Ingrid R Pollak - Social Worker & accredited Reiki Master

Ingrid R Pollak - Social Worker & accredited Reiki Master Psycotherapist, Somatic Therapist (Brainspotting, EMDR,TIR), Hypnotherapist, Social Worker, Reiki Master.

The festive season is a time to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with yourself.It’s an opportunity to restore balance, ...
24/12/2025

The festive season is a time to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with yourself.
It’s an opportunity to restore balance, create calm, and nurture your emotional wellbeing.

✨ Wishing you a peaceful, gentle, and restorative festive season ✨



10/12/2025

Your attachment style quietly shapes every relationship — your romantic life, your friendships, your work dynamics, and even the relationship you have with yourself.
When you understand your attachment style, you finally understand your patterns — the pull, the panic, the distancing, the overthinking. Awareness is the first step. Healing is the next.

Ready to break old cycles and build healthier connections?
Book your session today and start your healing journey.
https://inneressence.co.za

05/12/2025

Plant medicine can sound natural and appealing — but “natural” doesn’t always mean safe.

Some remedies are powerful, unregulated, and can affect your mind and body in unpredictable ways.

You can honor science and spirituality — just choose safety first. Your healing deserves proper guidance and protection.

02/12/2025

Trichotillomania and nail biting aren’t signs of weakness or a lack of discipline — they’re protective responses your mind creates to soothe discomfort. These behaviours are your body’s way of saying, “I’m overwhelmed… I need relief.”

Healing starts when you learn to calm the anxiety beneath the habit, not punish yourself for having it. With the right support — somatic tools, nervous system work, and gentle emotional processing — you can retrain your body to find comfort in healthier ways.

You don’t have to fight your urges alone. You just need a safer way to self-soothe.

If you’re ready to understand the “why” behind the habit and learn how to break the cycle, book your psychotherapy session today: https://inneressence.co.za


🕊️ Inner Essence – Where healing begins within.

27/11/2025

Every relationship is a gamble — because trust, vulnerability, and emotional honesty always come with risk.
But the answer isn’t to shut down or stay guarded. It’s to learn how to choose better, love wiser, and build connections that feel safe, mutual, and nourishing.

When you understand your patterns, your boundaries, and your emotional triggers, you stop gambling blindly — and start choosing connection with clarity.

If you’re ready to deepen your relationships, break old cycles, and build healthier bonds, I can support you through that work.

Book your first session today and start showing up for connection in a healthier, more empowered way.
https://inneressence.co.za

26/11/2025

Head trash is the mental clutter that drains your energy — the overthinking, self-doubt, guilt, and stories you’ve carried for years.
You don’t have to live with that noise.

Therapy helps you sort through the chaos, release what isn’t yours, and create space for clarity and peace.
A calmer mind is possible — and it starts with clearing the internal junk that weighs you down.

👉 Book your session today https://inneressence.co.za
Let’s declutter your mind and make room for peace.

20/11/2025

Hurt people, hurt people — and it’s true.
Unhealed pain leaks into how we love, speak, and respond.
Breaking the cycle starts with healing the parts of you that were hurt.

Therapy helps you understand your patterns, regulate your emotions, and stop passing your pain onto others.
Healing isn’t selfish — it’s how you protect your relationships and rewrite your story.

👉 Book your session today @ https://inneressence.co.za
Your healing starts with one step.

18/11/2025

“Be a man.” “Don’t cry.” “Handle it yourself.”
Many men were taught to bury emotions to appear strong — but repression isn’t resilience. It’s isolation.

Therapy helps men reconnect with emotional intelligence, healthy communication, and authentic strength.

💬 Real courage is saying, “I’m not okay — but I’m working on it.”

Take that first step today at https://inneressence.co.za

14/11/2025

We go to doctors for our bodies, dentists for our teeth — so why is therapy still taboo?

Your mind is just as vital as any organ in your body. Mental health is healthcare.

At Inner Essence, we create a safe space to explore, heal, and strengthen your emotional wellbeing — without judgment.

🧠 Normalize mental wellness. Book your confidential session at https://inneressence.co.za

11/11/2025

Healing from grief doesn’t follow a straight path. Some days you’ll smile, and the next, it will feel like day one all over again. That’s not failure — that’s grief doing what it does: moving in waves.

At Inner Essence, therapy provides a safe space to process the ups and downs of loss — whether it’s death, divorce, or any emotional ending.

💛 Be gentle with yourself. Healing takes time and support.

Book a session at https://inneressence.co.za

07/11/2025

We’re living in an age where people are always online but rarely connected.

The “low-investment culture” is teaching us to settle for convenience over connection — and it’s leaving people touch-starved and emotionally numb.

Healing begins with depth: conscious relationships, authentic conversations, and boundaries that protect presence.

💫 At Inner Essence, we help clients rebuild emotional depth and self-awareness — the antidote to disconnection.

Book a session at https://inneressence.co.za

04/11/2025

You know something feels off — but you keep justifying it anyway.

That discomfort between what you believe and what you do is called cognitive dissonance. It’s your body’s way of saying, “You’re not aligned.”

Therapy helps you understand the root of that tension, find clarity, and make choices that feel authentic.

💭 Start realigning with your truth today at https://inneressence.co.za.

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Johannesburg
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Tuesday 09:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 18:00
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Friday 09:00 - 17:00
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