I understand the complexities of grief and loss. As a grief coach in Cape Town, my approach, which includes collapse coaching techniques, provides a safe environment for adults to navigate their emotions and find healing through structured reflection.
There are periods when life begins to collapse — not outwardly, but inwardly. Work continues. Identity holds. From the outside, little appears altered. Inside, something has given way. Energy withdraws. Meaning thins. What once sustained you no longer does. It is often at this point — not crisis, but erosion — that people seek a place to think carefully about what is happening. As a grief and trauma coach, I offer a steady, contained space for adults living through grief, loss, depression, burnout, trauma, and other private forms of collapse. This is not motivational coaching. It is not emergency care. It is disciplined, reflective work, akin to collapse coaching, tailored to help you navigate through these challenging times.
Adults who are:
Living with grief that has not found its form
Carrying losses that were never fully acknowledged
Exhausted by prolonged strain
Managing the after-effects of trauma
Functioning outwardly while inwardly diminished
Confronting a loss of meaning or direction
No diagnosis is required.
Only the recognition that something in your life is no longer holding. As a grief and trauma coach, I specialize in helping individuals navigate these challenges. If you're in Cape Town, my grief coaching services, including collapse coaching, are designed to support you on this journey.
I hold an MSc in Theoretical Psychoanalytic Studies from University College London. I worked for three years in liaison psychiatry at St Thomas’s Hospital (NHS, London), supporting patients facing acute psychological and medical crises as a grief and trauma coach. The orientation here is depth-psychological. I attend to: the experience of grief and the shape it takes, the meaning of exhaustion, repetition in work and relationships, the cost of sustained competence, and the persistence of earlier experience. Loss is not limited to bereavement; it may involve identity, role, health, belief, or the future one assumed. Nothing is forced. Stability precedes interpretation. There are no techniques to optimize you, as I focus on collapse coaching. There is sustained attention.
Grief does not always announce itself clearly. It may manifest as: irritability, numbness, withdrawal, a sense of unreality, or a narrowing of the future. Some losses are visible, while others are more ambiguous — like a relationship altered, a career derailed, or a version of oneself that is no longer possible. As a grief and trauma coach, I give grief time and structure, not to remove it, but to allow it to be borne without distortion. Depression, burnout, and trauma can follow loss. Often, burnout may conceal grief, while trauma complicates it. These states are approached as experiences with history and structure, rather than defects to be corrected. I proceed carefully in my collapse coaching, aiming for steadiness and greater coherence as a grief coach in Cape Town.
This is reflective psychological support. It is not: Emergency or crisis intervention, a substitute for psychiatric or medical treatment, a structured behavioural programme, or performance coaching. If you are in acute danger or experiencing severe psychiatric symptoms, please contact local medical or emergency services. This work can complement medical or psychiatric care and may be beneficial alongside services such as collapse coaching or when working with a grief and trauma coach. For those searching for a grief coach in Cape Town, this approach can provide additional support.
Sessions last 50 minutes and typically begin with bi-weekly meetings, which is recommended for effective collapse coaching. These sessions are primarily conducted online, welcoming international clients, but in-person meetings with a grief and trauma coach can be arranged locally on a case-by-case basis. For those seeking a grief coach in Cape Town, fees are available upon inquiry. An initial brief conversation can be arranged to discuss your needs.