Ellenecia

Ms Ellenecia Buitendacht

Counselor

“Experienced counselor in the Gauteng area”

About Me

As an experienced counsellor in Gauteng, I provide a supportive space. Drawing on my BApp SoSci, I guide individuals seeking clarity and resilience. We explore your concerns together, developing practical strategies to navigate difficult emotions. My aim is to help you understand your experiences and move forward. Clients find tailored support to foster well-being and confidence in their unique journey.

Approach

Experience working in Gauteng shapes a practical, steady pace where I help you break problems into manageable steps. I run sessions in English from Johannesburg and online, checking in each week and tailoring tempo for children, adolescents or adults. Therapy often combines focused assessment with short skill practices and reflective tasks between meetings so anxiety, trauma responses or addictive patterns are met with concrete coping options. People looking for clear steps and reliable, collaborative support tend to find this way of working helpful.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal psychological testing to identify conditions, understand cognitive and emotional functioning, and guide treatment planning.

  • 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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  • Coaching

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

  • 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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  • 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:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Children
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Addiction

    A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.

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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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  • 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:

  • Counselor

    A trained professional who provides talk therapy to help clients work through emotional, relational, and psychological difficulties.

Credentials

Registrations

Council for Counsellors in South Africa (CCSA)

Counsellor

Qualifications

The South African College of Applied Psychology

Service Areas

Online

In-person & Online

Brakpan

Johannesburg, Gauteng

South Africa

Brakpan, Johannesburg, South Africa