Hayley Van Stenis - Wellness Counsellor

Hayley Van Stenis - Wellness Counsellor Specialist Wellness Counsellor, Natural Health Practitioner - Illness to Wholeness to Wisdom "Come home to yourself" Languages include English & Afrikaans.

Working with adults, adolescents, couples and families, my goal is to empower people, to be able to make choices, which will ultimately improve, their over all quality of life. Looking to restore health and wellbeing, advise on coping skills, improve relationships, and teach tools to manage stress. With an eclectic training background, I work towards meeting your individual needs within the therapeutic space. I was fortunate in having the opportunity to work at an inpatient specialised care addiction treatment facilities. Where patients primarily received treatment for process and chemical addiction, including support for trauma, personality disorders, anxiety, burn out and depression. In 2017 I moved into private practice in Hermanus, offering face to face and Skype sessions.

09/11/2025

Fact: when you stand to close to something it is hard to see what it actually is. Another Fact: the same applies to your personal challenges and opportunities. Solution: when things get tough or confusing, pause, take a moment to relook at what are the facts, what are your feelings and speculation. Result: this helps you to see things more clearly…..and enables, you to make a more helpful decision.

07/11/2025

We are not meant to be perfect. We are meant to make mistakes, we are meant to get it wrong, we are meant to get sad, mad, happy and ponder. It is when we fight ourselves and criticise ourselves that we become resentful, explosive, disillusioned and depressed. Be soft, be kind be empathic with you and embrace your humanness.

04/11/2025

I grew up being told that I was too sensitive, that I cried too much. That I was a drama queen. This lead me to question my own emotions and believe that the way I felt was wrong. That I was wrong, that there was something wrong with me. I began to be ashamed of the way I felt, ashamed of me. I know better now. I don’t won’t people who are labeled over sensitive to believe the untruths spoken about them. You are not too sensitive. You don’t need to hide or feel ashamed of your feelings. You need to learn boundaries with yourself and others, so that you can nurture and protect your gifts of awareness and empathy for the world around you. Feeling, caring and honest expression, when guided and encouraged, will only bring greatness to the world.

31/10/2025

You've probably been told at least once to, "just let go"... But what does it actually mean to let go?

Well this is the first thing to know: letting go does not come from more control.
The reason I feel it's important to point this out is because a lot of us walk around believing that we have to try really hard to let go. But in that trying, we are really just attempting to control. And our attempts to "relax" end up making us feel even more tightly-wound.

True release comes through finding safety within the present moment. It comes from finding compassion for our messy, emotional and imperfect humanness. It comes from remembering that life has its own plan, and we are not meant to know all the pieces to the puzzle.

Think about it...
If we truly had the ability to control our life, nothing would go "wrong", ever. Everything would go to our perfect plan. Because we would never consciously choose discomfort or painful experiences.

But it doesn't work that way. And the reason we cannot manage the unfolding of everything by ourselves, is because life has something far beyond what our minds could ever comprehend, in store for us!

So... next time you notice yourself gripping on tightly to your plans, your ideas, your emotions...
Remember that you were never meant to be able to control everything!

You were meant to experience it all. And walk through life in wonder and curiosity, savouring the present moment... even in the discomfort.

Comment "CONTROL" if you are looking for more support with truly letting go, and I'll be in touch.

27/10/2025

Leaving things alone is all about letting go. If you can’t let go, there is something that is holding you there. Safety, acceptance, lost identity, fear or unprocessed events, will keep you trapped and looping back to the same place. You don’t choose to leave it alone, or let go for someone else. You choose this and get it right, only if you choose it for you!

Tired of not coping?…Your bounty, your joy your peace, is determined by your ability to make change.
26/10/2025

Tired of not coping?…Your bounty, your joy your peace, is determined by your ability to make change.

25/10/2025

Sutherlandia, is found in my Repair Gut and Restore Sleep supplements. I have had amazing results with this magical 🧙 plant. Weight management, mood support, reduction of anxiety, improved sleep and immune booster. Sutherlandia and so many other amazing healing, calming, and supporting elements, are all around us…we just need to looksee!!! and allow ourselves to be supported. Check out more info on www.Satishealth.co.za🌿

23/10/2025

Boundaries are such an important part of life and yet we are all so afraid of being that bad, unlikable person because we say no! Truth is boundaries are not about saying no. Boundaries are there to keep ourselves and others safe. So when they say yes, they know exactly what they are committed to and they feel safe and happy to do it.

23/10/2025

We all need a special place, a place where we feel loved and are able to show love to others. Feeling safe is something that follows finding belonging. If you are able to find that safe place, that home within yourself, within your memories, within each day, with each breath. You need never fear being alone again.

19/10/2025

Each and everyone of us has something that someone else will find valuable. We all have something to give, to share and to gain in life. You need never feel as if your life has no meaning. There is always purpose, and if you are not able to see it. There will always be someone who can. Save this for when you feel as if life is empty or share it with someone else who needs to hear, they matter!!!

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Block B, Arundel Medical Rooms, 79 Church Steet
Hermanus
7200

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+27824924285

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