GROW THROUGH WHAT YOU GO THROUGH

Rediscover the joy of life

I will provide you with the
treatment, in a safe and
understanding environment!

SUPPORT THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE

Empower yourself today!

I provide an assessment, treatment,
addressing all relevent spheres of one’s life, which entails the initiation
of emotional, cognitive and physical and spiritual healing.

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ABOUT ME

HELLO, IM VANESSA KERWIN

I originally studied Industrial Psychology and Sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand and then worked in recruitment and human resources. Often my work would include mediation and conflict resolution and well as informal counselling. After having a family, I re-skilled as a trauma counsellor through the Woodstock Trauma Centre and worked as a volunteer counsellor at a police station for four years. During this time, I began studying a Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling at the South African College of Applied Psychology, which I completed in 2008. I then worked at various addiction treatment facilities before deciding to focus on my private practice and locum work in 2012. My counselling style draws from a range of disciplines including CBT, DBT, person centred, and solution focussed counselling. I believe in open dialogue, interaction, honesty, and unconditional positive regard. My counselling goals include development of self-awareness, self-evaluation, and a move towards greater self-acceptance.

WHERE CAN I HELP

AREAS OF FOCUS

General Counselling

Including psychoeducation and coping skills around mood disorders and other psychological diagnoses, relationships, adverse behavioural patterns, life transitions and stress and anxiety.

Addiction

Including motivational interviewing of pre contemplative individuals, psychoeducation around substance use disorders and process addictions, intervention preparation and implementation, inpatient recommendation and assistance, post inpatient treatment counselling and family counselling .

Trauma

Single incident trauma, Compound trauma. Grief therapy. Debriefing and developing coping mechanisms and /or assistance with recommendation for further trauma interventions.

EXPERIENCE

MY METHODS

WHAT I TREAT

PRACTICE

Anxiety and Depression

Trauma/Abuse/PTSD

Relationships Issues

Phase of Life Transitions

Substance Abuse

Parenting Issues

Stress and Lifestyle Management

Grief and Bereavement

PATIENT FEEDBACK

TESTIMONIALS

John Doe

RECOVERED ADDICT

There’s a couple different ways that obsession happens. Some obsessions are just unwanted, repetitive thoughts – they feel like a really intense craving. Then there’s the type that happens but doesn’t have that feeling behind it. It’s just a thought. For me, I could be driving down the road, completely sane, thinking, ‘Oh I’ll just stop for a couple beers.’ And it could end up ruining my life. Vanessa really helped along my road to recovery understanding that there’s got to be that internal surrender for sobriety to happen.

SINGLE MUM

Being a single mom makes your life miserable. If it wasn't for Vanessa, I would have lost it. Now I know it is never too late to ask for help. Thank you, it really worked.