Liz

Mrs Liz Butterworth

Counselor

Verified

“My passion is to help people find emotional healing and freedom from past hurts, traumas, and negative life experiences. I am experienced in working with adults and children, including play therapy.”

About Me

I help people find emotional healing and freedom from past hurts. Whether you are an adult or a child, I offer a compassionate space to explore difficult experiences. For younger clients, this often involves play therapy, allowing feelings to emerge naturally. We can work together to understand your unique story and find a path toward lasting calm. My aim is for you to feel truly heard, gain clarity, and embrace a fresh start.

Approach

Healing often unfolds when we slow down to notice patterns, name feelings and try small, safe experiments that shift old responses. In Durban or online, in English, sessions are relaxed and structured—short check-ins, a focused activity or reflection, and clear options for families and individuals between meetings. With children I use playful materials to let emotions show; with teens and adults we map triggers and build practical coping steps, always pacing to what feels manageable. People seeking steady, collaborative change tend to find this way of working helpful.
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Basic Information
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In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • 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:

  • All ages

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.

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • 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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  • Anger

    An intense emotional response to perceived threat, injustice, or frustration that, when persistent or uncontrolled, can damage relationships and well-being.

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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.

  • Grief & Loss

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.

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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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  • 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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Professional Title:

  • Counselor

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

Credentials

Registrations

South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP)

Social Worker

Singapore Association of Social Workers

Social Worker

Health Professions Council Of South Africa (HPCSA); Board of Health Funders (BHF)

Social Worker

Qualifications

University of Cape Town

Centre for Play Therapy and Training

QulailifeCare

AMI Applied Metapsychology International

Arden University

Service Areas

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In-person & Online

Durban, KwaZulu Natal

South Africa

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South Africa

Durban, South Africa