Mapule

Mrs Mapule Ratshefola

Counseling Psychologist

“I work with individuals, adolescents and couples as certified Imago therapist who has a particular interest in helping relationships to heal”

About Me

When relationships feel strained, I offer a supportive space for individuals, adolescents, and couples to reconnect. As a certified Imago therapist, I specialise in helping you understand communication dynamics and foster profound healing. We can collaboratively explore your unique patterns, building bridges to deeper understanding and connection. My aim is to help you find new ways to relate, transforming challenges into opportunities for growth.

Approach

I set short, focused experiments in how you speak and listen so tension becomes information rather than blame. Sessions in Sandton or online move between gentle, time-limited dialogues and practical reflections to try between meetings; I often invite each person to notice one moment and bring it back. Using an Imago-informed frame, I slow interactions, name triggers and invite curiosity about underlying longings. This approach suits adults, couples and families ready to practise new ways of relating and repair.
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Basic Information

Services

Services Offered:

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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.

Works With:

  • •Adults
  • •Couples
  • •Families
  • •Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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    Relationship Issues

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

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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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    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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    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.

Professional Title:

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    Counseling Psychologist

    A psychologist who helps people with everyday life challenges (relationships, work stress, adjustment) as well as mental health conditions.

Qualifications

University of the Witwatersrand

Registrations

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

Counseling Psychologist

Service Area

Main on Culross

In-person & Online

Bryanston

Johannesburg, Gauteng

South Africa