Bereavement Therapists in Cape Town
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My clients tend to have various life challenges. These can range from stress, anxiety, depression and suicidality to loss/grief, life transitions, coping with chronic diagnosis, couples counselling, career counselling and more. The need tends to be to address the challenges, promote self-discovery and mental health, find a collaborative support structure and to find ways of developing tools that will assist them beyond the counselling space. In the end counselling is about trying to find a way to reshape your life/approach/perspective to something that better fits who you are as a person and to gain a sense of personal well-being.
My clients tend to have various life challenges. These can range from stress, anxiety, depression and suicidality to loss/grief, life transitions, coping with chronic diagnosis, couples counselling, career counselling and more. The need tends to be to address the challenges, promote self-discovery and mental health, find a collaborative support structure and to find ways of developing tools that will assist them beyond the counselling space. In the end counselling is about trying to find a way to reshape your life/approach/perspective to something that better fits who you are as a person and to gain a sense of personal well-being.
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Everyone has ups and downs in their journey of life, but sometimes you need additional support to navigate particular low points. Your thinking may be cyclical, so addressing the problem from multiple angles, with various lenses, can be the breakthrough that is needed. I work with a Humanistic and Positive Psychology framework that sees you as whole and focuses on your strengths. You are not your trauma, your grief, or your diagnosis. I want to help you to improve your quality of life and to fulfill your potential. I also use Resilience coaching to look at your mental, physical and emotional needs, to identify growth areas.
Everyone has ups and downs in their journey of life, but sometimes you need additional support to navigate particular low points. Your thinking may be cyclical, so addressing the problem from multiple angles, with various lenses, can be the breakthrough that is needed. I work with a Humanistic and Positive Psychology framework that sees you as whole and focuses on your strengths. You are not your trauma, your grief, or your diagnosis. I want to help you to improve your quality of life and to fulfill your potential. I also use Resilience coaching to look at your mental, physical and emotional needs, to identify growth areas.
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I’m Elretha – a Counselling Psychologist based in Wynberg, Cape Town. I work with children, adolescents, and adults in both English and Afrikaans. People seek therapy for a broad range of reasons. Some of the areas I assist with include: processing trauma and abuse, navigating relationship difficulties, parent-child relationship distress, life changes, or loss and bereavement; managing mood and anxiety disorders, addiction, eating disorders, sexual identity matters, self-development and blockages to creativity.
I’m Elretha – a Counselling Psychologist based in Wynberg, Cape Town. I work with children, adolescents, and adults in both English and Afrikaans. People seek therapy for a broad range of reasons. Some of the areas I assist with include: processing trauma and abuse, navigating relationship difficulties, parent-child relationship distress, life changes, or loss and bereavement; managing mood and anxiety disorders, addiction, eating disorders, sexual identity matters, self-development and blockages to creativity.
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Because helping people to resolve trauma is my passion I also work with bereavement, grief and loss as well as depression and anxiety and personality issues and I do couple’s counseling.
If you have been traumatized or have suffered a loss and are stuck in a cycle of addiction, I am here to help you navigate these issues and experience the change, relief, and lightness you’re looking for.
Because helping people to resolve trauma is my passion I also work with bereavement, grief and loss as well as depression and anxiety and personality issues and I do couple’s counseling.
If you have been traumatized or have suffered a loss and are stuck in a cycle of addiction, I am here to help you navigate these issues and experience the change, relief, and lightness you’re looking for.
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Are you experiencing your own silent struggle? Let me support you on your journey to restoration – be it from trauma, loss & bereavement, stress, anxiety and depression or other health related issues. I am able to offer you a safe space, unconditional support, and a place to learn empowering self-care skills to assist you in managing psychological distress. Prioritising your mental health is integral to your overall well-being; the ultimate objective is to enable you to restore yourself to a state of being where you can thrive, rather than merely surviving.
Are you experiencing your own silent struggle? Let me support you on your journey to restoration – be it from trauma, loss & bereavement, stress, anxiety and depression or other health related issues. I am able to offer you a safe space, unconditional support, and a place to learn empowering self-care skills to assist you in managing psychological distress. Prioritising your mental health is integral to your overall well-being; the ultimate objective is to enable you to restore yourself to a state of being where you can thrive, rather than merely surviving.
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I work with adult clients (age 20+) battling with Depression, Anxiety, Trauma and Bereavement, including a range of other mental health-related issues.
I am a registered Clinical Psychologist in private practice who works with individuals from all walks of life. I provide comprehensive and individualised psychological interventions tailored to the individual. I have a strengths-based approach to therapy which recognizes the client's natural abilities and resilience as critical to their progress in therapy. Therapy is not just about focusing on what's wrong with you. It's also about discovering what's right with you - and harnessing that to take you in the direction you prefer to go.
I work with adult clients (age 20+) battling with Depression, Anxiety, Trauma and Bereavement, including a range of other mental health-related issues.
I am a registered Clinical Psychologist in private practice who works with individuals from all walks of life. I provide comprehensive and individualised psychological interventions tailored to the individual. I have a strengths-based approach to therapy which recognizes the client's natural abilities and resilience as critical to their progress in therapy. Therapy is not just about focusing on what's wrong with you. It's also about discovering what's right with you - and harnessing that to take you in the direction you prefer to go.
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I have a special interest in working with individual and intergenerational trauma, grief, addiction, anxiety, depression, and conscious relating, and focus on the embodiment of all of life’s experiences.
Humans are inherently whole, however life's traumas and challenges can leave one fragmented and disconnected. I work with individuals, couples and groups to provide an integrative and holistic approach towards healing and meaning-making. I draw from various modalities and apply my approach based on the needs of my clients. My work is firmly grounded in contextual and cultural considerations, which enables me to work consciously with people from all walks of life.
I have a special interest in working with individual and intergenerational trauma, grief, addiction, anxiety, depression, and conscious relating, and focus on the embodiment of all of life’s experiences.
Humans are inherently whole, however life's traumas and challenges can leave one fragmented and disconnected. I work with individuals, couples and groups to provide an integrative and holistic approach towards healing and meaning-making. I draw from various modalities and apply my approach based on the needs of my clients. My work is firmly grounded in contextual and cultural considerations, which enables me to work consciously with people from all walks of life.
![Photo of Cisca Jansen, HPCSA - Counsellor, Registered Counsellor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/f7d41670-02a8-4dea-ad06-af5c48bb2476/2/320x400.jpeg)
Cisca Jansen
Registered Counsellor, HPCSA - Counsellor
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Durbanville 7550
Whether it is stress, anxiety, grief, relationship struggles, or trauma, you can bounce back by taking the first step and choosing to look for the better things life can offer you.
Your journey can sometimes become heavy but you do not have to walk it alone. This is a safe space for you to express yourself and rediscover the strength you already have. Counselling does not always have to be hard or scary, it can also be fun and enlightening. Every life story is worth hearing and every heart is worth healing. Your own well-being should be valued and it is crucial that we prioritise our mental health.
Whether it is stress, anxiety, grief, relationship struggles, or trauma, you can bounce back by taking the first step and choosing to look for the better things life can offer you.
Your journey can sometimes become heavy but you do not have to walk it alone. This is a safe space for you to express yourself and rediscover the strength you already have. Counselling does not always have to be hard or scary, it can also be fun and enlightening. Every life story is worth hearing and every heart is worth healing. Your own well-being should be valued and it is crucial that we prioritise our mental health.
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Couples visit me when relationships are at a breakpoint. Divorce or ... Individual sessions or join the workshop with the Transformational Coach and Workshop leaders to find a new way of communicating, improving self-confidence, and dealing with emotional trauma with relationship breakdown. Learn to recover from divorce and a new way of meeting people. Plan Your Future after a Breakdown - depression, cancer loss, and bereavement. Debriefing carers dealing with too much stress at work or work with End of life? Team building and training are available. Family Constellation - Healing family relationships, Teens Self-Mutilation,
Couples visit me when relationships are at a breakpoint. Divorce or ... Individual sessions or join the workshop with the Transformational Coach and Workshop leaders to find a new way of communicating, improving self-confidence, and dealing with emotional trauma with relationship breakdown. Learn to recover from divorce and a new way of meeting people. Plan Your Future after a Breakdown - depression, cancer loss, and bereavement. Debriefing carers dealing with too much stress at work or work with End of life? Team building and training are available. Family Constellation - Healing family relationships, Teens Self-Mutilation,
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My areas of specialty are trauma, emotional disorders, grief and psychosomatics.
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 areas of specialty are trauma, emotional disorders, grief and psychosomatics.
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.
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I believe that meaning can be found in any situation whether it is loss, trauma or a transitional phase. I’m a spiritual person and I have a deep respect for all people and believe that each person has the potential to grow and to be great. I love my work and have a positive outlook on life. I work hard and am dedicated to the wellbeing of my clients. In my private practice, I’m actively involved in supporting people in finding balance, resilience and meaning in times of turbulence and loss. My practice focus on relationships, loss, bereavement, trauma and complex family issues.
I believe that meaning can be found in any situation whether it is loss, trauma or a transitional phase. I’m a spiritual person and I have a deep respect for all people and believe that each person has the potential to grow and to be great. I love my work and have a positive outlook on life. I work hard and am dedicated to the wellbeing of my clients. In my private practice, I’m actively involved in supporting people in finding balance, resilience and meaning in times of turbulence and loss. My practice focus on relationships, loss, bereavement, trauma and complex family issues.
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Registered Counsellor, BSocSci Hons, HPCSA - Counsellor
Verified Verified
Rondebosch 7700
My specialities include stress management, grief, trauma, self-esteem, and coping with challenges.
As a fellow traveller on life's journey, I'm here to walk alongside you as your trusted guide. With my HPCSA certification and passion for empowering individuals, I'm committed to nurturing your holistic well-being. In our sessions, you'll find not just a counselor, but a compassionate ally who values your unique experiences and perspectives. Together, we'll craft a roadmap towards growth and healing, where your voice shapes every step of the way. Beyond the counselling room, you'll find me embracing the beauty of the outdoors, indulging in the art of baking, and cherishing moments with my loved ones.
My specialities include stress management, grief, trauma, self-esteem, and coping with challenges.
As a fellow traveller on life's journey, I'm here to walk alongside you as your trusted guide. With my HPCSA certification and passion for empowering individuals, I'm committed to nurturing your holistic well-being. In our sessions, you'll find not just a counselor, but a compassionate ally who values your unique experiences and perspectives. Together, we'll craft a roadmap towards growth and healing, where your voice shapes every step of the way. Beyond the counselling room, you'll find me embracing the beauty of the outdoors, indulging in the art of baking, and cherishing moments with my loved ones.
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Jessica Mayson Arts Therapist (Drama Therapy)
General Counsellor, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kenilworth 7708
My therapy practice is a containing, curious, creative space for those who are seeking to understand and welcome all the parts of themselves. We often get stuck in patterns and set narratives, and struggle to imagine anything different – for ourselves or our relationships. I cannot provide solutions, but in a confidential and safe therapy relationship, I can walk alongside you as we try to understand your hurt, your health and your healing. I am passionate about working with women and those who are navigating life transitions, loss and shifting intergenerational patterns. My approach is humanistic, trauma-informed, & psychodynamic.
My therapy practice is a containing, curious, creative space for those who are seeking to understand and welcome all the parts of themselves. We often get stuck in patterns and set narratives, and struggle to imagine anything different – for ourselves or our relationships. I cannot provide solutions, but in a confidential and safe therapy relationship, I can walk alongside you as we try to understand your hurt, your health and your healing. I am passionate about working with women and those who are navigating life transitions, loss and shifting intergenerational patterns. My approach is humanistic, trauma-informed, & psychodynamic.
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Everyone needs someone some of the time. School going children and adults all experience challenges throughout their life time. Trauma such as parents separating or are in the process of divorce, bereavement can be quite debilitating for children. Learning difficulties can make the school experience very challenging too. Children responses to trauma may result in enuresis or encopresis and other regressive behaviours. Adults struggling to come to terms with childhood trauma, bereavement, divorce, domestic violence and trauma, all of which can negatively affect functioning in daily life. Depression & anxiety often follow trauma.
Everyone needs someone some of the time. School going children and adults all experience challenges throughout their life time. Trauma such as parents separating or are in the process of divorce, bereavement can be quite debilitating for children. Learning difficulties can make the school experience very challenging too. Children responses to trauma may result in enuresis or encopresis and other regressive behaviours. Adults struggling to come to terms with childhood trauma, bereavement, divorce, domestic violence and trauma, all of which can negatively affect functioning in daily life. Depression & anxiety often follow trauma.
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Tish Els
Registered Counsellor, HPCSA - Counsellor
Verified Verified
Somerset West 7130 (Online Only)
So many are carrying the heavy weight of grief, heartache, loss of connection and so much more. We feel isolated, forgotten, alone in our struggles and often punish ourselves for feeling broken and lost. But the truth is you are stronger than you think, braver than you know, and most certainly not alone. I help people like yourself reconnect with themselves and others, learn new and healthy ways to cope, and find their own way towards healing and meaning.
So many are carrying the heavy weight of grief, heartache, loss of connection and so much more. We feel isolated, forgotten, alone in our struggles and often punish ourselves for feeling broken and lost. But the truth is you are stronger than you think, braver than you know, and most certainly not alone. I help people like yourself reconnect with themselves and others, learn new and healthy ways to cope, and find their own way towards healing and meaning.
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I am a Registered Counsellor with a private practice in Rondebosch. I provide both in-person and online services for adolescents and adults. I focus on difficulties related to bereavement, grief, loss, adjustment challenges, trauma and relationship challenges. While these are some areas of focus, I still work with a wide range of issues within my scope of practice.
I am a Registered Counsellor with a private practice in Rondebosch. I provide both in-person and online services for adolescents and adults. I focus on difficulties related to bereavement, grief, loss, adjustment challenges, trauma and relationship challenges. While these are some areas of focus, I still work with a wide range of issues within my scope of practice.
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Loss,grief and mourning are such recognizable emotions in so many of our life events and stages I help clients navigate their way through these stages and issues surrounding them.
Having been a soccial worker/counsellor for nearly 50 years I have been privileged to walk alongside many clients as they have worked through many life transitions and challenges. I help clients recognize and uncover their own resillience and tap into each individuals unique way of coping in a non judgemental and caring way.
Loss,grief and mourning are such recognizable emotions in so many of our life events and stages I help clients navigate their way through these stages and issues surrounding them.
Having been a soccial worker/counsellor for nearly 50 years I have been privileged to walk alongside many clients as they have worked through many life transitions and challenges. I help clients recognize and uncover their own resillience and tap into each individuals unique way of coping in a non judgemental and caring way.
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I am committed to providing accessible psychological services which focuses on support and promoting well-being to individuals, families and groups. I believe that counselling is a collaborative process and I use interventions that best suit the needs of the client to focus on what will bring about the most meaningful change in their lives. Areas of interest include personal growth and identity development, family relationship struggles, adjustments difficulties, loss and bereavement, trauma, self-esteem, bullying, stress, burnout and lifestyle management, self-development, dealing with divorce, and step-family integration.
I am committed to providing accessible psychological services which focuses on support and promoting well-being to individuals, families and groups. I believe that counselling is a collaborative process and I use interventions that best suit the needs of the client to focus on what will bring about the most meaningful change in their lives. Areas of interest include personal growth and identity development, family relationship struggles, adjustments difficulties, loss and bereavement, trauma, self-esteem, bullying, stress, burnout and lifestyle management, self-development, dealing with divorce, and step-family integration.
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I am an experienced registered psychological counsellor (PRC0021849 HPCSA), specialising in grief and trauma counselling, while also providing standard mental healthcare to those who are stuck, be it in a difficult relationship, mindset or job. I see individuals and couples in-person or online. I use an integrative approach drawing on person-centred, attachment and Jungian therapy. As an extension of my standard verbal sessions with my clients, I make use of non-verbal therapeutic modalities such as sandplay therapy when my clients find it difficult to talk about their trauma or problems.
I am an experienced registered psychological counsellor (PRC0021849 HPCSA), specialising in grief and trauma counselling, while also providing standard mental healthcare to those who are stuck, be it in a difficult relationship, mindset or job. I see individuals and couples in-person or online. I use an integrative approach drawing on person-centred, attachment and Jungian therapy. As an extension of my standard verbal sessions with my clients, I make use of non-verbal therapeutic modalities such as sandplay therapy when my clients find it difficult to talk about their trauma or problems.
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Carin-Lee Masters
Psychologist, MPsych, HPCSA - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
Constantia 7848 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I work with various psychological issues including anxiety, depression, abuse, childhood traumas and neglect, parenting, relationship problems, poor self-esteem and self-confidence, anger issues, phobias, bereavement and loss, race and identity dynamics, performance anxiety, burn-out, addictive behaviour, personality problems as well as spiritual emptiness.
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.
I work with various psychological issues including anxiety, depression, abuse, childhood traumas and neglect, parenting, relationship problems, poor self-esteem and self-confidence, anger issues, phobias, bereavement and loss, race and identity dynamics, performance anxiety, burn-out, addictive behaviour, personality problems as well as spiritual emptiness.
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.
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Bereavement Counsellors
How long does therapy take for grief?
There is no exact timeline for grief counseling. Some people may start to feel better after just a few sessions, while others may take months or longer to feel relief. Some specific approaches, including some types of CBT, may involve a set number of sessions, or therapy may be open-ended until the patient determines they are ready to wrap up. Just as there is no right or wrong way to grieve, there is no right or wrong way to seek therapy for grief.
When should you seek therapy for grief?
Many people mistakenly believe that their grief needs to be debilitating or all-encompassing to warrant therapy. This is not the case. While people who experience severe, prolonged grief—particularly those who are considering self-harm or engaging in unhealthy substance use—are especially likely to benefit from therapy, so too are people whose grief is less intense but still interfering with well-being or daily functioning. In practice, almost anyone struggling to process a loss could benefit from grief counseling.
Can grief be managed without therapy?
Oftentimes, yes. Grief is a near-universal part of being human, and many find that their grief, while profound, does not stop them from participating in day-to-day life and steadily eases over time without outside help. For others, however, the harsh pain of early grief persists for months or years or leaves them unable to function. This group is especially likely to benefit from seeing a therapist, who can guide them through their grief and help them reconnect with the world.
What happens if grief is left untreated?
Because grief does not in itself necessitate therapy, untreated grief will often resolve on its own. However, for some people—particularly those who would qualify for a diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder—untreated grief can be a source of seemingly endless pain or lead them to withdraw from the world. In such cases, treatment can be indispensable, as it can help an individual adapt to the loss and start living again.