Nadine van Rensburg Counselling Therapist

15/07/2025

🌿 Couples Counselling ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Rebuild your relationship with love, trust, and connection.

Are you feeling distant from your partner?
Has the joy, intimacy, or communication faded?
You don’t have to navigate this alone.

✨ Whether you're facing tough conversations, broken trust, or just feeling stuck, counselling offers a safe space to reconnect and heal. Let’s work together to build a joyful, healthy, and strong relationship again.

🛋️ Sessions available in-person in Allen’s Nek, Roodepoort, or online – wherever you feel most comfortable.

📞 Help is one phone call away.
💬 Reach out today and take the first step toward rediscovering each other.

—
Nadine van Rensburg
Counselling Therapist
📱 084 779 4889 / 063 119 0267
📧 nadine@nadinetherapy.co.za
🌐 www.nadinetherapy.co.za

❤️ Your relationship deserves hope, healing, and a fresh start.

15/07/2025

🌟 TRANSFORM LIVES – START WITH YOUR OWN! 🌟

NVR Academy
Presents

2nd intake

Life Coach Course 2025

Ready to make a difference and build a career with purpose?
Want to add to your current skill set?
In need of CPD points for 2025? ASCHP accredited

Become a Certified Life Coach in just 6 days with NVR Academy & Training

– no prior experience in life coaching needed!

💼 What You’ll Get:
✅ Subconscious Reprogramming & Breakthrough Coaching Tools
✅ Real Coaching Practice (Not Just Theory!)
✅ Confidence-Building Techniques & Coaching Space Access
✅ Marketing Support + Ongoing Mentorship
✅ 42 CPD Credits (ASCHP Accredited)

📍 Venue: Panorama Office Estate, Roodepoort
🕗 Time: 08:00–16:00 (Includes refreshments & materials)

Upcoming Intake 2 Dates:

Tenet 1: Aug 23–24

Tenet 2: Sept 13–14

Tenet 3: Nov 8–9
🎓 Graduation: Dec 7, 2025

🎉 Early Bird Price: R13,500 for full course
💳 Pay-per-Tenet option available – contact us!

Spaces are limited — reserve your seat today!
📲 Call or WhatsApp: +27 63 119 0267
🔗 Learn more www.nvracademy.co.za

coach Training

29/05/2025

Food for thought.

“You still have time…”
That’s what we keep telling ourselves.
And maybe we do. But maybe we don’t.
The truth is—we never really know.

Time isn’t generous.
It doesn’t pause. It doesn’t warn.
It slips through our fingers quietly, like sand—soft, silent, and unstoppable.

We measure our lives in years, in birthdays, in milestones.
But life isn’t made of years.
It’s made of moments.

And the hardest part is… we don’t know how many moments we have left.

You might have a hundred more sunsets to watch,
or only three.
You might hear your mother’s voice on the phone a thousand more times,
or maybe you’ve already heard it for the last time—and you didn’t even know.

You might get one more chance to say, “I forgive you.”
Or none.

You might still have time to hold your child while they’re small,
while their arms still fit perfectly around your neck,
while they still say “I love you” without needing a reason.
But those moments pass. Quietly.
And once they’re gone, they don’t come back.

We live like we are invincible.
We make plans as if time is endless.
We say, “I’ll do it later.”
“I’ll call them next week.”
“I’ll chase that dream when things settle down.”

But what if they never do?

What if tomorrow never comes?
What if the life you’re waiting to live is passing you by right now, this very second?

What if this moment—this exact one—
is the last chance you have to say what matters most?
To hold someone you love without distraction.
To cry without shame.
To laugh without holding back.
To be fully alive?

This isn’t meant to make you afraid.
It’s meant to make you aware.

Because there is nothing more tragic than realizing too late
that you were sleepwalking through the days that could have changed everything.

So please—wake up.

Look up from the screen.
Call someone you miss.
Apologize if you need to.
Say the words you’ve been swallowing.
Do the thing that terrifies you but lights a fire in your soul.

Stop waiting for the “right” time.
That time is now.
Right now. This breath. This heartbeat.

You don’t need more time.
You just need to stop wasting the time you already have.

Because in the end, it’s not the years you’ll remember.
It’s the conversations, the embraces, the risks, the tears, the laughter, the love.
The moments.

So live for them.
Cherish them.
Protect them.

Because life isn’t measured by how long you live—
It’s measured by how deeply you feel, how boldly you love, and how fully you show up while you're still here.

And you’re here.
So make it count.

You are not alone!
Allow us to walk your journey with you. Help is one phone call away.
063 119 0267

26/05/2025

🧠 Feeling stuck? Searching for deeper meaning — for yourself and your clients?
Discover Logotherapy: The Power of Purpose.

Join us for a 4-day transformational journey into Viktor Frankl’s powerful approach to therapy — where healing begins with finding meaning.

✅ Learn therapeutic tools that transform lives
✅ Gain insight into purpose-driven healing
✅ Walk away with practical skills, case studies & a certificate

“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” – Viktor Frankl

🎓 Logotherapy Introduction Course
📅 11–14 June 2025
🕘 09:00 – 15:00 daily
📍 Panorama Office Estate, Roodepoort, Gauteng
💰 R8500 – Includes refreshments, all materials, and certificate
🎤 Presented by Dr. Dot Robertson & Nadine van Rensburg

📞 RSVP Today: 063 119 0267
📧 reception@nadinetherapy.co.za
🌐 www.nvracademy.co.za | www.nadinetherapy.co.za

NVR Academy & Training

26/05/2025

🌟 Struggling with Trauma, Conflict, or Life Direction? You’re Not Alone. 🌟

✨ Discover New Meaning to Your Life ✨
Whether you’re facing grief, relationship challenges, addiction, or just feeling lost—help is just a call away.

With over 25 years of experience, Nadine van Rensburg offers holistic, heart-centered counseling and coaching that truly changes lives.

💬 Services include:
✅ Trauma & Grief
✅ Marriage & Pre-marital Counseling
✅ Addiction & Substance Abuse
✅ Mental Health & Life Coaching
✅ Family Disputes & Divorce
✅ Business & Sales Coaching

🏠 Face-to-Face and Online Consultations Available

📞 Take the first step today. Call 084 779 4889 or email nadine@nadinetherapy.co.za
🌐 Visit www.nadinetherapy.co.za

Trauma & Support Counsellor,
Logotherapist and Life Coach.

22/05/2025

Food for thought.

I’m starting to understand the ones who go quiet—not because they’re cold or indifferent, but because silence is the only place where they can truly hear themselves.

It’s not about shutting people out—it’s about shutting out the noise, the pressure, the expectations that drown out their own voice. They don’t leave to hurt anyone; they leave to heal, to pause, to breathe without having to explain or justify their pain.

Sometimes, the strongest people aren’t the ones who keep showing up everywhere—they’re the ones who know when it’s time to retreat, to step back from the chaos and give themselves permission to rest.

They disappear without warning not because they stopped loving or caring, but because they reached a point where survival meant solitude. And in that silence, they start to rebuild—not for the world, but for themselves.

Life can get overwhelmingly loud. Everyone wants a piece of you. Everyone wants you to be okay, to be strong, to be available. But no one talks about the emotional cost of constantly being “on.”

So when someone chooses to step away, to be unreachable, to go quiet—it’s often the bravest thing they could do. It’s a radical act of self-respect.

Now, I see the quiet power in those who come back—not rushed, not broken, but grounded. Their minds clearer. Their hearts softer, but wiser. Their boundaries no longer made of fear, but of self-awareness.

They didn’t return because they had to—they returned because they chose to. With purpose. With intention.

They’ve learned something in the stillness. That being there for yourself isn’t selfish—it’s essential.

That you can’t pour from an empty cup, no matter how badly you want to be there for everyone else. That sometimes the most honest kind of love is learning how to say, “I need time.”

And now I get it—really get it. Sometimes the only way to come home to yourself is to leave everything behind for a while.

Sometimes, the most powerful return is the one that follows silence, healing, and a whole lot of courage.

If you do not know how to step back and fill your empty cup, know that help is one phone call away.

You are not alone!
063 119 0267
www.nadinetherapy.co.za

19/05/2025

Registrations are open. Book now! Limited seats availability.
063 119 0267

19/05/2025

Food for thought.

1. Social media has made young people envy people they are better than in real life
2. Social media has made young people rush into a fake life just to impress strangers
3. Social media has made young people compare their beginning to someone else's middle
4. Social media has made young people believe success comes overnight
5. Social media has made young people forget that real life happens offline
6. Social media has made young people depressed by what they see, not what they experience
7. Social media has made young people value likes more than real relationships
8. Social media has made young people think beauty is only what filters show
9. Social media has made young people ignore their journey by focusing on others’ highlights
10. Social media has made young people forget that silence is also peace
11. Social media has made young people believe arguments must be public
12. Social media has made young people create pressure out of pleasure
13. Social media has made young people pretend to be okay when they’re hurting
14. Social media has made young people judge success by followers
15. Social media has made young people speak more online but listen less in person
16. Social media has made young people seek validation instead of purpose
17. Social media has made young people think they must always show up perfect
18. Social media has made young people value clout over character
19. Social media has made young people hustle for attention, not impact
20. Social media has made young people compete for relevance instead of growth
21. Social media has made young people feel lonely in the crowd
22. Social media has made young people forget to live in the moment
23. Social media has made young people mock things they don’t understand
24. Social media has made young people care more about trends than truth
25. Social media has made young people afraid to show weakness
26. Social media has made young people treat strangers better than family
27. Social media has made young people mistake popularity for value
28. Social media has made young people feel left behind over curated images
29. Social media has made young people addicted to virtual praise
30. Social media has made young people anxious over things that don’t even matter

Dear young person, remember social media is a tool—not a measure of your worth. What you see online is often filtered and staged; don’t lose your peace chasing a picture-perfect illusion.

Your growth, your process, your pace—these are real and valid. Focus on building your life offline, where true love, hard work, and character matter most. Don’t envy—grow.

Don’t compare—be content. Keep your eyes on your purpose, and everything else will align in time.

You are not alone. Help is one phone call away.
063 119 0267

18/05/2025

Food for thought.

HOW TO LET GO OF SOMEONE YOU LOVED:

Stop checking if they viewed your story. Stop checking if they miss you. If they did, you’d know. Mute their name, their posts, their presence. It’s okay if that feels like a small death.

Grieve the version of you who loved them too much. Forgive yourself for staying longer than you should’ve.

Delete the chats you scroll through at night. Stop rereading old messages looking for signs they cared. They left. They knew what they were doing. Let that be the closure. Cry if you have to. Scream into your pillow. Feel every ounce of the heartbreak.

It’s not weak to hurt. What’s weak is pretending you don’t. Don’t punish yourself for still caring. Don’t confuse missing them with needing them. Missing them doesn’t mean you should go back.

Think about how you felt when they made you feel invisible. Think about how often you had to ask to be chosen. Stop stalking their new life, it will only break you. Start focusing on yours, even if it feels empty.

Feel the emptiness fully. Don’t rush to fill it. Make peace with the silence. Talk to your friends about everything, even the parts you’re ashamed of. Stop waiting for closure from them. Some people never give it, and that’s its own kind of answer.

Write until it stops hurting. Cry again, if you need to. But keep going. Healing is not pretty, but it’s honest. Let the pain visit, then let it leave. Don’t look for them in everyone else and if you do, forgive yourself.

Let yourself fall apart. But also put yourself back together, piece by piece, day by day. Remind yourself that you were whole before them, and you will be whole again after them. Stop trying to win them back.

Win yourself back. That’s who’s worth fighting for.

You are not alone.
We are here to assist you in your grieving process.
Help is one phone call away. 063 119 0267

14/05/2025

Food for thought.

“Hey, how are you?” the eraser asked the pencil kindly.

“I’m not your friend,” the pencil snapped. “I hate you.”

Surprised and hurt, the eraser asked, “Why?”

“Because you erase everything I write.”

“I only remove the mistakes,” the eraser replied gently.

“That doesn’t make it right,” said the pencil.

“But that’s what I’m here for. It’s my purpose.”

“Then your job is meaningless,” grumbled the pencil. “Writing is more important than erasing.”

“To erase the wrong is just as important as writing the right,” the eraser said.

The pencil paused, then quietly said, “But I see you getting smaller each day…”

“That’s because I give a little bit of myself every time I help correct a mistake.”

“I feel smaller too,” the pencil admitted.

“We can’t do good for others unless we’re willing to sacrifice something,” the eraser smiled.

Then she looked at him and softly asked, “Do you still hate me?”

The pencil smiled back:
“How could I hate someone who gives so much of themselves?”

Each day we wake up with one day less.
If you can’t be the pencil that creates joy for others, be the eraser that wipes away their pain, planting hope and reminding them:
The future can still be better than the past.

Allow us to assist you with healthy boundaries, whether you are the pencil or the eraser. Help is one phone call away.
063 119 0267

13/05/2025

Food for thought.

Losing Friendships in Adulthood: The Silent Grief We Don’t Talk About.

Adulthood has a strange way of editing your contact list without permission. One day you're laughing together, sharing dreams and decoding life. The next day, they have faded into the background of your life.

Losing friendships as an adult feels like grieving a person who’s still alive. They exist, but not in your life. You remember them, but no longer reach for them. You love them, but from a distance that keeps you sane.

We don’t talk enough about how much intentionality adult friendships require. Life gets busy, priorities shift, and before you know it, the calls stop, the texts slow, and the silence grows. It’s easy to blame yourself, to wonder if you could have done more, reached out more, held on tighter. But sometimes, letting go is the most loving thing you can do-for yourself and for them.

The loss of friendship in adulthood isn’t always loud or dramatic. Sometimes it’s a slow unraveling, a gentle fading. But it leaves a mark. It teaches you about boundaries, about the difference between emotional labor and true connection. It reminds you that not every relationship is meant to last forever, and that’s okay.

So if you’re grieving a lost friendship, know that you’re not alone. There’s resilience in letting go. There’s wisdom in knowing when to stop pouring from an empty cup. And there’s beauty in making space for new connections, for the friendships that nourish, not drain.

Adulthood is a journey of both holding on and letting go. May we all find the courage to do both with grace.

You are not alone! We are here to assist you in this grieving process.
Help is one phone call away!
063 119 0267