About Me
Santél Louwrens

Personal Profile:
I am a bilingual Counsellor with an honour’s degree in psychology from the University of the Free State. I see myself as a compassionate person who strives to cultivate strengths and virtues of individuals in order to empower them to reach their full potential.
I am an empathic person with a skillset best suited for the counselling profession. I enjoy working with children and teenagers as well as adults. Registered with the HPCSA as a Registered Counsellor. I have been working at a special needs school since 2009, and have decided to open Private practice based in Benoni from 2016.
Education and Qualifications:
2002: Matriculate at Danielskuil High School, in Danielskuil.
2005: B.Social Sciences (with distinction), at University of the Free State.
Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society.
2006: Honours in Psychology, at University of the Free State.
2008: Registration as Counsellor with HPCSA.
2013: Registration with the South African council for Educators (SACE).
Workshops and Courses:
Date | Description |
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2020 | Attending to Emotional Cues for Drug Abuse: Bridging the Gap Between Clinic and Home Behaviors. |
2020 | Acceptance, Commitment and Adventure Therapy for Children at Risk |
2020 | EZMed Webinar The Do's Don'ts Desks and Dress for practicing Telehealth. |
2020 | Alcoholism and Working with the Alcoholic. |
2020 | EZMed Webinar - Building Patient Trust in Telehealth. |
2020 | Ethical billing |
2020 | From the Frontline - Tales from providers practicing Telehealth. |
2020 | Psychosomatic impact of the Covid 19 Lockdown. |
2020 | Billing Rates Billing Policies and Contracting with your Patients. |
2020 | Ethical Diagnostic Coding. |
2020 | Brain Working Recursive Therapy: Working online with children. |
2020 | How to Market and Grow your Healthcare Practice Ethically. |
2020 | Growing your practice from successful to significant. |
2019 | BWRT – Brain working recursive therapy. |
2018 | Study Skills. |
2018 | Trauma counselling. |
2017 | GMPP Symposium. |
2016 | School readiness assessments. |
2016 | The power of play stimulating IQ and EQ. |
2016 | Starting and running a private practice. |
2016 | The ethics of assessing children and adolescents. |
2016 | Sensory integration and sensory processing in children. |
2016 | GMPP Symposium. |
2015 | Occults and drugs. |
2015 | Diversion program. |
2015 | Sexual education. |
2015 | Psychodynamic perspectives on children in schools. |
2015 | Trimaths. |
2015 | Hands on autism 3days. |
2015 | School readiness. |
2015 | Ravens workshop. |
2015 | Love languages. |
2014 | Trauma workshop. |
2014 | Trauma and bullying. |
2013 | The early identification of learning disabilities. |
2013 | Special Concessions. |
2013 | Special Concessions - Amanuenses. |
2013 | Assisting children dealing with divorce. |
2013 | Career Counseling. |
2012 | ADHD, Bipolar disorder & Oppositional defiant disorder in South African children. |
2012 | ADD/ADHD-iceberg. |
2012 | Trauma in perspective. |
2012 | Play therapy techniques. |
2010 | 2010 Therapeutic Techniques for Adolescents workshop Child Trauma Clinic. |
2009 | Anti-Bullying & Anti-Crime. |
2009 | Family and child mediation and parenting plans. |
2009 | Perspective on Depression, Self mutilation and Suicide in South African children. |