Your best life starts right here.

Counselling services in Cape Town & Online.

Specialists in recovery journeys, holistic mental health modalities, couples-, family- and teen mental health growth.

We believe in doing it differently.
Our results prove it.

Personal message from the founder and CEO, Christiaan Stroebel​

We are in the new wave of psychology. What does that mean? To me that means we are moving into a brave new world where the way we treat our clients are more than supportive. It means that we follow their lead by guiding them most humanely and giving them the pinnacle of quality treatment, whether this is from a harm reduction approach, non-judgemental or unconditional positive regard for them to make the best progress and breakthroughs needed to get healthy and to get their lives back and to pack their toolboxes full of life skills, qualities, purpose, strength and meaning..

Harm reduction. Not life reduction

We are  highly passionate about including Harm Reduction as part of an individual’s recovery journey from substance use & abuse and trauma. We are committed to your recovery with a solution-focussed approach, tailor-made to give you the best chance to complete recovery.

We aim to integrate Harm Reduction into our values and treatment protocols  in a holistic manner as we believe that recovery, healing and learning is a longitudinal process with many ups and downs. We do this by incorporating various, sometimes controversial, new wave psychology models into our programme which includes an extensive…

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Outpatient programme, Outreach Programme, Volunteering, Team Building, Identity, Character and Value Transformation, Psychedelic Assisted Therapy, Ketamine Treatment, Methadone Maintenance, Ibogaine Treatment, Music and Sound Therapy, Vipassana and Mindfulness Meditation, CaCao Ceremonies, Ayahuasca Ceremonies, Upskilling, Psychoeducation, Long Term Programme Involvement Incentives and Reintegration into Society.

We will try and help you as much as we possibly can. Not only with treatment but resources, life skills, CV’s, employment and to embark on a normal life again. 

 

Personal programme fluidity to fit YOU.

No matter on which recovery journey you are embarking we will tailor a programme best suited exactly for YOU . We support various programmes such as the abstinent-based, 12 steps type programmes, which, for some, is the gold standard, HOWEVER we are also strong believers in second and second chances based on a client-centred harm reduction, tailor-made approach. What does this mean? It means we feel that everyone is wired differently. For example, the 12 step or abstinence based approach alone is not for everyone and we ensure that the client’s needs are met first. We see you as an equal ..

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and not other than or less than.  YOU are part of the decision-making so that you are empowered, can grow, learn, fall, stand up and achieve your greatest desires for your own life. Let’s talk and find the right fit for you.

Multiple treatment approach.

We follow various models of intervention such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Narrative Therapy, Solution Focussed Brief Therapy (SFBT), Eye Movement Integration (EMI), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Rationalisation (EMDR), Community Reinforcement and Family Training, Couples Counselling, Marriage Facilitation.

Therapy is a great space to be heard, unpack, grow and learn more about yourself. We have exorbitant amounts of passion for people and feel that everybody just wants to be seen or heard and needs a place sometimes to vent, speak their truth or be found…

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We are non-judgemental because we know that life can be difficult and not fair and instead of avoiding the problem or  challenges, we rather aim to seek solutions to live with it and to contain whatever is necessary to move forward in life, learn from it, grow and regain quality of life​.

We are  highly skilled and trained professionals that work with an eclectic, holistic, multi-disciplinary approach when it comes to therapy, psychoeducation and counselling. We can help your loved ones or yourself with a solution-focused treatment plans through therapy and counselling.

 

 

We specialise in the facilitation of addiction recovery treatment for
international patients in Cape Town

“Purpose and Meaning is everything.

There is too little compassion and too much

stigmatisation and labels that we identify

ourselves with. It is our passion

to help you rekindle the fire within,

so that you can find your purpose and

existential meaning

and then to keep that fire

burning continuously…”

Christiaan Stroebel

Founder & CEO

We specialise in the facilitation of addiction recovery treatment for
international patients in Cape Town

“Purpose and Meaning is everything.

There is too little compassion and too much

stigmatisation and labels that we identify

ourselves with. It is our passion

to help you rekindle the fire within,

so that you can find your purpose and

existential meaning

and then to keep that fire

burning continuously…”

Christiaan Stroebel

Founder & CEO

View some of the therapies & protocols we integrate into our treatments

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)  Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) 

Narrative Therapy  Solution Focussed Brief therapy (SFBT)

Eye Movement Desensitisation & Rationalisation (EMDR)

Eye Movement Integration (EMI)  Psychedelic Assisted Therapy  

Ketamine Treatment  Methadone Maintenance  Ibogaine Treatment

 Music and Sound Therapy  Vipassana and Mindfulness Meditation

CaCao Ceremonies  Ayahuasca Ceremonies Kambo Treatment

Upskilling ◉ Psychoeducation  Volunteering  

Long Term Programme Involvement Incentives and Reintegration into Society.

View some of the therapies & protocols we integrate into our treatments

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

 

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

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Narrative Therapy

 

Solution Focussed Brief therapy (SFBT)

 

Eye Movement Integration (EMI)

 

Eye Movement Desensitisation & Rationalisation (EMDR)

 

Psychedelic Assisted Therapy

 

Ketamine Treatment 

 

Methadone Maintenance

 

Ibogaine Treatment

 

Music and Sound Therapy

 

Vipassana and Mindfulness Meditation

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CaCao Ceremonies

 

Ayahuasca Ceremonies

Kambo Treatment

  

Upskilling 

 

Psychoeducation

 

Volunteering

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Long Term Programme Involvement Incentives and Reintegration into Society.

Programmes, Counselling & Intervention Services

Individual Counselling

Group Counselling

Family Counselling

Couples Counselling

Adolescent Counselling

Addiction Counselling

Harm Reduction Counselling

Team Intervention & Building

Identity, Character and Value Transformation

We Also Help With

Trauma & Depression  Anxiety & Phobias

Relationship Difficulties Life Transitions 

Self-Esteem ◉ Eating challenges & disorders

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) ◉ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Professional & Career Challenges ◉ College & Graduate School Challenges

Emotional Management of Medical and Health Concerns

Pain Management Stress Management   Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

Sexual Abuse ◉ Spirituality Challenges  Grief, Loss, or Bereavement 

Gender Identity Support & LGBT Challenges

We Also Help With

Trauma & Depression

 

 Anxiety & Phobias

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Relationship Difficulties

 

Life Transitions

 

Self-Esteem

 

Eating challenges & disorders

 

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

 

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

 

Professional & Career Challenges

 

College & Graduate School Challenges

 

Emotional Management of Medical and Health Concerns

 

Pain Management

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Stress Management

 

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

Sexual Abuse

  

Spirituality Challenges

 

Gender Identity Support & LGBT Challenges

 

Grief, Loss, or Bereavement

Workshops & Courses

Psycho-education Workshops for Parents

We offer both introduction and more comprehensive and workshops and courses for families and loved ones to rekindle, reconnect, empathise, understand, and communicate better with one another – including DBT techniques, communication skills, pause buttons, emotionaid, psychoeducation in the realm of mental health, stigma, substance use, trauma and other life challenges. We explore family systems, parenting skills, adolescents, and behaviours that are either directly related to the challenges and triggers itself or that might lead to old challenging behaviours.

Furthermore, we offer more insightful courses into psychoeducation related to trauma, self harm, personality, substances, treatment interventions and all the various school thoughts and history related to these topics to better understand and remember the meaning of it all and to better understand life and reality.

For practitioners specifically, we offer a psychodrama workshop and course that consists of various models of intervention that is very effective to learn how to counsel and apply their knowledge in a practical setting.

CPD Courses for Practitioners

We offer various CPD Courses for Practitioners:

1. Treatment of substance use and abuse and substance use disorder with a harm reduction approach.

2. Counselling skills and harm reduction related models of intervention for adolescents, young adults and adults that struggle with addiction, self-harm and other mental health related disorders.

3. The new wave of psychology: Understanding psychedelic assisted treatment and other therapies.

4. Counselling skills and psychodrama for addiction: A Practical guide to models of intervention for psychedelic assisted therapy.

5. Introduction to community reinforcement and family training (CRAFT)

Feedback from Clients & Service Providers

Benjamin A. Malfaro
Benjamin A. Malfaro
2023-06-06
This is an amazing innovative institution geared towards opening new doors in the world of mental health and recovery. The team is highly motivated and will do whatever it takes to help their clients succeed. They combine traditional treatment with new and exciting revolutionary ideas to tailor each experience to every individuals different needs. If whatever you or a loved one has tried in the past has not worked then look towards the future because these people can help. That's the TRUTH!
Matthew Gilbert
Matthew Gilbert
2023-06-05
Christiann is an amazing guy. Very down to earth and uses his own experiences to really help people with struggling with mental health and addiction. While I was in Cape town a few years ago he gave me a lot of one on one time writing music that we both shared a passion for also hanging out making nice coffee and walking his dogs.
Tan Saepaisarn
Tan Saepaisarn
2023-06-04
Christiaan has been very understanding, helpful and kind. He is very easy to get along with and genuinely cares about people he works with. From my personal experience, I highly recommend being in touch with him.
samantha hendricks
samantha hendricks
2023-06-04
We as a family have been going thorough alot. We initially went TO Christiaan looking for help for our daughter but he has helped the whole family which we didn't even realize we needed. He cares about his patients and is always willing to help. We have been seeing him since February 2023. I appreciate what he has done and what he continues to do. Also even if you need to speak to him via telephone incase of an emergency he doesn't mind helping in that way.
KATRIEN STROEBEL
KATRIEN STROEBEL
2023-06-04
Christiaan is a dedicated councillor who walks the extra mile for his clients. He takes time to actively listen and follow through with an action plan. I can highly recommend him!
Sondré Adams
Sondré Adams
2022-11-09

Mobile & WhatsApp:

082 976 0806

BHF PCN:

1097342

HPCSA no:

PRC0041939

Mobile & WhatsApp:

082 976 0806

BHF PCN:

1097342

HPCSA no:

PRC0041939