{"id":35,"date":"2026-05-05T13:25:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplytest.co.za\/a-space-to-breath\/who-i-work-with\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T15:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:15:09","slug":"who-i-work-with","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simplytest.co.za\/a-space-to-breath\/who-i-work-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Who I Work With"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section astb-frame astb-who-intro\" id=\"section_773989195\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row astb-row\"  id=\"row-1836379139\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1677212755\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1544042018\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1544042018 {\n  padding-top: 90px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h1 class=\"astb-title\">Who I <strong>work with.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p class=\"astb-who-lede\">I&rsquo;m a qualified psychotherapist and founder of A Space to Breathe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"astb-who-subhead\">I work with adults (18+) experiencing:<\/p>\n<div class=\"astb-who-keywords\">\n<div class=\"astb-who-keyword-row\"><span>Anxiety and chronic stress<\/span><i>|<\/i><span>Depression or persistent low mood<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"astb-who-keyword-row\"><span>Relationship and attachment difficulties<\/span><i>|<\/i><span>Loss and grief<\/span><i>|<\/i><span>Low self-worth<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"astb-who-keyword-row\"><span>Life transitions and uncertainty<\/span><i>|<\/i><span>Trauma and its long-term effects<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"astb-who-note\">\n<p>You do not need a diagnosis or a clearly defined issue.<\/p>\n<p>What matters is that something isn&rsquo;t working, and you want to understand why.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/simplytest.co.za\/a-space-to-breath\/contact\/\" class=\"button primary buttonone buttonsolidtwo\" >\n\t\t<span>Book a Consultation<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/simplytest.co.za\/a-space-to-breath\/pricing-and-availability\/\" class=\"button primary buttonone buttonoutline\" >\n\t\t<span>Pricing and Availability<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1053996509\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; 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height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1810790464 {\n  padding-top: 2.5rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 class=\"astb-title\">Specialised therapy.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"accordion astb-accordion astb-who-accordion\">\n\t<div id=\"accordion-159561689\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-159561689-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain active\" href=\"#accordion-item-1.-trauma-therapy.\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-159561689-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>1. Trauma therapy.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-159561689-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" style=\"display: block;\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-159561689-label\">\n\t\t\t\n<p class=\"paralittlebig\"><strong>Trauma requires careful, informed work.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is not simply about revisiting the past, and it cannot be rushed. Done properly, trauma therapy is structured, paced, and grounded in a clear understanding of how trauma affects both mind and body.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I work with:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Childhood and developmental trauma<\/li>\n<li>Relationship trauma<\/li>\n<li>Single-incident trauma<\/li>\n<li>Ongoing patterns linked to earlier experiences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Our work will focus on:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Establishing stability and a sense of safety<\/li>\n<li>Understanding how trauma is showing up in your current life<\/li>\n<li>Processing experiences in a way that does not overwhelm you<\/li>\n<li>Supporting a gradual return to a sense of control and self-trust<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You will not be pushed to go further than you are ready for &#8211; but we will not avoid the work either.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"accordion-1049845335\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-1049845335-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-2.-therapeutic-corporate-work.\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-1049845335-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>2. Therapeutic corporate work.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-1049845335-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-1049845335-label\">\n\t\t\t\n<p>I also offer psychologically informed support for individuals and organisations, including confidential employee therapy, trauma-informed workplace support, and consultancy for leadership.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/simplytest.co.za\/a-space-to-breath\/therapeutic-corporate-work\/\">Read more about therapeutic corporate work.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1391877353\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1391877353 {\n  padding-top: 3rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/simplytest.co.za\/a-space-to-breath\/pricing-and-availability\/\" class=\"button primary buttonone buttonoutline\" >\n\t\t<span>Pricing and Availability<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-935146088\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-935146088 {\n  padding-top: 7rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1937022290 {\n  padding-top: 3rem;\n  padding-bottom: 3rem;\n  background-color: rgb(199, 217, 219);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section astb-frame astb-cta astb-cta-dark astb-who-cta\" id=\"section_1511707500\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row astb-row\"  id=\"row-1228275521\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1281521055\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"astb-title\">I&rsquo;d love to learn more about you<br \/>and <strong>how I can support you.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1807218123\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1807218123 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/simplytest.co.za\/a-space-to-breath\/contact\/\" class=\"button primary buttonone buttonsolid\" >\n\t\t<span>Book a Consultation<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1511707500 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-transparent-header.php","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Who I Work With | A Space to Breathe","_seopress_titles_desc":"Explore the adults I support in therapy, including anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, grief, stress, and difficult life transitions.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"therapy for adults,anxiety support,trauma therapy,relationship therapy,therapy for stress","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplytest.co.za\/a-space-to-breath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplytest.co.za\/a-space-to-breath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplytest.co.za\/a-space-to-breath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplytest.co.za\/a-space-to-breath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/simplytest.co.za\/a-space-to-breath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":260,"href":"https:\/\/simplytest.co.za\/a-space-to-breath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions\/260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplytest.co.za\/a-space-to-breath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}