Risimati Chauke

“Reaching out for support takes courage — and that first step is already a powerful act of self-care. I’m here to walk alongside you as you invest in yourself and create real, lasting change.”

About Risimati

Risimati brings an unusually broad skillset — combining a Master’s in Social Work with a Master’s in Sociology, and 8+ years of psychosocial support work. He brings systemic thinking to individual counselling — understanding how family, community and social structure shape mental health.

He uses person-centred counselling, CBT, Solution-Focused Brief approaches and psychosocial support approaches. He specialises in addiction counselling using harm reduction, trauma, resilience building, EAP, crisis intervention and student counselling.

Specialities

• Addiction counselling (harm reduction)
• Trauma
• Resilience building
• Psychosocial support
• EAP
• Crisis intervention
• Student counselling
• Couples
• Gender-based violence
• Domestic violence
• Divorce counselling
• Narcissistic abuse
• Coercive control
• Teens (13–17)
• Grief and loss
• Depression
• Anxiety

Qualifications

• Master of Social Work
• Master’s in Sociology
• Qualified Social Worker

Experience

• 8+ years in psychosocial support, crisis intervention and counselling

How Risimati works

• Person-centred
• CBT
• SFBT
• Harm reduction

Sessions are 50 minutes online via WhatsApp, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams. Offers individual and couples counselling. Also works with teenagers (13–17, with guardian consent).