Sondré Adams - Registered Counsellor

Sondré Adams - Registered Counsellor Cape Town Based Registered Counsellor Sondré, Provides individual, group and family psychological support.

Employee Wellness, Parenting workshops and support groups.

Sometimes looking through a lens reminds me how much clarity matters — not just in photos, but in relationships.Many rel...
28/11/2025

Sometimes looking through a lens reminds me how much clarity matters — not just in photos, but in relationships.

Many relationships don’t fall apart because there’s no love.
They fall apart because of poor communication and emotional invalidation.

The pattern is familiar:

• unclear or ambiguous messages
• defensiveness when someone simply asks for clarity
• zero accountability for misunderstandings
• minimising or dismissing someone’s feelings
• the emotionally-skilled partner carrying the entire weight of the interaction

Over time, this leaves people feeling:

• unheard
• confused
• frustrated
• “too sensitive”
• emotionally drained

Here’s the truth:

✨ Asking for clarity is healthy.
✨ Communicating your needs is healthy.
✨ Feeling triggered when you’re invalidated is a normal human response.

“Just let it go” isn’t always helpful advice.
Sometimes what we really need is recognition, accountability, and clear communication.

Healthy relationships require:

• thoughtful, clear messages
• accountability when communication creates confusion
• validating each other’s emotional experience
• a willingness to repair — not defend

Without these, communication becomes a battle instead of a bridge.

Protect your peace.
Your feelings are valid.
And clarity — in life and in love — is non-negotiable.

Every version of you is still you — the grounded one, the playful one, the ‘I need a minute’ one.Integration > perfectio...
22/11/2025

Every version of you is still you — the grounded one, the playful one, the ‘I need a minute’ one.
Integration > perfection. 🖤🤍

Social Anxiety Is Not an Excuse — It’s a Lived RealityRecently, I had a conversation that reminded me how misunderstood ...
19/11/2025

Social Anxiety Is Not an Excuse — It’s a Lived Reality

Recently, I had a conversation that reminded me how misunderstood mental health still is.
When I openly shared that I struggle with social anxiety, the response I received was along the lines of: “I’m tired of people using mental health as an excuse for being ‘terrible’ people.”

Comments like this aren’t uncommon — but they highlight an important issue:
many individuals still minimise what they don’t understand.

Here are a few truths worth remembering:

• Social anxiety is not an excuse.
It is a real, recognised mental-health condition that affects the body, thoughts, emotions, and behaviour — often in ways that remain unseen.

• Many people appear confident while internally struggling.
Masking is real. You may see competence, strength, or leadership, while underneath a person is navigating intense discomfort.

• Mental health challenges do not define someone’s character.
Experiencing anxiety, trauma, or emotional regulation difficulties does not make a person “bad.” It makes them human — and often incredibly resilient.

• Dismissing someone’s reality doesn’t help them.
It increases shame, isolation, and misunderstanding. Compassion and curiosity go much further than judgement.

What struck me most is that even people connected to mental-health or neurodivergence in their families may still struggle to recognise or accept these experiences.
This isn’t about blame — it’s about awareness.

You don’t need to fully understand someone’s inner world to treat them with respect.
You don’t need to share their experience to acknowledge it.
And you don’t need a diagnosis to recognise that someone is trying their best with the capacity they have.

Let’s normalise listening.
Let’s normalise learning.
Let’s normalise creating spaces where people don’t have to hide their mental-health realities to be treated with dignity.

✨ Gratitude Post ✨There are certain kinds of love that don’t just comfort you — they restructure you. The kind that meet...
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. 🌿

My first PSYSSA talk — Integrating Neuroscience into Counselling Practice.Stretched. Challenged. Aligned.God is moving. ...
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

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 com...
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

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

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49A Somerset Road, Green Point
Cape Town
8051

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Monday 08:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 18:00
Thursday 08:00 - 18:00
Friday 08:00 - 18:00

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