Psynergy Counselling

16/06/2024

June is Men’s Mental Health Month 💚 let’s use this month to raise awareness for Men’s Mental Health 💚 Encourage the men in your life to seek support, practice self-care and address any mental health challenges they may be facing 💚

16/06/2024

Happy Father’s Day from Psynergy Counselling 💚

30/05/2024

13/05/2024

Have you checked in with yourself lately? Also, don’t forget to check on your friends 💚📞

24/11/2023

The importance of Work-Life Balance:
Maintaining a healthy work-life balance is crucial for overall well-being.
It helps prevent burnout,
reduces stress, and enhances
mental and physical health. Achieving balance allows individuals to dedicate time to personal pursuits, fostering creativity, and building stronger relationships.
Additionally, a balanced lifestyle can lead to increased productivity and job satisfaction, benefiting both the individual and the workplace 😊

24/11/2023

Join this exciting workshop series and learn more about how to prevent Burnout and make use of healthy coping mechanisms such as Self-Care and Work-Life balance.

Don’t worry if you have missed the first two workshops as we are now providing a BUNDLE PRICE DEAL at only R300 which includes access to all three of the workshops and their recordings.

*Should you not be able to attend the workshop we will also be recording them for you to watch at a later stage.

If you want to attend the Work-Life Balance workshop on the 29th of November, please make sure your spot by booking your spot and a making payment to:

Psynergy Counselling
Standard Bank
Acc Number: 10208630927
Reference:
Your name and the workshop you will be attending (i.e: work-life or Bundle)
and send through POP to psynergycounsellors@gmail.com or ingemullercounselling@gmail.com 

We hope to see you in our upcoming workshops! 🤩

18/11/2023

Join us this Wednesday, 22 November 2023 @ 19:00 for our Online Self-Care Workshop 🌱🩷

🌿 We will be looking at what self-care is, why it is important and how we can go about prioritising it in our daily lives

🌿 DM or for more information or send an email to psynergycounsellors@gmail.com OR ingemullercounselling@gmail.com

18/11/2023

Self-care serves as a powerful shield against burnout 🩷 Just as a car needs regular maintenance to function optimally, your mind and body require care to sustain peak performance.

By acknowledging your limits, setting boundaries, and investing in moments of relaxation, you build resilience against burnout's relentless demands.

Embrace self-care as a non-negotiable aspect of your journey, ensuring a sustainable balance between productivity and well-being.

31/10/2023

📣📣📣 We are excited to announce that Psynergy Counselling & Inge Muller Registered Counsellor will be presenting a workshop series that will be focusing on Burnout.

Join us for our first workshop on the 15th of November 2023 at 7pm. This workshop will be presented free of charge to anyone interested in learning more about Burnout. We will take a deeper look at what Burnout is, what the signs and symptoms are, what causes it as well as the effects that it can have on you.

Join us for our subsequent workshops which will focus on practical tools you can use to prevent burnout, recharge your batteries and better manage your work-life balance. You can book your space for these two subsequent workshops by making payment and sending your POP through to us via email.

To find out more about this exciting workshop series and how to book your space for our free workshop please send a DM to or . Alternatively, please send an email to: Psynergycounsellors@gmail.com

10/10/2023

World Mental Health Day 💚🌍
Remember - Mental Health is a Basic Human Right 🌿

💚 Let’s honour the importance of this day by continuing to have conversations around Mental Health and it’s importance

💚 Together we can pave the way to breaking down social stigmas surrounding Mental Health

04/10/2023

What is a Registered Counsellor? 🌿🤔

Registered Counsellors are highly trained mental healthcare professionals registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). Registered Counsellors are able to provide a variety of psychosocial interventions to individuals, groups, and communities. These interventions may include:
- Prevention and health promotion initiatives
- Psychoeducation
- Short-term, supportive counselling.
- Psychological assessments, such as screening for mental health issues, aptitude tests, personality profiling, career advisory and placements, and psychoeducational assessments.

The role of the Registered Counsellor is to make psychological services accessible to the diverse South African population and to provide psychological and preventative interventions that focus on support and promote the enhancement of well-being. This includes individuals, families, groups, communities.

Registered Counsellors differ from other registration categories of psychology in that their primary function is to prevent, promote, intervene, and appropriately refer. Their primary role at a preventative and promotional level involves screening and identification of mental health challenges as well as engaging in appropriate levels of intervention.

As registered counsellors, we provide short-term counselling intervention and work with a clients’ current difficulties. In the counselling setting, we work with individuals to examine their thoughts, emotions and behaviours in order to increase self-awareness and self-confidence, thereby decreasing the need for longer-term or more intensive counselling in the future.

In order to register with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and qualify as a Registered Counsellor, one needs to complete an accredited 4 year Bachelor of Psychology degree (or an equivalent Psychology Honours), as well as 720 hours of practical work (internship) under the supervision of a Registered Psychologist or Registered Counsellor. Following this, one needs to have passed a board exam with HPCSA with a minimum of 70%.