Individual and Marital Counselling Therapist
Pleased to meet you
Hi! I am Melissa—wanderwoman, plant parent, teacher, learner and partner (married for 41 years) and loving the privilege to enter the world of individuals, couples, families as well as professionals since 2005.
I am passionate to helping people strengthen their connections and relationships. In our sessions, we become self-aware and tackle dysfunctional childhood attachment patterns and how they impact on our adult life and relationships. We learn how to communicate AND fight better, and repair after a regrettable conversation. Together, we move from feeling stuck to setting better boundaries and becoming a better version of ourselves.
Consultation Services
Your wellness is achieved when you are able to embrace your challenges, find coping mechanisms and move forward from your sense of stuckness. Do you miss passion, closeness and commitment in your relationship? Do you get stuck in endless negative cycles of conflict? Do you often engage in people-pleasing, perfectionism and self-doubt? Does unresolved childhood trauma impact on your relationship and functioning? Through an integrative and people-centred approach, I apply various methods to implement change:
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Mindfulness practices
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Gottman method
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Narrative Therapy
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Inner child and shadow work
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Family systems
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Attachment theory
I offer ...
Online counselling
Face-to-face counselling
Pre-marital counselling
Couple's counselling
Couple's workshops
Corporate wellness training
Let's get going
Keep going, keep growing ... I appreciate you being here and I am looking forward to holding a space for you in the tranquil surroundings of my office in Durbanville. If you feel connected to the words throughout the site, then I encourage you to contact me to schedule a consultation. I charge R680 for a 50 minute session for individuals and R750 for a 50 minute couple's session. I accept cash and credit cards at the time of the appointment. I do not bill medical aid, however I provide you with a receipt that you can submit to your medical aid. Before booking an appointment, I suggest calling your medical aid, enquiring about therapy benefits for for code 89.
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