Welcome to my home page. My qualifications, counselling orientation, areas of special interest and work portfolio are noted below
Qualifications & Registrations
BSc Hons (Psychology) UNISA 2002
Certificate in HIV/AIDS counselling: UKZN 2004
Postgrad Dip in Arts (Counselling): UKZN 2007
HPCSA: Registered Counsellor 2008
Health & Welfare SETA: Registered Assessor 2009
Counselling Orientation
Promotion of psychosocial well-being through short term goal orientated counselling. My counselling approach is collaborative and creative. It is focussed on client empowerment and personal growth. My influences include person centred, cognitive behavioural and systems approaches. My training has effectively been from a health counselling framework.
Counselling Portfolio:
□ Career counselling
□ Employee wellness
□ Life transition
□ Health and Wellness Counselling (Chronic disease/health in general)
□ Personal growth
□ Sports psychology
□ Stress management
□ Substance abuse/ addiction
□ Trauma (TRE level 1 practitioner)
Training Portfolio
□ HIV/AIDS & Chronic conditions
□ Change management
□ Counselling skils
□ Work Life Balance
□ Diversity
□ Employee wellness
□ Trauma
Gareth Colenbrander 