Trish

Ms Trish Holgate

Social Worker

“An experienced, competent and compassionate therapist working predominantly with children and their parents”

About Me

This therapist offers a compassionate space for children and their parents to explore feelings and find understanding. Drawing on their experience as a social worker, they help families navigate challenges like anxiety or behavioural shifts. Sessions often involve guiding parents to support their child's emotional growth at home. This gentle approach creates a steady path for families seeking practical ways to build stronger connections and manage difficult times.

Approach

Warm, steady support meets practical steps as I shape sessions around a child’s rhythm and family routines. From my Cape Town practice and online in English, I use short, playful activities alongside calm conversations and gentle parent coaching so new skills can be tried at home. Sessions move at a child-friendly pace; parents are invited to notice small shifts, reflect briefly and bring observations back. This way tends to help families who want manageable, lasting change and clearer day-to-day connection.
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Basic Information

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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  • 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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  • Supervision

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

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  • Support Groups

    Facilitated groups of people with shared experiences who meet regularly to listen, share, and support one another.

Works With:

  • Adults
  • Groups
  • Individuals
  • Parents
  • Children

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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  • 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.

  • 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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  • Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

  • Life Transitions

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

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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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  • Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

Professional Title:

  • Social Worker

    A professional who supports individuals and families with mental health, welfare, and access to community resources.

Credentials

Registrations

South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP)

Social Worker

Registration: 1004654

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Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF)

Social Worker

Qualifications

Bachelor of Social Science in Social Work

University of Cape Town

Year: 1979

Service Areas

Tokai

In-person & Online

Tokai

Cape Town, Western Cape

South Africa

Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa