Maggie

Maggie Blom

Counselor

I am passionate about working with individuals to assist them in reaching their full potential and thriving, by providing a nurturing and supportive space.

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About Me

I am passionate about helping you discover your strengths and truly thrive. In our nurturing and supportive space, we'll gently explore challenges and build strategies for personal growth. This collaborative approach helps you gain clarity and unlock your full potential. If you're seeking an encouraging environment to make meaningful changes, I am here to guide you.

Approach

Helping you uncover strengths shapes how I guide our work: sessions move at a gentle, steady pace where reflective questions meet practical steps to try between meetings. In Gqeberha I offer appointments in English and Afrikaans, keeping the environment calm, clear and culturally respectful so you feel understood. We often use brief experiential tasks, narrative reflection and psychoeducation to make sense of transitions, loss or adolescent struggles, then build simple strategies you can use day to day. This approach suits those wanting steady, collaborative change.
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Basic Information

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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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  • 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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  • Trauma Counseling

    Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.

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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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  • Psychoeducation

    Structured information provided about a mental health condition (what it is, why it occurs, and what strategies can help) as part of the therapeutic process.

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  • Stress Management

    Techniques and strategies for managing the body and mind's response to excessive demands, including relaxation, cognitive restructuring, and lifestyle changes.

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Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Children
  • Individuals
  • Parents

Area of Expertise


Scope of Practice:

  • 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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  • Grief & Loss

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

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  • Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

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

  • 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.

Professional Title:

  • Counselor

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

Qualifications


Midrand Graduate Institute

Registrations


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

Registered Counsellor

Service Area


The Play Pod

In-person

Walmer

Gqeberha, Eastern Cape

South Africa