Lefika La Phodiso - Community Art Counselling & Training Institute

Lefika La Phodiso - Community Art Counselling & Training Institute Lefika La Phodiso (‘The Rock of Holding’) Community Arts Counselling and Training Institute

🚪 Open donation drive at Lefika lephodiso! 🎁 Drop your toiletries, direct as little as R1 and sanitary pads in the yello...
12/02/2026

🚪 Open donation drive at Lefika lephodiso! 🎁 Drop your toiletries, direct as little as R1 and sanitary pads in the yellow box and help make a difference. 🤲 😊

Behind every programme outcome is a human story.These words come directly from facilitators working with children and ad...
11/02/2026

Behind every programme outcome is a human story.

These words come directly from facilitators working with children and adolescents in our afterschool arts-based spaces. Through art, drama, and creative expression, young people are finding safety, voice, and connection — often in the midst of ongoing challenges.

This is why holding creative, trauma-informed spaces matters.
This is what care can look like.

These findings are from a recent report for one of our funders, EMpower – The Emerging Markets Foundation. It was collated from facilitator reports over a six month period.

Why Choose Lefika’s Community Art Counselling Training?1. Learn to use art as a powerful tool for healing and changeGain...
10/02/2026

Why Choose Lefika’s Community Art Counselling Training?

1. Learn to use art as a powerful tool for healing and change
Gain practical skills to facilitate art-based interventions that promote resilience, emotional expression, and wellbeing.
Help groups process trauma, grief, anxiety, and other challenges through creative practice.

2. Expand your professional toolkit
Perfect for psychologists, social workers, teachers, community workers, artists, and facilitators who want to integrate therapeutic art into their work.
Adaptable skills that can be applied in schools, NGOs, healthcare, correctional services, or community organisations.

3. Develop both personally and professionally
This is not just a training, it’s a journey of self-discovery. You will reflect deeply, engage in your own artmaking, and strengthen your emotional resilience.
Build self-awareness, empathy, and a reflective practice that enriches your personal and professional life.

4. Learn from leading experts
Designed by Dr Hayley Berman, the pioneer in community art counselling.
Delivered by an experienced team of art and drama therapists, including Rozanne Myburgh and Kamal Naran.
Gain insights from practitioners who bring both academic knowledge and years of real-world experience in South African and international contexts.

5. Join a vibrant community of practice
Weekly experiential Zoom groups create a safe space for learning, reflection, and connection.
You’ll be part of a supportive network of like-minded professionals and creatives who continue to collaborate even after training.

6. Practical pathway
Structured into 8 engaging modules plus 60 placement hours with supervision.
On completion, you will qualify to work as a Community Art Counsellor (short/medium-term group work), a growing and much-needed field.

7. Flexible and accessible learning
100% online with live reflective groups, making it accessible no matter where you are.
Learn at your own pace, with rich materials including videos, case studies, assignments, and art activities.

8. Investment in your future
Gain unique skills that set you apart in the workplace, with growing demand for community-based mental health practitioners.
Opportunity to contribute meaningfully to your community by supporting mental health and resilience through creative engagement.

In short: This training equips you to use creativity to change lives, including your own.

Dates for 2026

Introduction: 10 February 2026

Module 1: 17 February – 10 March

Module 2: 24 March – 14 April

Module 3: 28 April – 19 May

Module 4: 2 June – 30 June

Module 5: 14 July – 4 August

Module 6: 18 August – 8 September

Module 7: 22 September – 13 October

Module 8: 27 October – 17 November

Closing: 24 November

Look at this wonderful series that our former colleague, community art counseller and art therapist, Kate Shand, is offe...
10/02/2026

Look at this wonderful series that our former colleague, community art counseller and art therapist, Kate Shand, is offering at The Melville Mud Room

Our next group of community art counselling training officially starts tomorrow with an introduction to community art co...
09/02/2026

Our next group of community art counselling training officially starts tomorrow with an introduction to community art counselling. We have decided to open it up to anyone who is curios about our course to attend and get a sense of our work.

Let rozanne@lefikalaphodiso.co.za know if you would like to join on Tuesday, 10 February from 19:00-21:00.

Also visit our website for more information about all our modules: www.training.lefikalaphodiso.co.za

🎨✨ Unlock your creative healing with Lefika La Phodiso’s Community Art Counselling course! Our unique, HWSeta-accredited...
02/02/2026

🎨✨ Unlock your creative healing with Lefika La Phodiso’s Community Art Counselling course! Our unique, HWSeta-accredited training is delivered online, empowering you to make a real difference in communities through art and counselling. 📚💫 Enroll now & transform lives with therapeutic art! 👉 www.training.lefikalaphodiso.co.za 🚀👏

🎉 Big shoutout to all the amazing volunteers who rocked our Volunteer Training session at *Lefika La Phodiso*! 🙏💙 Thank ...
31/01/2026

🎉 Big shoutout to all the amazing volunteers who rocked our Volunteer Training session at *Lefika La Phodiso*! 🙏💙 Thank you for showing up, engaging, and committing to making a difference in our community. We’re pumped to see the impact you’ll create! 🌟👏

Today we had our first facilitator meeting for our afterschool programmes. We are really excited to see how the Lefika t...
19/01/2026

Today we had our first facilitator meeting for our afterschool programmes. We are really excited to see how the Lefika team is growing and implementing work across Gauteng. GBVF Response Fund1

VOLUNTEER TRAINING AT LEFIKA LA PHODISOOur sustainability is dependent on both funding and volunteers. The volunteers pl...
15/01/2026

VOLUNTEER TRAINING AT LEFIKA LA PHODISO
Our sustainability is dependent on both funding and volunteers. The volunteers play a pivotal role in our organisation. Due to the therapeutic nature of our work, we ensure that all our volunteers are trained and supervised. Anyone can volunteer on our programmes, regardless of training. The volunteer training is free of charge and offers insight into the way we work at Lefika and the tasks and requirements of a volunteer.
WHEN: Saturday 31 January 2026
WHERE: Lefika La Phodiso, 2nd Floor, Children’s Memorial Institute
TIME: 9:00–13:30
COST: FREE
Book with training@lefikalaphodiso.co.za

VOLUNTEER TRAINING AT LEFIKA LA PHODISOOur sustainability is dependent on both funding and volunteers. The volunteers pl...
29/09/2025

VOLUNTEER TRAINING AT LEFIKA LA PHODISO
Our sustainability is dependent on both funding and volunteers. The volunteers play a pivotal role in our organisation. Due to the therapeutic nature of our work, we ensure that all our volunteers are trained and supervised. Anyone can volunteer on our programmes, regardless of training. The volunteer training is free of charge and offers insight into the way we work at Lefika and the tasks and requirements of a volunteer.
WHEN: Saturday 11 October 2025
WHERE: Lefika La Phodiso, 2nd Floor, Children’s Memorial Institute
TIME: 9:00–13:30
COST: FREE
Book with training@lefikalaphodiso.co.za

Address

CMI Building, 2nd Floor, Corner Hillside And Empire Road, Parktown, JHB
Johannesburg
2001

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 16:00
Thursday 09:00 - 16:00
Friday 09:00 - 16:00
Saturday 10:00 - 12:00

Telephone

+27650942152

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