My name is Jacqueline Viljoen (Engelbrecht) and I am a registered Specialist Wellness Counsellor (SWC24/11002) at The Association for Supportive Counsellors and Holistic Practitioners. I have obtained my Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Counselling as well as my Bachelor’s Honours Degree in Psychology at the South African College of Applied Psychology. I ensure that I stay up to date with my scope of therapy by ensuring that I complete my Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points as per the ASCHP requirements. Building Perspective (Pty) Ltd. (Reg 2023//162523/07) is the company under which I practice. I focus mainly on narrative therapy techniques and solution-focused brief therapy as these are within my scope of practice. These two therapy techniques allow the client to tell their own story as they are the experts in their own lives and it helps to focus on the present and find solutions to the struggles that they experience. I believe that perspective allows us to see the world differently and this allows us to see ourselves and our struggles differently. My focus is on bereavement, trauma, personal growth and daily struggles such as coping with daily tasks, uncontrollable emotions and thought patterns, diagnosed mental disorders, as well as finding inner peace.

Wellness Counsellors serve to enhance the total well-being of their clients by making use of a systems approach to counselling – working towards achieving wholeness within the integrative unity of body, mind and spirit. The level of counselling is that of primary health care. This includes individual counselling, marriage counselling, lifestyle coaching, counselling for problems, trauma counselling, drug and alcohol abuse counselling, HIV/AIDS counselling, counselling for gambling addiction, bereavement counselling, hospice counselling and support and assistance in human development. The Wellness Counsellor is competent to lend comprehensive counselling support towards the improvement of the quality of life by assisting clients in resolving conflicts, improving relationships, sorting out general problems, coping with life’s challenges and finding inner peace. Wellness Counsellors are required to refer clients to medical and psychological professionals if they identify needs that require specialised intervention such as mood, personality and anxiety disorders and health-related problems that require medical attention.