Ms Therese du Plooy

Social Worker

“I have 30 years’ experience in counseling and training and have a passion for the personal and emotional well-being of people.”

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About Me

I bring thirty years of Counseling and training experience to your personal and emotional well-being. I offer a seasoned, grounded space where we explore your concerns. We find practical ways forward together. I share insights and tools, helping you develop lasting coping strategies. My extensive experience offers compassionate guidance for navigating life's complexities. This helps foster inner resilience.

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Pretoria, South Africa

In-person & Online

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Services

Services Offered:

Child / Adolescent Therapy
Therapy for children and teenagers using age-appropriate methods, such as play, art, or adapted talk therapy, to address emotional and behavioural difficulties.
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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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Play Therapy
A therapy for children that uses play as a natural form of communication, allowing them to express feelings and process difficult experiences.
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Family Therapy
A form of therapy that works with family members together to improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen relationships within the family system.
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Trauma Counselling
Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.
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Works With:

Adults
Children
Couples
Families
Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

Parenting Support
Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.
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.
Psycho-Legal
Psychological assessment and expert reporting for court proceedings, legal disputes, or regulatory matters.
Self-Care
Deliberate actions taken to maintain or improve one's own mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
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Spiritual or Faith-Based Counseling
Counselling that integrates spiritual or religious beliefs into the therapeutic process for people who want faith to be part of their healing.
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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Trauma Therapy
Therapeutic approaches specifically designed to help people process and recover from traumatic experiences.
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