Sondré Adams - Registered Counsellor

24/10/2025

✨ Gratitude Post ✨
There are certain kinds of love that don’t just comfort you — they restructure you. The kind that meets you in your chaos and still holds space for your light. The kind that reflects back the person you were always meant to be, not the one shaped by pain, fear, or survival.

To be seen without judgement, loved without conditions, and guided without ego… that’s sacred. 💛

I’ve spent years helping others find themselves, but only recently began meeting the parts of me that were still afraid to be loved. It’s humbling — and holy — to realize that healing sometimes comes wrapped in human form.

Thank you to the souls who love beyond logic, who stay soft when others would run, and who believe that cycles can end with compassion. You’ve helped me choose growth over defense, peace over chaos, and truth over the stories I once told to survive.

Here’s to love that heals lifetimes. 🌿

14/10/2025

My first PSYSSA talk — Integrating Neuroscience into Counselling Practice.

Stretched. Challenged. Aligned.

God is moving. All for His glory. 🙌

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”— Philippians 4:13

12/10/2025

As I see my face and body change over the years, I can’t help but notice how my spirit has changed too. There’s more compassion, less distraction. More peace in the process, less striving to prove.

Thank You, Lord, for Your grace and mercy — for molding every experience, every season, every scar for my good. I’m awakening to who I’ve always been in You — refined, renewed, and rooted in love.

Scripture:
"And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into His image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit."
— 2 Corinthians 3:18

18/09/2025

I’ve come to see that relationships are seasonal. Some seasons call for closeness, others for a gentle shift in rhythm.

Changing the intensity of a relationship isn’t rejection—it’s creating space for healthy boundaries that allow both people to grow. 🌿

Self-actualization and spiritual growth often mean learning to adjust the flow without shutting the door, honoring the place each person has in our story.

Crossroads aren’t about endings—they’re invitations to deeper alignment and peace. ✨

11/08/2025

Sometimes people expect me to live every moment of my personal life the way I show up in my professional role as a counsellor.
I hear comments like, “As a counsellor, you should know this…” — and while my training and experience give me tools, they don’t make me immune to mistakes.
The truth is:
I get it wrong sometimes.
I let people down.
I make decisions that, in hindsight, might not have been the best.
But just like anyone else, I’m learning.
I reflect.
I reassess.
I try again.
Being a counsellor doesn’t mean being perfect — it means being committed to growth, compassion, and showing up, again and again. And that’s a journey I share with every person I sit with, both in my office and in my own life. If I’m honest, sometimes the lessons I share with others are the very ones I’m still learning myself.

04/08/2025

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31/07/2025

✨ Embrace who you are — buckle fat and all! ✨

Your worth was never meant to be measured by a scale, a filter, or a waistband. That soft belly? That buckle fat? That laugh that snorts? All part of the masterpiece that is YOU.

💛 You are not a problem to fix.
💛 You are a soul to nurture.
💛 You are allowed to take up space — with love, with pride, with joy.

Let’s stop waiting for “someday” to love ourselves.
Today is the perfect day to say: I am enough as I am.

29/07/2025

You are enough! Show up authentically focusing on the here and now... Thank you Expresso Morning Show - SABC 3!

Look in the mirror and repeat after us: "I Am Enough." ❤️
Do you believe it? Sometimes we all need a little self-talk! We're sipping on Jacobs and a cup of wisdom with registered counsellor Sondre Adams to remind ourselves - we are worthy! ☕️

28/07/2025

LIVE ON EXPRESSO | 29 JULY

I’m so honoured to be joining the Expresso Morning Show this Tuesday,29 July, for a powerful conversation around a message so many of us need to hear: "You Are Enough – Just As You Are."

In a world that constantly tells us to do more, be more, prove more — this is your gentle reminder to breathe and remember that your worth isn’t based on performance, perfection, or comparison. It’s rooted in your being. 🌱

Whether you’re navigating self-doubt, burnout, or just feeling like you’re not measuring up — join us as we unpack what it truly means to embrace your enoughness and silence the noise of unworthiness.

📺 Catch me live on 6-9am
Let’s rise together with grace, honesty, and self-compassion.

22/07/2025

What to Do When You've Made a Grave Mistake

Sometimes we mess up deeply. Not a small oversight—but a moment, a choice, or a pattern that causes real harm to someone we care about.

So what do you do when you've made a grave mistake?

1. Own It—Without Excuse (Psychologically)
Avoid defensiveness. Our brain’s instinct is to protect our ego—but healing begins with accountability. Say: “I was wrong. I hurt you. I accept that.” Not “I didn’t mean to…” but “I take responsibility.”

2. Apologise Sincerely—Not to be Forgiven, but to be Honest
You can apologise without expecting anything in return. A true apology is not a transaction; it’s a reflection of growth. Say it once, meaningfully, and then give space. You are not entitled to reconciliation.

3. Respect Their Boundaries—Even If It Hurts
If they need distance, respect it. If they don’t want contact, honour it. Healing doesn’t always come from restoring the relationship—it often begins in the silence where we learn.

4. Accept What You Cannot Fix (Spiritually & Psychologically)
Some damage can't be undone. The past can’t be rewritten. But it can be redeemed—through humility, changed behaviour, and surrender.
🕊 “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” —Psalm 51:10

5. Transform the Guilt into Purpose
Guilt becomes destructive when it paralyzes. Let it move you to become a safer, more compassionate person—not just for them, but for the world. This is how we honour those we’ve hurt.

6. Surrender the Rest
You are not your worst moment. You are not only your mistake. And yet, you are responsible. The tension between those truths is sacred—and where grace does its deepest work.

Growth isn't just about doing better—it's about being broken and choosing love anyway.