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Hello, I’m Marelize Krieg — and I help traumatised human beings bloom where they are planted.
I’m a Specialist Wellness Counsellor (designated by the ASCHP) based in Cape Town, South Africa, working at the intersection of trauma recovery, post-traumatic growth, and nervous system healing. My work is rooted in a simple but powerful belief: you are not broken — you are responding exactly as a human nervous system does when it has been through too much, too fast, too soon.
Through The Blooming Practice, I offer counselling, resources, and gentle, evidence-informed tools designed to help you move from survival mode into something softer, steadier… and eventually, stronger.
My approach is not about fixing you.
It’s about helping you understand yourself, regulate your body, and reconnect with your capacity to heal.
Because trauma doesn’t just live in your thoughts — it lives in your body, your breath, your patterns, your pauses.
That’s why my work weaves together:
-Trauma-sensitive counselling
– Mindfulness and nervous system regulation
– Body-based practices for emotional safety and resilience
I don’t believe in forcing healing.
I believe in creating the conditions and practices where it becomes possible.
As a Specialist Wellness Counsellor, my primary aim is not to treat, but to improve, not to diagnose, but to screen (identify), and not to cure, but rather to care. I walk alongside you as you make sense of your experiences, develop healthier ways of coping, and rediscover your own strength.
You are the expert on your life.
I simply help you hear yourself more clearly.
And somewhere along the way, something shifts.
Not all at once.
Not perfectly.
But gently… steadily…
Until one day, you realise:
You’re not just surviving anymore… You’re learning… You’re adapting… You’re growing… You’re thriving.
Because healing isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about returning to who you were before the world told you to shrink.
Or perhaps… becoming someone even more rooted, more resilient, more alive than before.
At The Blooming Practice, we don’t rush the process.
We honour it.
Here are the details for the Services section:
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Discounted Matching Session (30 Minutes): R 100.00
Individual Session (30 Minutes): R 165.00
Individual Session (60 Minutes): R 330.00
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BA Health Sciences and Social Sciences (Psychological Counselling) from the University of South Africa (UNISA)
BSoSci Honours Psychology from the South African College of Applied Psychology (SACAP)
Completed a Short Learning Programme (SLP) in Counselling Children and Adolescents at the University of South Africa (UNISA) in 2019.
Completed a Short Learning Programme (SLP) in Health Coaching at the University of the Free State (UFS) in 2019.
Graduated with distinction in a bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences and Social Services (Psychological Counselling) from the University of South Africa (UNISA) in 2022.
Managed and hosted a depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) support group for young adults (ages 18-35) under the banner of the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) from 2022 to 2024.
Graduated with a BSoSci Honours (Psychology) degree from the South African College of Applied Psychology (SACAP) in 2023.
Completed training and a 220-hour internship as a Specialist Wellness Counsellor with Humanitas in 2024. In addition to interning with Humanitas, I also worked with Optimystic Bikers Against Abuse.
Qualified and registered as a Specialist Wellness Counsellor with the Association for Supportive Counsellors and Holistic Practitioners (ASCHP) in 2024.
Completed several courses in working with teenagers (self-harm and suicide) and couples counselling in 2024.
Completed several courses in working with teenagers (foundation), counselling in the school setting, trauma counselling, and working with couples (including healthy communication, infidelity, and attachment styles and behaviours) in 2025.
Completed a course in trauma-sensitive yoga in 2025.
Currently completing a life coaching course from New Insights Africa.
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Hello, I’m Marelize Krieg — and I help traumatised human beings bloom where they are planted.
I’m a Specialist Wellness Counsellor (designated by the ASCHP) based in Cape Town, South Africa, working at the intersection of trauma recovery, post-traumatic growth, and nervous system healing. My work is rooted in a simple but powerful belief: you are not broken — you are responding exactly as a human nervous system does when it has been through too much, too fast, too soon.
Through The Blooming Practice, I offer counselling, resources, and gentle, evidence-informed tools designed to help you move from survival mode into something softer, steadier… and eventually, stronger.
My approach is not about fixing you.
It’s about helping you understand yourself, regulate your body, and reconnect with your capacity to heal.
Because trauma doesn’t just live in your thoughts — it lives in your body, your breath, your patterns, your pauses.
That’s why my work weaves together:
-Trauma-sensitive counselling
– Mindfulness and nervous system regulation
– Body-based practices for emotional safety and resilience
I don’t believe in forcing healing.
I believe in creating the conditions and practices where it becomes possible.
As a Specialist Wellness Counsellor, my primary aim is not to treat, but to improve, not to diagnose, but to screen (identify), and not to cure, but rather to care. I walk alongside you as you make sense of your experiences, develop healthier ways of coping, and rediscover your own strength.
You are the expert on your life.
I simply help you hear yourself more clearly.
And somewhere along the way, something shifts.
Not all at once.
Not perfectly.
But gently… steadily…
Until one day, you realise:
You’re not just surviving anymore… You’re learning… You’re adapting… You’re growing… You’re thriving.
Because healing isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about returning to who you were before the world told you to shrink.
Or perhaps… becoming someone even more rooted, more resilient, more alive than before.
At The Blooming Practice, we don’t rush the process.
We honour it.
Here are the details for the Services section:
Tick ONLINE SESSIONS “Yes”
Discounted Matching Session (30 Minutes): R 100.00
Individual Session (30 Minutes): R 165.00
Individual Session (60 Minutes): R 330.00
This user has not added any information to their profile yet.
BA Health Sciences and Social Sciences (Psychological Counselling) from the University of South Africa (UNISA)
BSoSci Honours Psychology from the South African College of Applied Psychology (SACAP)
Completed a Short Learning Programme (SLP) in Counselling Children and Adolescents at the University of South Africa (UNISA) in 2019.
Completed a Short Learning Programme (SLP) in Health Coaching at the University of the Free State (UFS) in 2019.
Graduated with distinction in a bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences and Social Services (Psychological Counselling) from the University of South Africa (UNISA) in 2022.
Managed and hosted a depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) support group for young adults (ages 18-35) under the banner of the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) from 2022 to 2024.
Graduated with a BSoSci Honours (Psychology) degree from the South African College of Applied Psychology (SACAP) in 2023.
Completed training and a 220-hour internship as a Specialist Wellness Counsellor with Humanitas in 2024. In addition to interning with Humanitas, I also worked with Optimystic Bikers Against Abuse.
Qualified and registered as a Specialist Wellness Counsellor with the Association for Supportive Counsellors and Holistic Practitioners (ASCHP) in 2024.
Completed several courses in working with teenagers (self-harm and suicide) and couples counselling in 2024.
Completed several courses in working with teenagers (foundation), counselling in the school setting, trauma counselling, and working with couples (including healthy communication, infidelity, and attachment styles and behaviours) in 2025.
Completed a course in trauma-sensitive yoga in 2025.
Currently completing a life coaching course from New Insights Africa.
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