Social worker in private practice; play therapy, assessments of children, post divorce care for kids, anti-bully programmes at schools and churches countrywide

The struggle is real, but so is hope. I provide Counselling for Individuals, Groups, Marriages, Lifestyle Coaching, Trauma, Drug / Alcohol Abuse, HIV / AIDS Counselling, Bereavement Counselling. Counselling can be provided face to face or online.

Crisis counselling for women who have been raped or abused, advice and support for people wanting to support women in need of help, legal and other options available for abused women and rape survivors. Run by LifeLine Southern Africa.

LifeLine was established in 1970. This was out of a need for community members to have access to a 24-hour telephonic service that can assist them to address the psychological and social stresses and trauma that they are struggling to deal with. For example; family problems, trauma, depression, loneliness, pregnancy, HIV infection / affection, bereavement, sexual and gender violence, substance abuse, or any other situation where a person is struggling to cope with life, in general.

Profession: Social Work Counsellor. Areas of specialisation: General counselling, trauma, grief, relationship, marital and divorce counselling. Clients : Individuals, couples and teenagers

Ruth Katz Consulting Social Worker June 1991 - Present - M A Soc Sci (cum laude), UJ, 1992 Pr No: 8900639 SACSSP Reg No: 10-05825 The motto / slogan that appears on my business card and my flyer - 'Look within-the secret is inside you' -Hui-Neng - It reflects my belief that clients have all the answers to the things that trouble them and our job as mental health professionals is to help them realise that and take it from there! I help Families of Alcoholics, People with Bipolar Mood Disorder and Stroke Survivors with individual, couple and family counselling. I do short-term, solution-focused, structured counselling using easy-to-remember questionnaires Other services: Anger Management, Career Coaching, Life Coaching, Parental Guidance, Stress Management, Computer Training for Seniors Cash and Medical Aids accepted

SADAG is Africa's largest mental health support and advocacy group. On this website you will find comprehensive mental health information and resources to help you, a family member or loved one.

We have 3 centres situated in Alexandra, Norwood and Soweto respectively. At these centres, we offer both telephone counselling as well as face-to-face counselling with specialist areas being rape, trauma and couples counselling. During our previous financial year, we attended to 15 204 clients across the three centres. We further have teams of peer educators going door-to-door in Alexandra and Soweto engaging with community members on emotional wellness, offering support and appropriate referrals to individuals in need. For the twelve month period, our peer educators reached 30 411 community members. Both counselling and peer education are funded by the Anglo American Chairman's Fund.

Thuthuzela Care Centers are one-stop facilities that have been introduced as a critical part of South Africa’s anti-rape strategy, aiming to reduce secondary victimisation, improve conviction rates and reduce the cycle time for finalisation of cases. The Thuthuzela project is led by the NPA’s Sexual Offences and Community Affairs Unit (SOCA), in partnership with various departments and donors as a response to the urgent need for an integrated strategy for prevention, response and support for rape victims. Since its establishment, the SOCA Unit has been working to develop best practices and policies that seek to eradicate victimisation of women and children, while improving prosecution, particularly in the areas of sexual offences, maintenance, child justice and domestic violence.

Counseling and Therapy to patients with cancer, IVF and general pain management. I also offer counseling in the following areas: Trauma Counseling, Marital Counseling, Counseling for Anxiety and Depression, Grief and Bereavement Counseling, Substance Abuse Counseling. Charges at medical aid rates.

Clinical Psychologist: Over 20 years of experience. Psychotherapy and counselling for adults (young and old) ; individuals and couples. I see clients in-person from Edenburg, Rivonia, as well as online.