

About Renée
Occupational Therapist
Human expansionist
Trauma Alchemist
Life Reigniter
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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST / TRE® PROVIDER & SHAMAN
BSc (OT) Reg no: OT 0032638 PR: 0188042
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THE HEART OF MY WORK
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I've spent over two decades partnering with people as they remember who they are beneath the conditioning, the coping and the chaos.
I am extensively trained- I've worked in psychiatric hospitals, rehab centres, and private practices across South Africa, the UK and Australia.
But what I do now- it goes far beyond traditional therapy.
I don't work with diagnoses. I work with people - human beings. What's stuck. What's circling. What's unfinished.
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I integrate trauma-informed practices (like EMDR, TRE®, EFT, Compassion Inquiry) with deep energetic and soul level- work to help people to return to themselves- in REAL time.
This work is grounded, fierce, gentle, compassionate and real.
It doesn't just improve people.
It changes them.
If you're ready to stop performing your healing and start living your becoming, this is where we begin.
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MORE ABOUT MY APPROACH
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Over time, I’ve come to understand that trauma isn’t just an event or a diagnosis — it’s what happens when something overwhelms our capacity to cope, and we disconnect from parts of ourselves in order to survive.
That disconnection can shape how we see the world, how we relate to others, and how we relate to ourselves. It can fragment our identity, unsettle our nervous system, and keep us locked in patterns that no longer serve.
The work I do isn’t about managing trauma as a label. It’s about gently retrieving the parts that got left behind — and creating the safety and resonance required to come home to yourself, fully.
Over the years, I’ve naturally gravitated toward modalities that support that process — practices that meet trauma in the body, the our energetic system, the nervous system, and the soul, and allow for true integration.
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Here are some of the challenges or diagnoses my clients have brought into our work together:
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depression
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anxiety
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OCD
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mood disorders
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stress disorders
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phobias
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personality disorders
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relationship issues
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grief
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eating disorders
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Burnout
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Major life transitions
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self harm
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co-dependency
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chemical dependency
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addictive behaviours
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trauma and PTSD
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​Some of the the modalities I am trained in and I draw on include:
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EMDR
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Model of Human Occupation
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Motivational Interviewing
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Trauma Release Exercises (TRE®)
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Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
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Compassionate Inquiry
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Shamanic Energy Healing
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Family Constellations
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12 Step Approach
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Psycho-education
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