfere with a person’s ability to function effectively, personally and/or professionally. Some sufferers turn to drugs to find relief. Symptoms may lessen on their own with time, but there is no guarantee that PTSD will resolve on its own.
Can PTSD come back after treatment?
It is possible for PTSD symptoms to recur months or years after successful treatment. This is because, like most mental health disorders, it is not possible to “cure” PTSD, and stressful life events may cause symptoms to recur in even the most resilient individuals. There is no shame in re-experiencing PTSD symptoms nor in returning to therapy when such relapses occur; indeed, many forms of trauma therapy explicitly encourage periodic “maintenance sessions” to reinforce coping skills and ensure that symptoms stay manageable.