Don’t just survive – thrive
Online Counselling for Ages 13+
- Coping skills
- Trauma debriefing
- Trauma counselling
- Crisis management
- Loss and grief counselling
- Substance abuse and addiction counselling
- Psycho-education
The primary aim of a Specialist Wellness Counsellor is not to treat, but to improve, not to diagnose, but to screen (identify), and not to cure, but rather to care.
I create and hold a warm, safe, non-judgmental space that promotes trust and confidentiality for clients to process and deal with adjustment crises. I employ a person-centred approach to support clients in working through thoughts, feelings, emotions, and behaviours.
I work with individuals, couples, families, and other groups to process trauma and promote post-traumatic growth.
Better Coping Skills and Self-Care Strategies
Learn and experiment with methods for dealing with difficult or triggering situations. Discover how self-care can be used to support mental health and physical well-being. Find the skills and strategies best suited to you and your lifestyle.
Improve Mental Health and Emotional Regulation
Achieve a state of mental and emotional well-being that enables you to cope with the stresses of everyday life, realise your potential, learn and work well, maintain your relationships, and contribute to your community.
Promote Boundary Setting and Effective Communication
Take your power back by learning to communicate your needs and expectations. Practice expressing what you are and are not comfortable with in a relationship. Master how to create a safe space of mutual respect and understanding.
Enhance Personal Development and Self-Discovery
Learn about yourself, including your values, beliefs, and what makes you happy and gives your life meaning. Reframe your experiences into opportunities for growth. Improve yourself through activities that help you reach your goals, thereby developing your potential.
Live Simply, Grow Wildly
Online Life Coaching
At present, I am working to complete a life coaching certification with New Insights Africa. Becoming a life coach has been a long-held dream of mine for many years now. I am excited to start offering life coaching services to my clients soon!
Change Starts Here.
Real people. Real stories. Real transformations.
Choose your path. Add meaning to your days. Forgive your past. Process your trauma. Fall in love with who you are. Become your favourite self. Believe in your dreams. Take back control of yourself and your life. Do what you can with what you have. Never give up.
“What an amazing counsellor I have” is what always ran through my mind during our counselling sessions.
Marelize has been the epitome of what compassion and understanding is and has really driven hard untold conversations which I always relived in my mind into reality. I never thought of myself as self-sabotaging in so many ways but she made me realize how okay it is to deal with the realities of life in a way that also served me and not just gave into what other people’s views were.
I appreciate and will forever be grateful to Marelize for the guidance and compassion she has shown to me and I would recommend her to anyone who requires counselling within the spaces which she operates in. She saw me for who I am and made me feel significant.
Client, Aged 32
During my sessions with Marelize, she’s helped me discover some heavy emotions I’ve been carrying with me for so long, not only that, she also helped unpack those struggles and suggested healthy coping mechanisms which worked wonders.
I was at my lowest and felt like I didn’t want to live anymore, but Marelize got me help ASAP and I can never thank her enough for that. She saved me from myself. Everytime I had a session with her, I felt like I mattered to at least one person, and that someone out there whom I’ve never met can show me so much kindness and compassion. What Marelize does for people who suffer from mental issues is commendable, we need more of her.
Client, Aged 40
Working with Marelize for the past few months has been both life changing and freeing.
Our sessions with Marelize provided us with the very tools we needed to communicate with empathy, but most importantly to get our point across without fear of judgement from the other.
She became our sounding board when we needed one. She helped us learn we can think independently, and still come to a resolution as couple.
We are grateful to Marelize for helping us navigate this journey and for holding our hands when we found ourselves in a new normal. She continues to be a complete blessing.
Couple, Aged 42 and 45
Blog Posts
The Blooming Practice offers counselling services, content, resources, and products for healing, personal growth, counselling, lifestyle design, mental health, and holistic wellness. The aim is to empower you with the awareness, knowledge, insight, and tools to become your favourite self and build a beautiful life.
Bloom and grow forever
Additional Services Offered
Workshops, Talks, Information Sessions, Educational Events for Schools, Companies, and Organisations
I am a forever student and enjoy sharing my knowledge and experience on a wide variety of topics. My areas of interest include trauma processing and post-traumatic growth. To learn more about further training I have completed, check out my biography.
This can take place online or in person.
The cost varies depending on the topic, nature, and location of the event, in addition to the age group and size of the audience, and the preparation time required.
Send me a WhatsApp message at +27 71 342 9810 or an email to thebloomingpractice@gmail.com for more information or to make a booking.
Adolescent Support Groups (Ages 13-18)
I am in the process of creating the following online support groups:
- Grade 8 and 9
- Grade 10 and 11
- Grade 12
The purpose of these support groups is to provide support and guidance to learners as they navigate high school. This includes but is not limited to academics, personal development, mental health, and social life.
Each group will only have 5-7 members.
The cost is ZAR 100.00 per 50-minute support group meeting per person.
Written consent from both parents or the adolescent’s legal guardian is required for participation. Alternatively, a court order can be obtained.
Please reach out if you would like to find out more.
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