Mrs Liesel Swartz
Specialist Wellness Counselor
“I take pride in recognizing each person as a unique individual with their own experiences. Through therapy, I aim to provide a space where you can be heard and truly understood. I also offer practical tools, techniques, and valuable resources to help you navigate your life’s journey.”
About Me
Approach
At Counselling 4 U, my approach to counselling is person-centered and interactional, focusing on factors that promote mental wellbeing rather than those that cause mental illness.
Person-Centered
I prioritise your unique experiences, values, and needs. By providing a non-judgmental and empathetic environment, I aim to create a space where you feel heard, understood, and supported.
Interactional
I believe in the importance of the therapeutic relationship. Together, we will engage in meaningful interactions that facilitate your personal growth and self-discovery.
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Services
Counselling sessions are tailored to the client’s unique needs, circumstances, systemic context, and characteristics. These key factors guide the collaborative nature of the interventions and counseling plans developed in partnership with clients. This is accomplished through holistic considerations and the integration of various frameworks, techniques, modalities, and professional practices. I address the following mental health challenges and difficulties: • Stress and Burn-out • Self-Esteem and Identity • Grief and Loss • Couples and Family Challenges • Anger Management and Emotional Regulation • Adjustment to Life Changes/Transitions • Behaviour Modification • Goal Achievement • Anxiety • Depression •
Services Offered:
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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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Crisis Counseling
Immediate, short-term psychological support during an acute mental health crisis such as a panic episode, suicidal thoughts, or overwhelming distress.
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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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Relationship Counseling
Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.
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Online Therapy
Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.
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Individual Therapy
One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.
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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:
- •Adults
- •Communities
- •Couples
- •Elderly
- •Families
- •Groups
- •Individuals
- •Organisations
- •Parents
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
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Abuse
Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.
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Life Transitions
Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.
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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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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.
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Grief & Loss
The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.
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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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Online Therapy
Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.
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Professional Title:
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Specialist Wellness Counselor
A counselor specialising in holistic well-being, integrating mental, emotional, and lifestyle support.
Qualifications
University of the Witwatersrand
University of South Africa (UNISA)
Registrations
Association for Supportive Counsellors and Holistic Practitioners (ASCHP)
Specialist Wellness Counselor
Council for Counsellors in South Africa (CCSA)
Counsellor