Group Social Work Practice

Bachelor of Social Work. I am a social worker in Cape Town and have worked across many sectors over the years including community development, mental health, homeless communities in Cape Town and the elderly in community residence.

After having the chance to do a Locum stint as a social worker in an Oncology Practice, I felt I had found an area that resonated with me and I started to do social work with palliative care patients.

I have a Practice that includes working with palliative care patients both in- hospital and at home and am a registered professional with the council for social work (SACSSP) and a member of the association for social workers in Private Practice (SAASWIPP). I am also a member of the South African Oncology Social Workers Forum due to my interest in palliative care services in the home.

There was a time when I dreamed of playing professional tennis and participating in the greatest tennis tournament – Wimbledon.

Certificate of HIV Aids Care and Counselling 2014.
Bachelor of Social Work Honours 2017 Cum Laude.
Master of Social Work Stellenbosch 2023

Psychosocial support of individuals and families facing changing life circumstances with a focus on chronic illness, palliative care, geriatric support and bereavement counselling.

Margie is a Social Worker in Private Practice based in Wynberg, Cape Town. Margie travels to see her clients in their homes in the Southern Suburbs, Hout Bay and the Southern Peninsula. Only a Capetonian since 2018, Margie never gets tired of the views!

Since 2009, Margie has provided psychosocial support to children, adults and families relating to traumatic brain injuries; severe disabilities; motor neuron disease; developmental delays; injury and stroke rehabilitation; children in need of care and protection; cancer diagnoses and treatment; terminal illness; and geriatric support.

In her free time Margie loves trail running on the mountain with her Doberman, Toffee and going on little adventures with her two daughters, family and friends. Margie’s philosophy on life is that every single day is precious, and opportunities to find simple joy in the moment should never be missed.

Counselling Social Worker

Sandra qualified with an Honors in Social  Work at UCT in 1990.  She went on to practice full-time in a number of hospital and community based settings, both in South Africa and the UK, before having children slowed her down a little.  

Her interest in mental health grew during the time that she then spent with the Friends of Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital Trust. She found great pleasure serving as part-time Director of the NPO for a number of years before moving into private practice. 

Sandra’s practice currently focuses on palliative care work and counselling.  Her role with the Chariot Health team is most rewarding and she loves getting out of her office and engaging with people in their homes. 

When she is not with clients Sandra enjoys the South African sun, volunteers for the Friends of Valkenberg, enjoys an adult ballet class and goes camping with her family. 

Social worker in oncology and palliative care. Serious illness support.

I earned my BA degree in Social Work in 1991 and have spent the last 19 years as a palliative care social worker, which I am truly passionate about. I focus on the northern suburbs of the Cape Metropole, conducting home visits and collaborating with medical teams to support patients. Additionally, I serve as a Palliative Care Training Facilitator and Online Coordinator for the Association of Palliative Care Centers (APCC), formerly known as HPCA.

My favourite times are spent with family and friends, usually around a braai, and as my children joke, with a glass of red wine!

When I left school I trained as a nurse, I did midwifery and paediatrics – for a few years I worked in a neonatal unit in Hamburg. When I returned to South Africa I did my midwifery and then decided to study social work through UNISA. I worked at Fountain House for 8 years and then I stopped working for a few years when I had my two boys. As I wanted to spend time with the boys during the school holidays I started working as a school counsellor, which I am presently still doing on a part time basis; I work at St Anne’s Primary School two mornings/week. I am presently finishing off a 6 months locum at Kirstenhof Primary School. I have been working at the step-down facility at Robin Trust since they opened about 10 years ago and I worked at the step-down facility at Palm Gardens for a few years before they closed down when COVID started. I have also worked for the past 10 years as a locum at Vincent Palotti Rehabilitation unit and have done some locum work at Oasis in Century City.

I registered as a private practitioner 20 years ago. I have never had my own rooms but instead have only focused on doing home visits.

I am passionate about animals and when my boys were small, we had plenty of pets, including some reptiles and parrots. I have been married for 29 years and I have two sons, who are both passionate surfers/foilers.

Marital/Relationship Counsellor, working creatively with clients’ ‘stories’, assisting them to revision their personal mythology, on the basis of ‘doctor the story, not the patient’ In the process, working with myths, images, unconscious material, dreams etc.; teaching couples effective communication techniques. Working with Momentum Group on their Employee Assistance Programme. I currently serve on the Board of the Western Cape Branch of South African Association for Social Workers in Private Practice.

I obtained a Bachelor of Social Science, Social Work (University of KZN, Durban) and spent a number of years in the UK with my husband and two young sons but relocated back to Cape Town in 2009. I have volunteered at St Lukes Hospice as a Bereavement Counsellor and assisted in their Charity Shop and currently volunteer my counselling services at Hope House. My employment has included Cape Mental Health as an Intake Social Worker and at Autism Western Cape as a supervising social worker and in Private Practice in Tokai since 2020.

Main areas of speciality are general therapeutic counselling, workplace counselling, individual, couples and family therapy. What motivates me in my work is being able to support people through difficult periods and situations in life and to see a positive end result. My passion is to work with the diverse people of our country, helping them to know and understand themselves better, work through their challenges in life and to see young people learning and find their paths. I love animals, especially my cat Missy and new Pup Roxy! I enjoy travelling, family and fun!

Graduated from UCT with Bachelor of Social Science (Social work) and practiced as a social worker for 7 years in the NGO sector. I worked in a few different roles before getting into the retail environment as an organisation development practitioner then into Human Resources. While in HR, I studied Industrial Psychology and obtained MCom (Industrial psychology). Then I worked as an independent practitioner in industrial psychology for 10 years which included working with various EAP organisations doing workplace counselling, working in the medico-legal environment and dealing with various HR contracts.