Donna Lizelle Counselling and Mediation

01/12/2025

We run from what hurts us. There comes a time when one needs to choose to either keep running and run for the rest of ones life, or stop and heal what hurt one. No one likes discomfort, but within that lies a lesson that unlocks what it is you need to learn.

oh yes the past can hurt lol

26/11/2025

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25/11/2025

End of year stress and burnout is real. This is why I am staying open over the December - January period. If we ignore the end of year burnout, we cannot expect to tackle the new year with the energy that is needed. Pouring into your own cup is vital and a basic need in the stressful world of today. Please book a session, so we can work on a plan to recharge and get you back to where you need to be.

donnacounselling.mediation@gmail.com
071 352 6812

18/11/2025

13/11/2025

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🌿 Your body always remembers.

Every unspoken word, every swallowed tear, every time you said “I’m fine” when you were breaking inside — your body keeps the score. 🕊️

You can’t outthink or outrun emotional pain. When ignored, it finds new ways to speak — through exhaustion, anxiety, or even illness.

Healing isn’t just about talking; it’s a full-body journey — emotional, spiritual, and physical. The moment you choose to feel what you’ve been avoiding, you begin to release years of silent pain.

So today, pause.
Sit with your feelings. Breathe through the discomfort.
Hold space for your inner child — the one who needed love, safety, and understanding. 💛

Healing starts when you stop running and start feeling. That’s where freedom begins. 🌸

12/11/2025

Counselling facilitates one in finding the hidden voice but most importantly, the courage to persevere and unlock our true potential. To grow and to keep learning.

My services are face to face and online. Sessions are once a week and can range from 60 minutes to 90 minutes. This is your time.

11/11/2025

Guilt... an emotion we all have at some stage in life. Hours spent lying awake at night questioning everything. Instead of following the what ifs down the rabbit hole, use this opportunity to learn and grow. It is not too late to get the outcome you want.

06/11/2025

Can you relate to this? What do you wish people understood about you? Often one's own perception clouds what someone else is trying to say and their experience. How would you like people to show up for you?

05/11/2025

Donna Lizelle Counselling and Mediation

My services include: General Counselling, Trauma Debriefing, Grief Counselling, Couples Counselling, Teen Life Coaching, and Family Mediation.

Invest in yourself, so that you can be the best version for you, for your family and for the future.

03/11/2025

"A man's sense of self is defined through his ability to achieve results... a woman's sense of self is defined through her feelings and the quality of her relationships... many times a woman just wants to share her feelings... a husband, thinking he is helping, will offer solutions to her problems..." - Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus by John Gray 1992

This often comes up in couples counselling, where the wife wants to share feelings or discuss something bothering her, and her husband will either want to give her a solution or retreat as soon as he hears there is going to be a discussion. This highlights how men and women are different and choose to tend to their specific needs. Misunderstandings happen due to the miscommunication. Not because your partner does not care, but because the approach is coming from their perspectives.

This is where clarifications need to happen and needs need to be voiced so that they in turn, can be met correctly.

30/10/2025

You can find me on findhelp.co.za

https://findhelp.co.za/general-counsellor/donna-cobern

29/10/2025

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