Chris Theron

“Life has a way of teaching us to keep things together, even when we’re falling apart inside. Healing begins when we feel safe enough to be honest, and when someone walks beside us rather than ahead of us.”

About Chris

Over time, the pressure to keep it together can leave us feeling disconnected from who we are, unsure of where we belong, or weighed down by expectations we never asked to carry.

My heart for this work comes from seeing what happens when people are truly heard and given the space to be themselves — without judgement or pressure. I believe healing begins when we feel safe enough to be honest, and when someone walks beside us rather than ahead of us.

Specialities

• Trauma (including trauma-informed work)
• Anxiety & stress
• Life-stage transitions (adolescence, early adulthood, change)
• Self-esteem and identity
• School & educational transitions (learners, parents, teachers)
• Grief & loss
• Emotional regulation and self-understanding
• Depression

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Psychology — Pearson Institute of Higher Education
• HPCSA Registered Counsellor – PRC 0036145
• Board of Healthcare Funders – No. 0918903

Experience

• Extensive experience in school-based counselling (individual & group)
• Community development
• Trauma debriefing, including with the South African Police Service

How Chris works

• Person-centred
• Trauma-informed care
• CBT

Sessions are 50 minutes online via WhatsApp, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams. Offers individual counselling (not couples counselling). Also works with teenagers (13–17, with guardian consent).