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
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.