A Happy Place Counsellor Pretoria

A Happy Place Counsellor in Pretoria

About

A Happy Place Counselling offers compassionate, non-judgmental support for children, teenagers, and adults facing various challenges. Located in Pretoria, South Africa, the team focuses on fostering well-being through tailored, age-appropriate counselling sessions. With a diverse range of specialisations, they are dedicated to helping clients navigate difficulties such as anxiety, low self-esteem, and interpersonal issues. The practice also offers neurodiversity-affirming counselling and support for non-speaking and disabled individuals.

Services

Individual Therapy

• Duration: 60 minutes per session
• Focus: Anxiety management, low self-esteem, interpersonal relationships, academic stress, emotional expression, peer pressure, and more.

ADHD & Autism Neurodiversity-Affirming Counselling

• Focus: Support for Level 1-3 autistic individuals, including high-masking children and adults. Assistance for late-diagnosed autistic individuals and those with AuDHD or ADHD.

Non-Speaking and Disabled Individuals Support:

• Focus: Assistance with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems, sensory awareness, and self-esteem development for individuals who are non-verbal or disabled.

Family Counselling:

• Focus: Support for families dealing with trauma, transition, grief, behavioural issues, and high conflict.

Couples Counselling:

• Focus: Conflict resolution, mediation, relationship difficulties, and pre-marital counselling.

Child Therapy:

• Focus: Play therapy, art therapy, and sand play therapy for issues such as coping with parental divorce, anxiety, bullying, and trauma.

Additional Information

Contact and Communication:

• WhatsApp Support: Available for clients and parents to check in, ask questions, and receive feedback.
• Location: Pretoria, South Africa
• Languages: English and Afrikaans

Meet the Team:

Elsie Linström

• Role: Specialist Wellness Counsellor, ASCHP
• Background: Bachelor of Fine Arts and Social Science Honours Degree in Psychology. Trained in socio-emotional assessments, AAC, Gestalt language processing, and trauma incident reduction.

Zenique de Bruin:

• Role: Specialist Wellness Counsellor, ASCHP
• Background: Background in labour relations and psychology. Passionate about working with children and teenagers, focusing on individualised, client-focused counselling.

Heleen Williams

• Role: Specialist Wellness Counsellor
• Background: Extensive experience in Special Needs Education and Visual Arts. Expertise in supporting children and teenagers with disabilities through creative and hands-on approaches.