Trauma Practice and Child-Wellbeing Centre

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We offer child-centred, trauma-informed services including Voice of the Child and Forensic Assessments, Child Play Therapy, Divorce Care, Parenting Programmes, and Coaching to support children and strengthen families.

🌱 Youth Month: Investing in Today's Youth for Tomorrow's FutureYouth is a time of growth, identity development, learning...
10/06/2026

🌱 Youth Month: Investing in Today's Youth for Tomorrow's Future

Youth is a time of growth, identity development, learning, and building the foundations for adulthood. The experiences, relationships, and opportunities young people encounter during these years can have a lasting impact on their emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing.

šŸ’š Mental health matters. Young people who feel supported, valued, and emotionally safe are better equipped to manage challenges, develop resilience, and build confidence.

⚽ Sport matters. Physical activity promotes not only physical health but also teamwork, discipline, leadership, self-esteem, and positive coping skills.

šŸ¤ Positive relationships matter. Supportive connections with parents, caregivers, peers, teachers, and mentors provide young people with a sense of belonging, safety, and security.

Unfortunately, many young people are exposed to trauma, adversity, abuse, bullying, or family conflict. Trauma can impact emotional wellbeing, relationships, learning, and development. However, healing is possible when young people have access to safe relationships, supportive adults, opportunities for positive experiences, and professional support when needed.

This Youth Month, let us commit to creating environments where young people feel:

✨ Seen
✨ Heard
✨ Supported
✨ Empowered

Because healthy youth become healthy adults, and healthy adults build stronger communities.

Healthy minds. Strong bodies. Positive connections. Empowered youth. Thriving communities.

Sometimes a child’s behaviour is not simply ā€œattention-seekingā€, ā€œdefiantā€, or ā€œdifficultā€.Sometimes behaviour is commun...
15/05/2026

Sometimes a child’s behaviour is not simply ā€œattention-seekingā€, ā€œdefiantā€, or ā€œdifficultā€.
Sometimes behaviour is communication.

Children often express stress, fear, confusion, emotional overwhelm, or relational distress through behaviours rather than words. A child’s emotional world is shaped by relationships, attachment experiences, conflict, safety, connection, and the environments around them.

As adults, we can begin asking different questions:
🌿 What might this child be carrying emotionally?
🌿 What is happening within the family system?
🌿 Is this child trying to feel safe, heard, connected, or regulated?
🌿 What emotional climate is shaping this child’s experience?
🌿 Who is helping this child co-regulate and feel secure?

When we move away from asking: ā€œWhat is wrong with this child?ā€ And instead ask: ā€œWhat has this child experienced?ā€

We create opportunities for understanding, healing, connection, and support.

Every child exists within a broader system of relationships, experiences, and attachment patterns. Understanding the child in context allows us to respond with greater empathy, reflection, and care.

šŸ“ Trauma Practice and Child-Wellbeing Centre
🌿 Attachment-informed | Trauma-informed | Child-centred

šŸ“§ [email protected]
🌐 www.traumapractice.co.za

Sometimes people don’t choose the high road… and that can be difficult to understand.We often expect others to act with ...
05/05/2026

Sometimes people don’t choose the high road… and that can be difficult to understand.

We often expect others to act with kindness, integrity, and self-awareness — but not everyone has the capacity, insight, or willingness to do so.

And that can leave us feeling frustrated, hurt, or even questioning ourselves.

This week, let’s shift the focus.

Instead of trying to understand or change others, let’s prioritise our own mental health.

āœ” Protect your peace
āœ” Set healthy boundaries
āœ” Choose responses you can be proud of
āœ” Make decisions that align with your values

You cannot control how others behave — but you can control how you respond.

Choose yourself. Choose growth. Choose better.

May is Child Protection Month.This month serves as an important reminder that safeguarding children is a shared responsi...
05/05/2026

May is Child Protection Month.

This month serves as an important reminder that safeguarding children is a shared responsibility. Every child has the right to feel safe, protected, and heard.

Advocating for children means more than awareness — it requires action.

It means:
āœ” Listening to the voice of the child
āœ” Taking disclosures seriously
āœ” Creating safe spaces for children to speak
āœ” Reporting concerns and acting in their best interests
āœ” Supporting children through appropriate professional intervention

Children are among the most vulnerable members of our society. When we fail to protect them, the impact can be lifelong — affecting their emotional wellbeing, development, and sense of safety.

As professionals, caregivers, and community members, we all have a role to play in safeguarding children and ensuring their rights are upheld.

At Trauma Practice and Child Wellbeing Centre, we are committed to the protection, assessment, and support of children through specialised, trauma-informed services.

If you have concerns about a child or require aĀ forensic child abuse assessment, we are here to assist.

šŸ“ Centurion and Fourways
šŸ“§Ā [email protected]

Let us work together to protect children — not only in May, but every day.

Building your child’s self-esteem does not start with achievement… it starts withĀ connection.Many children who struggle ...
29/04/2026

Building your child’s self-esteem does not start with achievement… it starts withĀ connection.

Many children who struggle with confidence often feel misunderstood, different, or like they do not belong. As parents, one of the most powerful things we can do is create a space where our children feelĀ seen, heard, and valued.

When you focus on connection:
• negative self-talk begins to shift
• children feel safer to express themselves
• confidence grows naturally over time

Simple, intentional moments can make a significant difference:
– reframing how your child views challenges
– helping them focus on their own growth instead of comparison
– creating consistent one-on-one connection time
– validating their emotions without shutting them down

When children feel secure in their relationship with you, they are more likely to develop resilience, independence, and a healthy sense of self.

If you would like support in strengthening your child’s emotional wellbeing, you are welcome to contact us atĀ [email protected]

Is your child needing support? 🌿We are now available in the Dainfern area, offering specialised child and family service...
23/04/2026

Is your child needing support? 🌿

We are now available in the Dainfern area, offering specialised child and family services.

Whether you are navigating emotional, behavioural, or family challenges, we are here to support you and your child.

šŸ“ Dainfern sessions now open
šŸ“§ [email protected]
šŸ“± Whatsapp 072 386 7920

Limited spaces available.

✨ Your life didn’t end with your divorce… it’s just beginning ✨Divorce or separation can leave you feeling lost, broken,...
13/04/2026

✨ Your life didn’t end with your divorce… it’s just beginning ✨

Divorce or separation can leave you feeling lost, broken, and questioning everything you thought your life would be.

But healing is possible.
Growth is possible.
And you don’t have to do it alone.

Introducing a 12-step Divorce Care Programme for Adults — a guided journey to help you rebuild your life, rediscover yourself, and move forward with strength and clarity.

šŸ’› Over 12 weeks, you will gently work through:
• Understanding your story and where it truly began
• Letting go of what you thought life ā€œshouldā€ be
• Processing grief, loss, and emotional pain
• Navigating rejection and rebuilding self-worth
• Managing overwhelming emotions in everyday life
• Reconnecting with your identity and confidence
• Learning to rebuild when everything feels broken
• Creating a meaningful and hopeful future
• Stepping into healing, resilience, and growth

🌿 This journey includes:
• Weekly videos to guide and support you
• Daily emails with practical tools, reflections, and encouragement
• Self-guided exercises to help you process and heal
• Insightful content to help you transform your thinking and your life

This is more than a programme — it’s a space for healing, reflection, and transformation.

You deserve to feel whole again.
You deserve a life beyond the pain.

šŸ’¬ Let’s do this together.

šŸ‘‰ Complete the online form to register your interest — https://forms.gle/aTxLxuFDjLHjCLyv6

🐾 Meet Buddy – our Therapy Dog 🐾At the Trauma Practice and Child Wellbeing Centre, healing sometimes has four paws and a...
13/02/2026

🐾 Meet Buddy – our Therapy Dog 🐾

At the Trauma Practice and Child Wellbeing Centre, healing sometimes has four paws and a wagging tail.

Buddy is our gentle therapy dog who supports children during sessions by creating a calm, safe and comforting environment. His presence helps children feel more at ease, especially during trauma support, divorce care, and difficult conversations.

Animals have a unique way of building trust and reducing anxiety — and Buddy does just that. Whether sitting quietly beside a child, offering a paw, or simply being present, he helps make the therapeutic space feel warm and safe.

Buddy is part of our commitment to child-centred, compassionate care. šŸ¤

šŸ“ž contact us to learn more about our dog-assisted sessions
🌐 visit the link in our bio

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✨ Meet our Social Worker – Janette Hermann ✨At the Trauma Practice and Child-Wellbeing Centre, we are honoured to introd...
13/02/2026

✨ Meet our Social Worker – Janette Hermann ✨

At the Trauma Practice and Child-Wellbeing Centre, we are honoured to introduce Janette Hermann, a specialist in forensic social work and complex family matters.

Janette specialises in interviewing children, conducting forensic child abuse assessments, residency, care and contact investigations, home visitations, trauma support, and voice of the child assessments. Her work is grounded in careful, evidence-based practice and a trauma-informed approach.

She has completed her Master’s in Criminal Justice Social Work and remains deeply committed to upholding the best interests of the child standard in every matter she undertakes.

Janette stands firmly in prioritising the voice of the child — ensuring that children are heard, protected, and respectfully represented in processes that affect their lives. šŸ¤

šŸ“ž contact us to book an appointment
🌐 visit the link in our bio for more information

✨ Meet our Social Worker – Wilma ✨At the Trauma Practice and Child-Wellbeing Centre, we are proud to introduce Wilma, a ...
11/02/2026

✨ Meet our Social Worker – Wilma ✨

At the Trauma Practice and Child-Wellbeing Centre, we are proud to introduce Wilma, a dedicated Social Worker with over a decade of experience supporting children and families through life’s most challenging transitions.

Wilma is the developer of the Happy Chappy Divorce Care Programme for Children, a therapeutic programme designed to gently guide children through separation, divorce, and changes in the family system.

She also facilitates our Co-Parenting Coaching Programme, conducts Supervised Contact and Visitations, and completes Voice of the Child Assessments, ensuring that children are heard, supported, and protected throughout family processes.

Wilma is deeply passionate about safeguarding children and advocating for every child’s right to have a voice. šŸ¤

Email us for more information
[email protected]

Address

74 Van Ryneveld Avenue
Centurion
0157

Opening Hours

Tuesday 08:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 16:00
Thursday 08:00 - 16:00
Friday 08:00 - 16:00
Saturday 08:00 - 16:00

Telephone

+27723867920

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