Rukaya

Miss Rukaya Smith

Wellness Counselor

“I offer compassionate, personalized counseling to help you navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, and life challenges. With tailored approaches like CBT and mindfulness, I'm committed ti supporting your emotional well-being.”

About Me

Feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, or past events? I guide you through these challenges in compassionate, personalised sessions. We explore tailored approaches, like mindfulness practices, to help you gain clarity and practical tools for daily calm. This collaborative space is ideal for those ready to understand their emotions and build lasting resilience. I am here to help you navigate your unique path towards emotional well-being.

Approach

When life feels heavy, therapy here moves from conversation into practical experiments that gently shift unhelpful patterns. Based in Cape Town and available online in English, sessions are steady, paced to your rhythm and focused on moments that matter. We build short skills practices, grounding exercises and thought-reframing between meetings, with reflective check-ins to track progress through anxiety, trauma, burnout or family strain. People seeking clear tools and a calm, collaborative process tend to find this way of working helpful.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

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Services

Services Offered:

  • Coaching

    A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.

  • Conflict Management

    Structured approaches to resolving disputes and improving communication between people in conflict, whether in relationships, families, or workplaces.

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

    A therapy combining mindfulness meditation with cognitive behavioural techniques, designed particularly to prevent relapse in depression.

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  • Stress Management

    Techniques and strategies for managing the body and mind's response to excessive demands, including relaxation, cognitive restructuring, and lifestyle changes.

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  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

Works With:

  • All ages

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Anger

    An intense emotional response to perceived threat, injustice, or frustration that, when persistent or uncontrolled, can damage relationships and well-being.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • Self-Esteem

    A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.

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  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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Professional Title:

  • Wellness Counselor

    A counselor focused on overall well-being, helping clients build sustainable mental, emotional, and lifestyle habits.

Credentials

Registrations

Association for Supportive Counsellors and Holistic Practitioners (ASCHP)

Wellness Counselor

Qualifications

South African College of Applied Psychology

Service Areas

Online practice from South Africa

In-person & Online

Edgemead

Cape Town, Western Cape

South Africa

Edgemead, Cape Town, South Africa