{"id":2,"date":"2020-06-12T11:11:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T11:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/butterflycounseling.co.za\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-04-07T11:51:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T11:51:14","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/butterflycounseling.co.za\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-216f4e96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"216f4e96\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c04a52d\" data-id=\"2c04a52d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1043c8d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1043c8d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h3>Child and Adult counseling and therapy:<\/h3><div><span style=\"text-align: inherit; word-spacing: inherit;\">I provide my services from my smallholding in Plettenberg Bay. I believe the open landscape provides a much-needed healing atmosphere that we do not always find in traditional therapy locations. Thus, for this reason, I am also able to offer outdoor therapy, which is a new therapeutic approach for those that do not have an opportunity to heal \u2018in nature\u2019, are afraid of confined spaces or concerned about social distancing.&nbsp;<\/span><br><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Many adults find it hard to convey their emotions and anxieties, and even more so for children. Young children have not yet developed many of the brain architectural growth, nor have they learnt the art of verbal communication.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Children find it almost impossible to communicate their feelings other than through their behavior. If your child is displaying behaviors that you are concerned about, the reason behind it could be as simple as your child not being able to express something they are finding difficult to process with themselves or their environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Child therapy:<\/h3><div><span style=\"text-align: inherit; word-spacing: inherit;\">Child therapy focuses on creating a safe space for the child to work through their hidden anxieties and stresses and in turn, learn better self -regulation and coping strategies for the future. Allowing the child to feel comfortable about seeking assistance to work through their emotions conveys a sense of self-acceptance for the child and prevents children from burying their feelings into adulthood.&nbsp;<\/span><br><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Learning new ways of expressing their feelings allows for children to develop a new self- concept and ultimately identity. The following are evidence-based outcomes of child therapy:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;<em> &nbsp; &nbsp;Respect for themselves and others<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Understand that their feelings are acceptable<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Learn how to express their feelings in a responsible manner<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Assume responsibility for themselves<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Develop creative <\/em><em>techniques for confronting problems<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Self -control and self-acceptance<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><br>I use many different mediums which have a therapeutic goal when working with children, for some examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Arts, drawing, clay<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Puppets<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Musical instruments<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Movement analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Therapeutic storytelling&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Creative visualizations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sand tray therapy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Role playing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><em>\u201cOften the hands know how to solve a riddle with which the intellect has wrestled in vain.\u201d \u2013 Carl Jung<p><\/p>\n<\/em><\/span><\/strong><p><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/h6>\n<h3>Home therapy services:<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This includes assisting parents in setting up important routines, boundaries, and parenting techniques within your home environment to help your home life function in a less stressful manner. I did this work at length whilst working in the UK and we found this program highly effective in aiding parents, and therefore even more effective in curbing long-term mental health problems in children. With this method, the therapy is based on the eco-systemic psychological approach which aims to understand the whole family as a functioning unit, instead of just the individual within the system.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><em><strong>\u201cOnes got to change the system, or one changes nothing.\u201d \u2013 George Orwell<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Adult therapy services:<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Although my specialization is in child counseling and play therapy skills, I do often offer counseling for parents as added support. Trans-generational patterns occur in most families and sometimes understanding as a parent where your own adverse childhood experiences come into play allows you to discover how certain mal-adaptive patterns of behavior that you as a parent have chosen, have been determined by a reaction to your early years environment. Adverse Childhood Experiences cause certain chemicals and brain functioning to develop incorrectly and if left unattended can lead you to repeat these behaviors in the next generation.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><em><strong>\u201cIf a community values its children, it must cherish their parents.\u201d John Bowlby\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Areas of specialization<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Children who are struggling to reach their full potential academically &amp; socially<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Has nightmares and disturbed sleep<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Is being bullied &amp; excluded at school<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Is being a bully &amp; displays inappropriate behaviour<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Has suffered trauma<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Has been exposed to emotional, physical, or sexual abuse<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Has high levels of anxiety due to divorce, separations, death, or loss<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Is withdrawn or continually unhappy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cannot form stable relationships with others<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Experiencing visions or voices they do not understand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ac976a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ac976a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b70eda\" data-id=\"3b70eda\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b112c2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b112c2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/butterflycounseling.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Slide4-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-121\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/butterflycounseling.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Slide4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/butterflycounseling.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Slide4-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/butterflycounseling.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Slide4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/butterflycounseling.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Slide4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/butterflycounseling.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Slide4-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/butterflycounseling.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Slide4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Child and Adult counseling and therapy: I provide my services from my smallholding in Plettenberg Bay. I believe the open landscape provides a much-needed healing atmosphere that we do not always find in traditional therapy locations. 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