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Counselling Matters Training
We aim to provide quality training, specialised skills and knowledge to develop careers and to promote and improve opportunities for employment.
This includes counsellors, social workers, child and youth care workers, social auxiliary workers and other helping professions.
"We offer quality training to all aspiring counsellors as well as anyone in the mental health industry. We also offer short courses to the general public interested in Mental Health Matters. We offer custom-made corporate training; workshops and talks. All our training takes place both online and in-person anywhere in South Africa.
Who We Are
Alicia Oosthuizen
Alicia Oosthuizen is a Clinical Social Worker and subject specialist in the social sciences field. Her greatest passion lies in training and development, where she combines theory and practice to empower others to make a meaningful difference in the counselling and helping professions.
Alicia has over 20 years of experience in the counselling field. She has worked with children, teenagers, couples, and families, and is currently part of the Meraki Counselling Practice in Johannesburg North.
Alicia has extensive experience in training and facilitation, and has been a guest lecturer at both the University of Cape Town and the University of Johannesburg. She has also provided supervision to social work students at UCT, UJ, and Wits University.
She has developed training material for various programmes for NACOSA, including Child and Youth Care, Basic Counselling, and Mental Health Literacy. Alicia is the co-owner of Counselling Matters Training and is currently pursuing her PhD at North-West University. In addition, she is an Accredited Enneagram Practitioner and a qualified, accredited assessor and facilitator with HWSETA.
Mariska van der Meulen
Mariska has been working in the fields of education, training and development, and counselling for more than 20 years. She obtained her BLC and LLB degrees from the University of Pretoria, but soon realised that her passion lies in the Humanities. This led her to pursue further studies in Psychology.
Mariska gained extensive experience in corporate management and training while working for a large educational corporation in various roles. She attended a business school, worked as a national training manager, and has been lecturing for 15 years. She has also served as a mentor and supervisor to both students and counsellors.
Mariska is the founder of Meraki Counselling, based in Johannesburg and Centurion, and the co-owner of Counselling Matters Training. Her specialties include couples counselling and counselling parents of teenagers. She is also a qualified international TRE (Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises) practitioner. Her passion lies in the growth, development, and personal empowerment of individuals in the mental health field.
Some of our areas of training include:
