Nan

Mrs Nan Sauer

Registered Social Worker

“A caring, warm, mature, insightful therapist working with individuals, couples and families. Committed to providing ethical treatment. Special interest in Bereavement, Mediation and Couple Work”

About Me

As a caring, mature, and insightful therapist, I support individuals, couples, and families. I provide a warm, ethical space for you to explore concerns and find clarity. With a special interest in bereavement, mediation, and couple work, I understand the unique complexities of loss and relationship dynamics. We can collaborate to navigate difficult emotions, fostering clearer communication and a path forward. My approach helps clients feel truly heard and understood.

Approach

Grounded in steady compassion and clear boundaries, my work moves at a pace you can manage while gently challenging stuck patterns. I meet clients in Cape Town or online, offering sessions in English or Afrikaans and sometimes brief check-ins between appointments to keep progress practical. Sessions blend careful listening with mediation-style prompts, grief-sensitive pacing and coaching tools so couples, individuals and families can practise different responses. This approach tends to suit people wanting respectful, focused change without hurry.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Advocacy

    Services that help individuals navigate healthcare, education, or social systems to ensure their mental health needs are recognised and met.

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  • Coaching

    A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.

  • Crisis Counseling

    Immediate, short-term psychological support during an acute mental health crisis such as a panic episode, suicidal thoughts, or overwhelming distress.

  • 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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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • 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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  • Mediation

    A structured process in which a neutral third party helps people in conflict reach a mutually acceptable agreement.

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  • Supervision

    Professional oversight for therapists and counsellors, providing guidance, ethical support, and reflective space for their clinical work.

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Works With:

  • All ages
  • Adolescents
  • Couples
  • Individuals
  • Parents

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Relationship Issues

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

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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.

  • 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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  • Life Transitions

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

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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.

  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

Professional Title:

  • Registered Social Worker

    A social worker registered with a regulatory body to provide social work services including therapy and case management.

Credentials

Registrations

South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP)

Social Worker

Registration: 1007494

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Qualifications

Bachelor of Social Science (Social Work)

University of Cape Town

Year: 1974

Service Areas

PRIVATE PRACTICE

In-person & Online

Sea Point

Cape Town, Western Cape

South Africa

Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa