Somatic Therapists in Constantia
I am your go-to therapist for mental health support, insight and re-focusing your mind in helpful, inspiring, motivating ways. I particularly enjoy short-term, turn-around work with benefits noticeable to you and those around you and applicable personally and professionally.
I am your go-to therapist for mental health support, insight and re-focusing your mind in helpful, inspiring, motivating ways. I particularly enjoy short-term, turn-around work with benefits noticeable to you and those around you and applicable personally and professionally.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy; BodyMind Somatic therapy; mindfulness-based therapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT); Trauma-informed Yoga including Yoga Nidra.
My work focusses on clients who are struggling with the effects of childhood abuse and trauma as well as the emotional effects related to narcissistic abuse, past or present. I provide a space for clients to feel safe and to allow them to loosen their defences they needed to protect themselves and to understand their inner world and change old repetitive and obstructive patterns of being and relating. My focus is in working with young and older adults. I also include expressive therapy approaches, where needed, as a means to access emotions and experiences that are difficult to verbalise.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy; BodyMind Somatic therapy; mindfulness-based therapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT); Trauma-informed Yoga including Yoga Nidra.
My work focusses on clients who are struggling with the effects of childhood abuse and trauma as well as the emotional effects related to narcissistic abuse, past or present. I provide a space for clients to feel safe and to allow them to loosen their defences they needed to protect themselves and to understand their inner world and change old repetitive and obstructive patterns of being and relating. My focus is in working with young and older adults. I also include expressive therapy approaches, where needed, as a means to access emotions and experiences that are difficult to verbalise.
My integrative, somatic approach weaves embodied awareness, the Focusing technique, art-making, narrative practices, and mindfulness.
I work with women and teenagers (15+) who are navigating the complex landscape of trauma, grief, loss, dissociation, shame. Trauma tends to leave us feeling cut off from our bodies, from our sense of safety, from parts of who we are. Many people come to me carrying fear of their own inner world. Within the depths, what can feel like endings or deaths of old selves, there is space for rebirth: compassion, purpose, and a deeper sense of connection. My role is to serve as a mirror, reflecting your own inner knowing back to you, for you to find safety in trusting it again.
My integrative, somatic approach weaves embodied awareness, the Focusing technique, art-making, narrative practices, and mindfulness.
I work with women and teenagers (15+) who are navigating the complex landscape of trauma, grief, loss, dissociation, shame. Trauma tends to leave us feeling cut off from our bodies, from our sense of safety, from parts of who we are. Many people come to me carrying fear of their own inner world. Within the depths, what can feel like endings or deaths of old selves, there is space for rebirth: compassion, purpose, and a deeper sense of connection. My role is to serve as a mirror, reflecting your own inner knowing back to you, for you to find safety in trusting it again.
My method of working is informed by various models including but not limited to various trauma-informed methods such as somatic psychotherapy and EMDR, parts work (IFS and ego state therapy), psychodynamic theory as well as contemplative wisdom traditions.
I make use of a holistic approach to fit my client’s unique needs and circumstances. My psychotherapeutic method facilitates healing through a process of integration of distressing past life events and traumas.
In addition to the typical scope of a clinical psychologist, I have a keen interest in health psychology and working with autoimmune conditions, having published a book here: Autoimmune Survival Guide.
My method of working is informed by various models including but not limited to various trauma-informed methods such as somatic psychotherapy and EMDR, parts work (IFS and ego state therapy), psychodynamic theory as well as contemplative wisdom traditions.
I make use of a holistic approach to fit my client’s unique needs and circumstances. My psychotherapeutic method facilitates healing through a process of integration of distressing past life events and traumas.
In addition to the typical scope of a clinical psychologist, I have a keen interest in health psychology and working with autoimmune conditions, having published a book here: Autoimmune Survival Guide.
My integrative, client-centred approach weaves together many modalities including inner-child exploration, somatic work, parts-based therapy (Internal Family Systems), Gestalt practices, and narrative therapy to meet the needs of each client's unique journey.
We all need help at different points in our lives. This is not because we're broken, but because we're - temporarily - lost or stuck. As a counsellor, this is where I come in.
My skills of active listening, curious questioning and unique counselling modalities enable me to help you move through challenges. All along, being guided by your feelings and thoughts. Imagine me as the lantern alongside you as you navigate your way through the darkness.
My integrative, client-centred approach weaves together many modalities including inner-child exploration, somatic work, parts-based therapy (Internal Family Systems), Gestalt practices, and narrative therapy to meet the needs of each client's unique journey.
We all need help at different points in our lives. This is not because we're broken, but because we're - temporarily - lost or stuck. As a counsellor, this is where I come in.
My skills of active listening, curious questioning and unique counselling modalities enable me to help you move through challenges. All along, being guided by your feelings and thoughts. Imagine me as the lantern alongside you as you navigate your way through the darkness.
I draw from psychoanalysis, somatic & inner child work.
My work is best suited for those who have gone on previous journeys with psychologists or other conscious journeying. This is about new insights but also how to integrate those insights and become them. In other words - lasting meaningful change. Truth and fun will lead the way in our work so expect both tears and belly laughs.
I draw from psychoanalysis, somatic & inner child work.
My work is best suited for those who have gone on previous journeys with psychologists or other conscious journeying. This is about new insights but also how to integrate those insights and become them. In other words - lasting meaningful change. Truth and fun will lead the way in our work so expect both tears and belly laughs.
We specialise in providing counseling to people ranging between the ages of 15 and 65+ that are struggling with identity and intimacy, lack of purpose, feelings of inadequacy and depression, looking for meaning in their lives, as well as meaning in their future and current relationships. We have a passion for working with couples and families who have conflict or communication problems and we also have extensive experience in working with career-driven clients as coaches and counselors.
We specialise in providing counseling to people ranging between the ages of 15 and 65+ that are struggling with identity and intimacy, lack of purpose, feelings of inadequacy and depression, looking for meaning in their lives, as well as meaning in their future and current relationships. We have a passion for working with couples and families who have conflict or communication problems and we also have extensive experience in working with career-driven clients as coaches and counselors.
My philosophy is that all of us have the necessary abilities to overcome any challenges in life with the right support. I offer an integrative approach to counselling that draws on Gestalt, existential and cognitive theories. I view counselling as a creative process of discovering the masterpiece in each client. I work within an interpersonal framework that places the relationship between the client and the therapist at the heart of the process.
My philosophy is that all of us have the necessary abilities to overcome any challenges in life with the right support. I offer an integrative approach to counselling that draws on Gestalt, existential and cognitive theories. I view counselling as a creative process of discovering the masterpiece in each client. I work within an interpersonal framework that places the relationship between the client and the therapist at the heart of the process.
I am a Cape Town based Trauma and Couple's Counsellor focused on improving relationships with ourselves and others. I work face to face as well as online. If you are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, stuck, confused, numb or disconnected from life, I can help you. If you and your partner are struggling to connect or you are preparing for marriage, I can offer you a pathway to understanding yourselves and each other better so that you can 'fight right'. If you have experienced trauma that is impacting your day to day life, I can support you in reconnecting with a sense of safety and calm.
I am a Cape Town based Trauma and Couple's Counsellor focused on improving relationships with ourselves and others. I work face to face as well as online. If you are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, stuck, confused, numb or disconnected from life, I can help you. If you and your partner are struggling to connect or you are preparing for marriage, I can offer you a pathway to understanding yourselves and each other better so that you can 'fight right'. If you have experienced trauma that is impacting your day to day life, I can support you in reconnecting with a sense of safety and calm.
At the heart of my work is Embodied Trauma Integration, a somatic experiential approach that supports the healing and integration of unresolved traumatic experiences.
Life can bring us to unexpected thresholds. Loss, trauma, motherhood, burnout, relationship difficulties and other major life transitions can leave us feeling lost, overwhelmed or disconnected from ourselves.
I offer a supportive and non-judgemental space where you can feel, release, explore, integrate, heal and dream. Together we create space to heal old wounds, reconnect with your inner wisdom, and discover new possibilities for the future.
I meet clients where they are, help them release the burdens they carry from the past, and support them to discover who they are becoming.
At the heart of my work is Embodied Trauma Integration, a somatic experiential approach that supports the healing and integration of unresolved traumatic experiences.
Life can bring us to unexpected thresholds. Loss, trauma, motherhood, burnout, relationship difficulties and other major life transitions can leave us feeling lost, overwhelmed or disconnected from ourselves.
I offer a supportive and non-judgemental space where you can feel, release, explore, integrate, heal and dream. Together we create space to heal old wounds, reconnect with your inner wisdom, and discover new possibilities for the future.
I meet clients where they are, help them release the burdens they carry from the past, and support them to discover who they are becoming.
The approach that I use involves working with both unconscious/conscious trauma material and associated somatic on-hold nervous-energy in order to achieve sustainable relief from psychological, emotional, behavioural, cognitive and physical symptoms.
Do you feel that the weight of life's challenges are becoming too burdensome to carry on your own? Are you struggling to navigate past trauma, emotional difficulties, family, relational, occupational, personal difficulties or undiagnosed physical problems? Do you want to achieve sustainable healing and growth? Live life to the fullest and feel comfortable in your own skin? My specialised (psychology) approach treats an array of symptoms including depression, anxiety, anger issues, relational difficulties, trauma, panic attacks, grief and self-esteem issues.
The approach that I use involves working with both unconscious/conscious trauma material and associated somatic on-hold nervous-energy in order to achieve sustainable relief from psychological, emotional, behavioural, cognitive and physical symptoms.
Do you feel that the weight of life's challenges are becoming too burdensome to carry on your own? Are you struggling to navigate past trauma, emotional difficulties, family, relational, occupational, personal difficulties or undiagnosed physical problems? Do you want to achieve sustainable healing and growth? Live life to the fullest and feel comfortable in your own skin? My specialised (psychology) approach treats an array of symptoms including depression, anxiety, anger issues, relational difficulties, trauma, panic attacks, grief and self-esteem issues.
I work with a large variety of clients from 16 years to retired persons, couple sessions as well as one-on-one sessions. Most of my clients are dealing with some of the following: trauma, anxiety, stress, depression, relationship problems, lack of direction, eating disorders, performance problems, emotional turmoil, low self-esteem or are just generally demotivated and tired! Some just need to talk through their grief or anger. They all come with the need to heal, manage the world and find the joy in their lives again.
I work with a large variety of clients from 16 years to retired persons, couple sessions as well as one-on-one sessions. Most of my clients are dealing with some of the following: trauma, anxiety, stress, depression, relationship problems, lack of direction, eating disorders, performance problems, emotional turmoil, low self-esteem or are just generally demotivated and tired! Some just need to talk through their grief or anger. They all come with the need to heal, manage the world and find the joy in their lives again.
Life can be brutal: the past haunts, interferes with the present and imperils the future. Counseling is a place to pause, reflect, and begin again.
I believe there are no “bad” parts to people. Even the painful or overwhelming parts are trying, in their own way, to protect you. In counseling, we make space for all these parts to be seen and understood, while reconnecting with your deeper Self, that steady presence at the centre of it all. Therapy is not about reducing you to your struggles but about discovering new and practical ways to live more fully.
Life can be brutal: the past haunts, interferes with the present and imperils the future. Counseling is a place to pause, reflect, and begin again.
I believe there are no “bad” parts to people. Even the painful or overwhelming parts are trying, in their own way, to protect you. In counseling, we make space for all these parts to be seen and understood, while reconnecting with your deeper Self, that steady presence at the centre of it all. Therapy is not about reducing you to your struggles but about discovering new and practical ways to live more fully.
I use many different brain based, somatic modalities (think "mind body") to help you achieve your goals.
After our initial conversation, we will decide together how to proceed safely. I offer a range of Integrative processes and somatic (body) work such as TRE, Eye Movement/ Position Protocols, Hypnotherapy, Parts work, Emotional Freedom Technique "tapping", Quantum Energy coaching, addiction counselling, along with other mindfulness modalities.
I use many different brain based, somatic modalities (think "mind body") to help you achieve your goals.
After our initial conversation, we will decide together how to proceed safely. I offer a range of Integrative processes and somatic (body) work such as TRE, Eye Movement/ Position Protocols, Hypnotherapy, Parts work, Emotional Freedom Technique "tapping", Quantum Energy coaching, addiction counselling, along with other mindfulness modalities.
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Annelien is an Educational Psychologist with 25 years’ experience. She is a trained TRE practitioner (Trauma Release Exercises), Enneagram coach, Mindfulness Practitioner (Mindfulness Assoc UK, IMISA-registered), & a Breathwork & functional breathing coach. Her approach will benefit individuals who experience overwhelm, emotional reactivity & chronic stress who are seeking a deeper, more sustainable way to heal & grow. This includes individuals who are curious about themselves, motivated to change & want to better understand their inner world & people interested in personal growth & aligning more fully with their authentic self.
Annelien is an Educational Psychologist with 25 years’ experience. She is a trained TRE practitioner (Trauma Release Exercises), Enneagram coach, Mindfulness Practitioner (Mindfulness Assoc UK, IMISA-registered), & a Breathwork & functional breathing coach. Her approach will benefit individuals who experience overwhelm, emotional reactivity & chronic stress who are seeking a deeper, more sustainable way to heal & grow. This includes individuals who are curious about themselves, motivated to change & want to better understand their inner world & people interested in personal growth & aligning more fully with their authentic self.
I use Somatic experiencing, Polyvagal Theory and Mindfulness to help guide our sessions together.
The foundation of my therapeutic approach is rooted in mindfulness and a deep understanding of how the nervous system responds to overwhelming or traumatic experiences. By fostering physiological safety and co-regulation, we can support your healing journey. Chronic anxiety and depression often leave us feeling disconnected, stuck in survival mode, and lacking purpose. What sets my approach apart is its foundation in trauma-informed modalities, compassion-based practices, and high-performance psychology, offering you a holistic and comprehensive path to mental health and well-being.
I use Somatic experiencing, Polyvagal Theory and Mindfulness to help guide our sessions together.
The foundation of my therapeutic approach is rooted in mindfulness and a deep understanding of how the nervous system responds to overwhelming or traumatic experiences. By fostering physiological safety and co-regulation, we can support your healing journey. Chronic anxiety and depression often leave us feeling disconnected, stuck in survival mode, and lacking purpose. What sets my approach apart is its foundation in trauma-informed modalities, compassion-based practices, and high-performance psychology, offering you a holistic and comprehensive path to mental health and well-being.
Wild Hearts Counselling
Registered Counsellor, BSocSci Hons, HPCSA - Counsellor
2 Endorsed
Rondebosch 7700
I'm here to walk alongside you on your journey back home to yourself. I accompany people as they deal with life transitions, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, identity crises, suicide, burnout and trauma, from age 13 and up. To heal is to make whole again. It is calling back all the parts of ourselves that have been lost and exiled, tending to the old wounds, and coming alive to what we have inside of us. It is discovering all of who we are, and finding meaning in all of who we are.
I'm here to walk alongside you on your journey back home to yourself. I accompany people as they deal with life transitions, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, identity crises, suicide, burnout and trauma, from age 13 and up. To heal is to make whole again. It is calling back all the parts of ourselves that have been lost and exiled, tending to the old wounds, and coming alive to what we have inside of us. It is discovering all of who we are, and finding meaning in all of who we are.
I also offer somatic based interventions which is very beneficial for clients who struggle to verbalize their feelings and has proven to be very beneficial for trauma victims, obesity, anxiety and reconnecting with body and emotions.
I have devoted most of my career to working predominantly with Eating Disorders and anxiety, and have learned the importance of a balanced approach of both accountability and compassion. Prior to my work in this field, I have always had an interest in women's health issues and my work experience includes obesity, infertility, adoption, addiction, body image, couples therapy and building self esteem in young adults. My approach is holistic and client-centered, as I believe in meeting my clients where they are and walking the journey alongside them.
I also offer somatic based interventions which is very beneficial for clients who struggle to verbalize their feelings and has proven to be very beneficial for trauma victims, obesity, anxiety and reconnecting with body and emotions.
I have devoted most of my career to working predominantly with Eating Disorders and anxiety, and have learned the importance of a balanced approach of both accountability and compassion. Prior to my work in this field, I have always had an interest in women's health issues and my work experience includes obesity, infertility, adoption, addiction, body image, couples therapy and building self esteem in young adults. My approach is holistic and client-centered, as I believe in meeting my clients where they are and walking the journey alongside them.
Hello and welcome — I’m glad you’re here.
My work often involves supporting people who feel overwhelmed, emotionally stuck, or disconnected. You may be experiencing anxiety, low mood, relationship challenges, or the impact of past experiences that continue to shape how you feel and respond. Many people come to therapy wanting greater self-understanding, emotional steadiness, and more ease in their relationships and daily life. Therapy offers a space to slow down, make sense of patterns, and work towards meaningful shifts.
Hello and welcome — I’m glad you’re here.
My work often involves supporting people who feel overwhelmed, emotionally stuck, or disconnected. You may be experiencing anxiety, low mood, relationship challenges, or the impact of past experiences that continue to shape how you feel and respond. Many people come to therapy wanting greater self-understanding, emotional steadiness, and more ease in their relationships and daily life. Therapy offers a space to slow down, make sense of patterns, and work towards meaningful shifts.
Welcome!
As a woman, I get how complex life can be. My aim is to provide quality, affordable, and flexible sessions for all women. I work best with those who are ready to invest in themselves and their mental health, explore different avenues of healing, have difficult conversations, and take meaningful steps toward lasting change.
Healing isn’t always easy; it takes strength, vulnerability, and commitment. But, together, it can be a beautiful experience. I adopt a gentle but structured and guided approach by using exercises and personalized resources to support your unique journey, leading to a healthier and happier you.
Welcome!
As a woman, I get how complex life can be. My aim is to provide quality, affordable, and flexible sessions for all women. I work best with those who are ready to invest in themselves and their mental health, explore different avenues of healing, have difficult conversations, and take meaningful steps toward lasting change.
Healing isn’t always easy; it takes strength, vulnerability, and commitment. But, together, it can be a beautiful experience. I adopt a gentle but structured and guided approach by using exercises and personalized resources to support your unique journey, leading to a healthier and happier you.
Nearby Somatic Counsellors Searches for Constantia
- Cape Town City
- Claremont
- Gardens
- Hout Bay
- Kenilworth
- Muizenberg
- Newlands
- Plumstead
- Rondebosch
- Tokai
- Woodstock
- Wynberg
Somatic Counsellors
How does somatic therapy work?
Somatic therapy is a form of treatment that focuses on how the body and mind are interconnected. In this approach, physical symptoms are addressed because they may in fact signal emotional distress. Somatic therapists combine mindfulness, talk therapy, breathwork, yoga, dance, and physical manipulations of the body to help patients become more attuned to what their body is telling them.
Is EMDR a somatic therapy?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a form of somatic therapy, as it incorporates mental and physical principles. EMDR involves remembering a traumatic experience while allowing one’s eyes to track a side-to-side visual stimulus from a therapist. This lateral eye movement is believed to diminish the painful power of the memory so that it can be discussed with a therapist.
Is somatic therapy evidence-based?
Somatic therapy has been researched and studied, and some forms of somatic therapy are found to be effective in treating a wide range of conditions. Because somatic therapy encompasses many techniques, some, such as EMDR and meditation, have been studied more than others.
What is somatic trauma therapy?
Somatic trauma therapy is based on the idea that when people experience trauma, they can become stuck in the “freeze” part of a “fight, flight, or freeze” response. In this state, trauma can manifest itself both mentally and physically—through tension in the muscles, anxiety, and stress. Popular forms of somatic trauma therapy include EMDR, sensorimotor therapy, and somatic experiencing.