FAMSA Outeniqua Nicolette Buitendag

Mrs FAMSA Outeniqua Nicolette Buitendag Buitendag

Social Worker (Mental Health)

“An organisation focussing on emotional well-being of individuals, couples and family. Working with all family members.”

About Me

When emotional well-being feels strained for you or your family, I'm here to help. As a Mental Health Social Worker, I guide individuals, couples, and entire families towards greater understanding. We can explore shared dynamics and foster open dialogue, creating a space where every voice is heard. My approach supports those seeking practical ways to navigate challenges and build stronger, more peaceful relationships.

Approach

Helping families regain balance, I focus on gentle, practical steps that invite each member into honest, age‑appropriate conversation and shared problem‑solving. In George I work in English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa, offering child‑friendly play and adolescent sessions alongside parent guidance so insights translate into daily life. Sessions move between exploring family patterns, building safety after difficult events, and practising small changes together; between meetings I share simple strategies parents can try and report back on. This way of working suits families wanting grounded, collaborative change.
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Basic Information

In-person

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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  • 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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Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Children
  • Families
  • 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.

  • Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy designed for teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address issues like anxiety, identity, peer pressure, and family conflict.

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  • Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

  • Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal assessment of a child's psychological, cognitive, or emotional functioning to identify conditions and guide appropriate support.

  • 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.

  • Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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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:

  • Social Worker (Mental Health)

    A social worker specialising in mental health, providing therapy, case management, and support for people with psychological conditions.

Service Areas

FAMSA Outeniqua

In-person

George, Western Cape

South Africa

George, South Africa