Counselling for Young & Old
Life has its ups and downs. I look forward to walking a road with you to lead a happy and healthy life!
Online Counselling available!
Services
I have many years experience in working with people in multiple settings and welcome people who are interested in their own journey, no matter how hopeless or happy their lives feel.
“Change happens when the pain of holding on becomes greater then the fear of letting go” – Spencer Johnson
Individual Counselling
Sometimes called psychotherapy, talk therapy, or treatment is a process through which clients work one-on-one with a trained mental health clinician in a safe, caring, and confidential environment.
Group Work
Is a group session with 5 or more people experiencing a similar problem or have a common goal in mind.
Family Therapy
is working with family and intimate relationships to improve communication and resolve conflicts within the family system.
Family Addiction Counselling
What we have learned is that addiction is a family disease
and has a profound impact on the entire family dynamic.
Youth & Career Counselling
In their developing years, teenagers might need some help with changes and symbolising their experiences. Choosing of subjects and difficulties in school are explored and solutions are found.
Workshops
Workshops are offered for various topics. Workshops are a great way to meet people and hear the experiences of others all the while gaining knowledge and insight.
Taleen Heath, B(SW)
My name is Taleen Heath, and I am a registered social worker with a passion to walk on a road of self-discovery with you. I work from multiple therapeutic approaches but use the person-centred approach as the foundation of my work. This means that during our counselling process I try to understand you as how you see yourself. I believe in the potential that all people can find solutions that they are comfortable with. Making use of other therapeutic skills, we can explore the problem and solutions in a safe, understanding and accepting environment.
I’d Love to Help
My Approach & Philosophy
I feel as a counsellor, I will always be working on my “philosophy” because it changes so often with the new aspects I learn about human behaviour. I believe in meeting my clients where they are in their lives, and not try to push them to a place where I think they need or should be.
This must be the most challenging part of working in the field of counselling. It would be easy to give somebody all the answers that sound right – but this would be to deny the person their right to self-actualise. All people have one basic aim: to actualise, maintain and develop their total selves. We all possess the tendency towards accepting important experiences into awareness, which is called self-actualising. We all have our “truths” that we live by, however, sometimes our truths are a little distorted and a person might feel uncomfortable to the idea of adapting to a new way of being.
With the above paragraph, this would then define my approach. My approach is to create a conducive environment where a person can explore these “uncomfortable blocks” in a safe environment. Being able to be open and honest about how you truly feel or view situations in your life would enable us to think of solutions with a renewed perspective.
I believe that all people should have a space where they can be totally themselves – get angry if you feel angry; cry if you feel sad; feel accepted when you feeling rejected by others… I offer this space with love, acceptance and warmth to ALL of my clients.
Resources
Come back to this section regularly as I share information that will help you on your journey to a healthy and happy life!
Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
In our daily lives, we all get busy and overwhelmed by stressors and tasks that need to be done. However, there comes a time when we start feeling as if the tasks or the stressors never have an end. We find it difficult to listen to people or be empathetic towards...
The Power of Emotions
Many of us have experienced the following situation: “You have just arrived at the office, after just having a major fight with your spouse who has threatened to leave you if you do not ‘open up emotionally’. Your reaction to this is extreme fear (which you have...
Communication
How often have you heard “Communication is important” or, “Effective communication is key” or “You need to communicate better”? I think we can all agree that we have heard this many many times… But no one gives us the How to communicate better, or what it is we should...
Get In Touch
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082 300 4897
counselling@taleenheath.co.za