Appreciation expressed by Sadie’s clients:

“I just want to thank you for the first person in years I’ve felt safe with and that I can be honest with. I have always hidden parts of stories from psychologist and I felt like I truly opened up every bit I could. I feel eternally grateful to have been lead do your practice Dr. I feel spiritually connected to you and appreciate more than I can ever put into words.”

A 25 year old female client

Individual Therapy

I would like to take this moment to thank you for everything you have done for me,

When I came to see you for the first time, I was at my lowest. I didn’t see myself live up to today, was suicidal, was anti-social and couldn’t sleep or eat. I was so miserable and sad.

The first session helped to offload all the burdens I was carrying with me. I felt lighter after our first session, and I was looking forward to the next session. The next session you didn’t disappoint. Instead, you raised the bar to the higher level: you helped me to face and deal with my mom and my sister’s passing and all the abuse I suffered in my marriage. You were actually the first person I could talk to without being judged. I felt safe talking to you and every time I talked it was different,

I am now a better person, doing so well in life. My work performance has also improved a lot. I am now focused, loving myself even more, knowing what I want.

I pray you continue helping others just like you have helped me, thank you so much once again.

Kgomotso

Marriage Counselling

Even though we only had three sessions with Sadie, we can safely say that we benefitted a great deal from them. It was not easy taking the decision see a therapist, but we both knew that for us to be able to work through our problems and make our marriage work, we had to see one.

We were very nervous about the kind of person we would get, but we had no reason to be. Sadie was very warm and welcoming from the moment we met and continued to be that way throughout the sessions.

What we liked the most about her is that she did not dwell on the past. She made us understand that if we want to move forward, we have to focus on the future. This is in no way making what brought us there irrelevant, but it would not have helped us to dwell on it, if we intended on moving forward. We also liked that she was very patient and not judgemental, and she did not pick sides. She sought to understand both our sides and help us reach an understanding, regardless of who we considered to have been wrong. She endeavoured to get to the root of our problem, so that we could solve it.

Communication was a big problem in our relationship, but it no longer is because we continue to use the technique that she taught us.

We are very grateful to her. We are at a much better place now and we can say with confidence that our marriage has a chance and this is all thanks to Sadie.

Anonymous

Trauma

After living with post trauma symptoms for 9 months and after one session

Dit gaan wonderlik hierdie afgelope week. Ek het al amper vergeet van die insident. Ek voel baie rustiger deesdae met die mense om my. Ek voel nie meer angsbevange nie.
Ek wil net sê baie dankie. Dis presies wat ek nodig gehad het.

Franscois

Grief

Thank you for assisting me with a better mental state, Sadie.
I found the grief exercise most helpful because it allowed me to see a future beyond my grief.
I also found envisioning a better scenario most helpful.

Thomas