Site Map
There is quite a lot on this website, so here is all of it in one place, with a line on what each page covers.
The main pages
- HelloAn introduction to the practice, a welcome video, and what we can work on together.
- ApproachHow I work: person-centred and existential counselling, and the six integrated realms of daily living.
- AboutMy own story, my qualifications and experience, and the challenges people often bring.
- RelationshipBeing fellow travellers in a therapeutic relationship, with reflections from clients in their own words.
- ConnectOffice hours, online sessions, home and hospital visits, how to leave a message, and how to find the practice.
- ResourcesRecommended reading, what is inside Client Resources, and my book.
- FAQQuestions people often ask before starting: first sessions, approaches, fees, confidentiality and booking.
What we can work on together
Feelings and mood
- DepressionSmall steps, no quick fix, and you do not have to supply the hope at the beginning.
- Anxiety and StressThe difference between fear, anxiety and stress, what anxiety stands on, and what helps.
- AngerYour own anger, or living with someone else’s.
- GuiltWhat guilt is for, where it comes from, and how to stop living on the back foot.
- Loneliness and IsolationThe difference between being alone and being lonely, and what helps.
Crisis, trauma and major change
- Crisis and TraumaA personal process, met with kindness, and no need to prove it was bad enough.
- Divorce and SeparationBefore, during or after, at whatever stage you are, with no view on what you should do.
- Living with Limb Loss and DisabilityCounselling at the practice, online, or at your home, hospital or rehabilitation centre.
Self, meaning and relationships
- Self-Esteem, Self-Awareness and IdentityWhere self-esteem comes from, and how it is rebuilt in adulthood.
- Life Transitions, Meaning and PurposeFor anyone uneasy about where their life is, with a sense that something needs to change.
- Relationship Empowerment and GrowthThe dependence and power imbalance that can grow in a relationship, working first towards what can be resolved.
- Family and Relationship StrugglesGrowing up, growing apart, and the ordinary friction of families changing shape.
Addictions and substance abuse
- Addiction and Dual DiagnosisAlcohol, drugs, gambling and other process addictions, aftercare and family support.
- When Online Gambling Takes OverOnline gambling, debt and process addictions, written for students and young adults.
- For Families and Loved OnesSupport for partners, parents, adult children and siblings, whether or not the person seeks help.
Young people and students
- Guidance for Young People and StudentsWhat young people bring to counselling, from family tension and exam stress to belonging.
- Student CounsellingExam anxiety, procrastination, relationships, substances, money and belonging.
- Help for Youth at RiskHow it works, confidentiality, and support for worried parents.
The ideas behind my work
- What is Humanistic and Existential Counselling and Therapy?Drawing on Rogers, Yalom, Frankl and May, and how they shaped my own story and my work.
- What is REBT, and Where Does It Fit?Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy, the practical side of my counselling.
- The Thinkers Behind My WorkThe sources behind my counselling, from Rollo May, Irvin Yalom and Viktor Frankl to Carl Rogers, Karen Horney and Dostoevsky.
Reading
- Recommended ReadingThe books I recommend.
- About the BooksShort notes on each book, and how it relates to counselling and to life.
- The World Must NothingAbout my book, and why I am writing it.
- Client ResourcesA library for clients, password required: practice forms, working with difficult feelings, knowing yourself, meaning and purpose, guides for daily living, addictions, and articles from elsewhere.
Practical information
- Practice at a GlanceThe essentials in one place: who I see, where, hours, fees, languages and qualifications.
- Office HoursWhen I am available, in person and online.
- Online SessionsHow sessions by Zoom work, and what makes for a good session.
- Home and Hospital VisitsWhen getting to the practice is difficult.
- Practice Location and ParkingWhere to find the practice in Stellenbosch, and where to park.
- Leave a MessageThe contact form, and what to include in a first message.
- Client Intake FormA PDF form to complete before the first session, if you can.
- Privacy PolicyHow personal information sent through this website is handled.