"A way of healing and living"

Services

Mindfulness Matters was founded in 2021 by Michelle Townsend ((BPsych (Hons), Professional Mindfulness Coach, Life Coach, Counsellor)) and offers group classes and individual Mindfulness Training and Practice Sessions to the public, as well as to companies and institutions. To book a session, please leave your contact details via our contact page.

We also offer individual and couples counselling by our Specialist Counsellors, assisting via online sessions in various contexts, assisting you with emotional and mental health issues, including but not limited to the following:

  • Marriage Counselling
  • Couples Counselling
  • Depression
  • Stress and anxiety
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Adjustment related difficulties
  • Anxiety and phobias
  • Anger management
  • Bereavement and grief work
  • Childhood-related issues
  • Chronic pain management / chronic illness
  • Dealing with divorce
  • ​Relationship difficulties – romantic, family, friends
  • Occupational/workplace related issues
  • Trauma – acute and long term/PTSD
  • Stress management
  • Self-development, self-confidence and self-esteem-related issues
  • School and study-related issues
  • Lifestyle issues

We offer various assessments to help our clients to better understand themselves:

(Note – As all counselling offered by Specialist Counsellors (membership with the Association for Supportive Counsellors and Holistic Practitioners – ASCHP, as well as the Council for Counsellors South Africa (C4CSA)) is cash based. Only if referred to an HPCSA registered psychologists will you be able to claim from your medical aid. Our counselling is rooted in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), as well as other approaches where it is deemed appropriate to assist our clients to get the best out of their individualized therapy sessions.

  • Townsend Personality Questionnaire (TPQ)
  • Townsend Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (T-EQi)
  • Townsend Ability Battery (TAB)
  • Employee Engagement Survey
  • 360 Degree Leadership Report
  • Leadership Style Report
  • Interpersonal Communication Inventory
  • Dark Triad Scale
  • Narcissistic Personality Inventory
  • Risk Taking Propensity Scale
  • Need for Recovery Scale
  • Impact on Event Scale
  • Depression Anxiety Stress Scale

To schedule a counselling or coaching session, 

please contact Michelle Townsend or leave your details via our contact page.

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