Trauma Focused Therapists in Pretoria
I am a counselling psychologist in Pretoria with a strong background in Christianity. I worked as a pastor for over 25 years before training as a psychologist. However, when you consult with me, you consult with a psychologist, not a pastor, unless you require spiritual counselling. I worked with couples who experienced challenges using the Marriage Encounter approach to strengthen their relationships and couples who are ready to throw in the towel by using Retroavaille approach to give them a lifeline. I work with adults (individuals and couples) to explore their challenges. I offer a safe and supportive environment.
I am a counselling psychologist in Pretoria with a strong background in Christianity. I worked as a pastor for over 25 years before training as a psychologist. However, when you consult with me, you consult with a psychologist, not a pastor, unless you require spiritual counselling. I worked with couples who experienced challenges using the Marriage Encounter approach to strengthen their relationships and couples who are ready to throw in the towel by using Retroavaille approach to give them a lifeline. I work with adults (individuals and couples) to explore their challenges. I offer a safe and supportive environment.
Hello There,
My name is Ntshadi Raphala. I offer wellness counselling to both individuals and couples in a relationship. I am based in Pretoria, Central, Gauteng province. I am passionate about the work I do, and a well-being of others is my priority.
I offer support to both adolescents and young adults, aged 14 and 35+ years (Individuals and Couples). I also assist Employees with mental health issues through Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Qualifications: BA.Hons (Psych) UL, Trauma Cert (UNISA), Adv EAP Cert (UP), PGD- Business Admin (UNISA)
Approach & Methodology
CBT, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy & Person-Centered Therapy
Hello There,
My name is Ntshadi Raphala. I offer wellness counselling to both individuals and couples in a relationship. I am based in Pretoria, Central, Gauteng province. I am passionate about the work I do, and a well-being of others is my priority.
I offer support to both adolescents and young adults, aged 14 and 35+ years (Individuals and Couples). I also assist Employees with mental health issues through Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Qualifications: BA.Hons (Psych) UL, Trauma Cert (UNISA), Adv EAP Cert (UP), PGD- Business Admin (UNISA)
Approach & Methodology
CBT, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy & Person-Centered Therapy
Boitumelo Patricia
General Counsellor, BSocSci Hons, ASCHP Specialist Wellness Counsellor
1 Endorsed
Pretoria 0184
I am a Specialist Wellness Counsellor and a Life Coach, working with young professionals navigating career life, identity, relationships and mental wellness. My ideal clients are young professionals who are:
- Transitioning from University into the workplace/Business.
- Struggling with confidence, imposter syndrome, or self-worth
- Experiencing anxiety, stress, or emotional overwhelm
- Navigating relationship difficulties, family expectations, or cultural pressures
- Seeking clarity on identity, purpose, and life direction
- Interested in holistic wellness that respects their personal values.
I am a Specialist Wellness Counsellor and a Life Coach, working with young professionals navigating career life, identity, relationships and mental wellness. My ideal clients are young professionals who are:
- Transitioning from University into the workplace/Business.
- Struggling with confidence, imposter syndrome, or self-worth
- Experiencing anxiety, stress, or emotional overwhelm
- Navigating relationship difficulties, family expectations, or cultural pressures
- Seeking clarity on identity, purpose, and life direction
- Interested in holistic wellness that respects their personal values.
I work with adolescents, young adults and adults navigating challenges such as anxiety, grief, depression, emotional difficulties, life transitions, relationship difficulties and career-related concerns. I take a client-centred, integrative approach to therapy, drawing on evidence-based interventions to support clients in understanding their experiences, navigating challenges and making meaningful changes. I aim to provide a compassionate, non-judgmental space where clients can explore their experiences, build on their strengths and find ways of navigating life’s challenges that feel meaningful to them.
I work with adolescents, young adults and adults navigating challenges such as anxiety, grief, depression, emotional difficulties, life transitions, relationship difficulties and career-related concerns. I take a client-centred, integrative approach to therapy, drawing on evidence-based interventions to support clients in understanding their experiences, navigating challenges and making meaningful changes. I aim to provide a compassionate, non-judgmental space where clients can explore their experiences, build on their strengths and find ways of navigating life’s challenges that feel meaningful to them.
I am a therapist who work with individuals. I see children, adolescents and adults. Each patient is a person with a unique biography which include both their joys and struggles. I focus on the person and through our relationship I do my best to help them to understand their thoughts and feelings and to get to know why they feel and behave the way they do. On our journey together we explore whatever they bring, be it a thought, a feeling, a relationship, a dream, a stuckness or a symptom. Therapy, like other relationships, can be difficult. The difference is that this relationship’s purpose is to bring healing and acceptance.
I am a therapist who work with individuals. I see children, adolescents and adults. Each patient is a person with a unique biography which include both their joys and struggles. I focus on the person and through our relationship I do my best to help them to understand their thoughts and feelings and to get to know why they feel and behave the way they do. On our journey together we explore whatever they bring, be it a thought, a feeling, a relationship, a dream, a stuckness or a symptom. Therapy, like other relationships, can be difficult. The difference is that this relationship’s purpose is to bring healing and acceptance.
By incorporating Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Strength Based and Person Centered Approach, I am able to help a client have a different perspective to their challenges.
I have helped individuals overcome challenges like trauma, depression, suicidal thoughts, marital challenges, work related stressors, coping with grief and bereavement, divorce, suicidal thoughts and loss.
By incorporating Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Strength Based and Person Centered Approach, I am able to help a client have a different perspective to their challenges.
I have helped individuals overcome challenges like trauma, depression, suicidal thoughts, marital challenges, work related stressors, coping with grief and bereavement, divorce, suicidal thoughts and loss.
Social Work Services With Mrs.M 's purpose is to promote Social Wellness, to improve the care for individuals, Families and communities. To facilitate the dissemination of information regarding Social challenges. Social Work Services with Mrs.M also specializes in training programs such as Parenting skills & Plans, Marriage guidance, Girl child and women programs and many others.
Social Work Services With Mrs.M 's purpose is to promote Social Wellness, to improve the care for individuals, Families and communities. To facilitate the dissemination of information regarding Social challenges. Social Work Services with Mrs.M also specializes in training programs such as Parenting skills & Plans, Marriage guidance, Girl child and women programs and many others.
I support individuals navigating stress, emotional challenges, life transitions or periods of feeling overwhelmed or stuck. Through a warm, supportive and practical approach, we work together to gain clarity, build resilience and develop the tools needed to move forward with greater confidence and wellbeing.
I support individuals navigating stress, emotional challenges, life transitions or periods of feeling overwhelmed or stuck. Through a warm, supportive and practical approach, we work together to gain clarity, build resilience and develop the tools needed to move forward with greater confidence and wellbeing.
I am a registered social worker with a passion to leave people better than I found them. The first thing I often tell new clients is this: at some point, my hope is that you won’t need to see me anymore. That might sound like a strange thing for a therapist to say, but for me, that is the heart of the work.
My role is not to keep you dependent on therapy, but to facilitate a process where you feel heard, understood and accepted — while also helping you reconnect with yourself, understand what is happening beneath the surface, and build the practical skills to move forward with more confidence.
I am a registered social worker with a passion to leave people better than I found them. The first thing I often tell new clients is this: at some point, my hope is that you won’t need to see me anymore. That might sound like a strange thing for a therapist to say, but for me, that is the heart of the work.
My role is not to keep you dependent on therapy, but to facilitate a process where you feel heard, understood and accepted — while also helping you reconnect with yourself, understand what is happening beneath the surface, and build the practical skills to move forward with more confidence.
On the outside, you look like you’re managing it all. Inside, you’re exhausted. Work stress follows you home. You feel disconnected from yourself, from your partner, from the life you thought you were building. I work with high-performing professionals who appear capable on the outside but feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and emotional drained. Many of my clients are successful in their careers yet struggle with chronic stress, people-pleasing, and difficulty switching off, this often affects relationships. When you’re ready to feel more grounded, empowered, and connected, I invite you to reach out for a consultation.
On the outside, you look like you’re managing it all. Inside, you’re exhausted. Work stress follows you home. You feel disconnected from yourself, from your partner, from the life you thought you were building. I work with high-performing professionals who appear capable on the outside but feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and emotional drained. Many of my clients are successful in their careers yet struggle with chronic stress, people-pleasing, and difficulty switching off, this often affects relationships. When you’re ready to feel more grounded, empowered, and connected, I invite you to reach out for a consultation.
The main focus is to help clients grow in their spiritual life. There are many aspects that we focus on to ensure proper growth. We specialize in trauma, depression, anxiety, and spiritual degradation.
We treat our clients with much love and respect. We guide our clients to find the answer for themselves rather than give the solution to their problem. We teach them how to analize there situation and how to approach the negative things in life.
The main focus is to help clients grow in their spiritual life. There are many aspects that we focus on to ensure proper growth. We specialize in trauma, depression, anxiety, and spiritual degradation.
We treat our clients with much love and respect. We guide our clients to find the answer for themselves rather than give the solution to their problem. We teach them how to analize there situation and how to approach the negative things in life.
Where are you personally in your life's journey now, compared to where you want to be regarding your dreams and purpose in life?
What is hindering you, stopping you or holding you back from reaching your dreams.
What are your biggest fears, challenges, shortcomings and roadblocks stopping you from where you want to be?
High performance is measured by your potential, skills and knowledge minus any psychological and social interferences that cripples you.
Addressing these interferences, beliefs and negative psychological constructs can spark your transformation to live optimally enjoying abundant life by reaching your dreams.
Where are you personally in your life's journey now, compared to where you want to be regarding your dreams and purpose in life?
What is hindering you, stopping you or holding you back from reaching your dreams.
What are your biggest fears, challenges, shortcomings and roadblocks stopping you from where you want to be?
High performance is measured by your potential, skills and knowledge minus any psychological and social interferences that cripples you.
Addressing these interferences, beliefs and negative psychological constructs can spark your transformation to live optimally enjoying abundant life by reaching your dreams.
Monique Anne Botha
Psychologist, MSc, HPCSA - Clin. Psych.
1 Endorsed
Pretoria 0081
Waitlist for new clients
Hello and welcome to my practice. My name is Monique Botha. I am a clinical psychologist, who finds meaning in walking with humans as they navigate life.
The humans who come to my practice are often carrying a great deal, even if it does not always show on the surface. Many arrive feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood, or disconnected from themselves, their bodies, or their relationships. They are not looking only for symptom relief; they are seeking understanding, safety, and a space where they can make sense of their inner word.
Should you wish to start your own journey of healing, know that you don’t need to to do it alone. <3
Hello and welcome to my practice. My name is Monique Botha. I am a clinical psychologist, who finds meaning in walking with humans as they navigate life.
The humans who come to my practice are often carrying a great deal, even if it does not always show on the surface. Many arrive feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood, or disconnected from themselves, their bodies, or their relationships. They are not looking only for symptom relief; they are seeking understanding, safety, and a space where they can make sense of their inner word.
Should you wish to start your own journey of healing, know that you don’t need to to do it alone. <3
Qualified Clinical Psychologist (CommServe) and HPCSA Registered Counsellor. Whether you are seeking meaningful change a safe place to engage in meaningful therapy, I offer a supportive space where you can be heard and understood. I provide counselling, therapy, Voice of the Child and psychometric assessments through online sessions. As a dual-registered HPCSA practitioner, I use an integrative, psychodynamic approach that combines evidence-based psychology with practical strategies. Services are available in Afrikaans and English.
Qualified Clinical Psychologist (CommServe) and HPCSA Registered Counsellor. Whether you are seeking meaningful change a safe place to engage in meaningful therapy, I offer a supportive space where you can be heard and understood. I provide counselling, therapy, Voice of the Child and psychometric assessments through online sessions. As a dual-registered HPCSA practitioner, I use an integrative, psychodynamic approach that combines evidence-based psychology with practical strategies. Services are available in Afrikaans and English.
Most people don’t come to therapy because they are “broken.” They come because they are tired of repeating patterns that leave them hurt, confused, or emotionally exhausted.
If you find yourself attracting the same kind of partner, struggling with communication in your relationship, or carrying unresolved childhood wounds into adulthood, you are not alone — and you are not beyond healing.
Together, we will:
• Identify repeating emotional cycles
• Strengthen boundaries and communication
• Regulate anxiety and trauma responses
• Build emotional safety for healthy, lasting relationships
• Prepare for intentional dating and marriage.
Most people don’t come to therapy because they are “broken.” They come because they are tired of repeating patterns that leave them hurt, confused, or emotionally exhausted.
If you find yourself attracting the same kind of partner, struggling with communication in your relationship, or carrying unresolved childhood wounds into adulthood, you are not alone — and you are not beyond healing.
Together, we will:
• Identify repeating emotional cycles
• Strengthen boundaries and communication
• Regulate anxiety and trauma responses
• Build emotional safety for healthy, lasting relationships
• Prepare for intentional dating and marriage.
Many of us know the pain of feeling unheard, the heaviness of loneliness, or the spiral of self‑doubt. At times, we may find ourselves navigating toxic relationships, carrying the weight of trauma, or questioning whether we’re truly enough. Life brings challenges, mistakes happen—and it’s okay to admit when coping feels difficult. In those times, therapy can provide a safe space to explore these struggles, build healthier coping skills, and reconnect with the parts of yourself that deserve care and healing.
I’m Julia, a counsellor with over 10 years of experience across nonprofit, community, wellness, and clinical settings.
Many of us know the pain of feeling unheard, the heaviness of loneliness, or the spiral of self‑doubt. At times, we may find ourselves navigating toxic relationships, carrying the weight of trauma, or questioning whether we’re truly enough. Life brings challenges, mistakes happen—and it’s okay to admit when coping feels difficult. In those times, therapy can provide a safe space to explore these struggles, build healthier coping skills, and reconnect with the parts of yourself that deserve care and healing.
I’m Julia, a counsellor with over 10 years of experience across nonprofit, community, wellness, and clinical settings.
Reaching out for therapy can feel like a big step. I offer a warm, respectful, and accepting space where your experiences can be explored with care and understanding. My intention is to help you feel heard, understood, and supported as we work through emotional challenges, relationship difficulties, experiences of loss or trauma, and the complexities of life transitions. I am a Counselling Psychologist with over five years of experience across community, university, and clinical settings. I bring both professional depth and genuine human presence to my work.
Reaching out for therapy can feel like a big step. I offer a warm, respectful, and accepting space where your experiences can be explored with care and understanding. My intention is to help you feel heard, understood, and supported as we work through emotional challenges, relationship difficulties, experiences of loss or trauma, and the complexities of life transitions. I am a Counselling Psychologist with over five years of experience across community, university, and clinical settings. I bring both professional depth and genuine human presence to my work.
Just imagine a life where you know your worth—free from the weight of self-doubt. As a Christian Counsellor 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.
Just imagine a life where you know your worth—free from the weight of self-doubt. As a Christian Counsellor 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.
I am a Clinical Psychologist, I am here to support you in owning your mental health. As an integrative therapist, I work with children, adolescents, teenagers, adults, couples, and groups, tailoring my approach to each individual’s unique background and needs. I utilize a variety of modalities, such as psychodynamic, DBT, CBT, schema therapy, family systems, and person centered approach to address different challenges, helping clients understand and change maladaptive patterns that impact their daily lives. These diverse approaches allow me to provide culturally sensitive, personalized interventions that promote healing and growth
I am a Clinical Psychologist, I am here to support you in owning your mental health. As an integrative therapist, I work with children, adolescents, teenagers, adults, couples, and groups, tailoring my approach to each individual’s unique background and needs. I utilize a variety of modalities, such as psychodynamic, DBT, CBT, schema therapy, family systems, and person centered approach to address different challenges, helping clients understand and change maladaptive patterns that impact their daily lives. These diverse approaches allow me to provide culturally sensitive, personalized interventions that promote healing and growth
We are living in a world where life challenges can overshadow our mental health , that is where our services comes in. We enables people to cope with the stressors of life. We are committed to fostering resilience. Our mission is to facilitate self-discovery, equipping individuals with the tools to navigate life's challenges. Together, we will regenerate, reclaiming control and embracing a journey of growth and empowerment. As we foster self- awareness , nurturing resilience, we believe this will ignite the power within individuals to take control of their daily challenges. We look forward to embarking on this journey together,
We are living in a world where life challenges can overshadow our mental health , that is where our services comes in. We enables people to cope with the stressors of life. We are committed to fostering resilience. Our mission is to facilitate self-discovery, equipping individuals with the tools to navigate life's challenges. Together, we will regenerate, reclaiming control and embracing a journey of growth and empowerment. As we foster self- awareness , nurturing resilience, we believe this will ignite the power within individuals to take control of their daily challenges. We look forward to embarking on this journey together,
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