For those of you who do not know me yet, I’m Cilla Meintjes, an experienced wellness therapist and trauma counsellor.
I offer online therapy sessions for individuals and/or groups with issues such as substance abuse, marital stress, couples’ discord, depression, panic attacks, grief, work-related problems, etc.
My aim has always been to create an environment for my clients that is free from any judgment and will always provide hope for a healthy mind and a brighter future.
Let's connectWe all want the same thing in life and that is to be acknowledged for who we are and to be accepted and respected for that which we bring to the table. It is a basic need of all people. People become physically ill because they do not deal with trauma that happened in their lives and do not realise that their history forms part of the physical illness. Covid-19 has opened a can of worms and people are stressed beyond the understanding of most. They are losing hope and so depression soars and suicide becomes the way out. I have been a counselling for 29 years face to face sessions and at companies where we did group therapy to assist stressful employees. Covid-19 has forced me to go online so that I am able to counsel people all over the world. I want to see people healed from inner turmoil and assist them in a path of healing so that they may live joyful lives and have happy families even during this time of Covid-19.
My background is mainly in Human Resources where I consulted for large companies on mass recruitment and Retrenchment projects. During that time, I was invited to assist in a large mining group in Tanzania to assist with Conflict Management between Unions (Swahili staff) and Mining Management (Expats from around the world).
During that time, I realized that most of the problems occurred through the lack of understanding and not being heard. Management and staff had vast communication problems due to the lack of “not listening” to each other and just assuming. The ripple effect was disrespect, a stressful working environment, ignorance of the problems and a resentment to change. The company became ill which led to people losing their jobs as the companies eventually closed.