Therapy Fields
I do in-person and internet-based therapy. Therapy aims to create a safe space of confidentiality and empathy, and the words spoken by the client are valued and heard.
Marriage Therapy
Couples use online questionnaires like https://www.prepare-enrich.com/ and https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test as a guide to understanding each other.
Former relational hurts, and feelings of guilt, are discussed. New ways of relating to one another, which include building trust and changing the relational atmosphere of the marriage, are explored.
Follow-up sessions after the initial therapy are advised.
Premarital Counseling
This process commences two months before a wedding ceremony (or after the marriage ceremony if preferred).In these sessions, couples are encouraged to explore areas of strength and growth in their relationship.
An online questionnaire, https://www.prepare-enrich.com/, is available for R350 per couple. After reviewing the rapport, it is advised to book five sessions of one hour each.
The primary focus of these sessions is to prepare and enrich the relationship.
Divorce Care
Divorce care aims to create a safe space where a caring therapist can stand by and counsel you during a time of confusion, loss, grief, rejection, betrayal, and possible single parenthood. The therapist can help you with the daunting task of finding healing from the pain and trauma of divorce and face and grow towards a new future.
Testimony of a client: “Shortly after my divorce in 2020, I was assisted by Johan through Divorce Care. The process enabled me to find new truth and life in Christ and to dispel some of the lies that others had spoken about me. During the sessions with Johan, I experienced earnest empathy (without fear or prejudice) that empowered me to face the pain and take the next step to recovery. I would highly recommend the process of Divorce Care to anyone wrestling with the same trauma. With his assistance, the path to recovery was made more bearable and prepared me to paint an alternative future. It gave me the confidence to get up from what was possibly one of my lowest points in life.”
Blended Family Therapy
In assisting Step-Families in therapy, note that there could be undercurrents in Blended families that do not run or exist in nuclear families.
Undercurrents in Blended- Step Families may include guilt, abandonment, loss, grief, betrayal, disappointment, and the fear of recommitment to new relationships.
Visible and invisible loyalties to a parent or new step-parents can also cause split loyalties or loyalty conflicts between the Blended Family members.
Therapy assists a Blended Family in a dialogue with one another and sees every individual as unique within the family system. Fairness between the family members is established by exploring the dynamic balance of giving and receiving that takes place amongst the members. It is possible for Step-Parents to “earn” the loyalty of their Step-children through the appropriate care that is taken of them.
The goal of the therapy will be to explore the resources available in the Step-family that can lead to enhanced trustworthiness.
Spiritual Guidance
As a pastoral caregiver, I have 22 years of ministry experience and mentorship of individuals and churches. Sessions can take the form of formal training or individual sessions.
No matter what the world thinks about religious experience, the one who has it possesses a great treasure, a thing that has become a source of life, meaning, beauty, and that has given a new splendour to the world and mankind.
Carl Jung
