WELCOME TO
NEW LEAF COUNSELLING
Counselling. Coaching. Consultation.
About Counselling
The Benefits of Counselling
Counselling is a collaborative effort between the counselor and client. Professional counselors help clients identify goals and potential solutions to problems which cause emotional turmoil; seek to improve communication and coping skills; strengthen self-esteem; and promote behavior change and optimal mental health.
It takes bravery to decide to commit to counselling. As you begin this journey, you’ll quickly discover that healing requires more than just reducing symptoms and unhealthy habits if you want to create long-lasting improvements in your life. It is necessary to treat and manage underlying problems and traumas in order to be really free from Behaviours and symptoms.
In order to remove the hurdles and obstacles, my counselling method focuses on strengthening your relationship with yourself and raising your level of consciousness. You have the ability to access your inner power, self-worth, and confidence after these barriers have been lifted. Working in supportive counselling in this way will help you let go of the effects that traumatic and unpleasant experiences have had on you.
You will do the deep work to help reduce Behaviours, lower emotional distress, and stop the disconnection that affects daily life by using a personalized combination of different models of counselling.
In many cases, an emotion is something that motivates you. You have the freedom to enjoy your relationships and live your life with integrity and resiliency. As a result, you can live from a place of authenticity.
About Me
Wholehearted Commitment
My name is Maryam Khan Waglay and I have been serving my clients since 2016. I have focused on their individual and family wellness needs by providing the guidance and resources needed to understand the root cause of their issues and develop a plan that works for them.
About My Practice & Scope of Practice
As a Specialist Wellness Counsellor, I work within a professional, non-clinical framework to help you achieve holistic well-being. My approach focuses on your strengths, your current life situations, and practical strategies for personal growth, resilience, and lifestyle balance.
While I hold advanced qualifications in human behaviour and counselling, my practice is distinct from clinical psychology or psychiatry. I do not diagnose mental health conditions or provide clinical psychotherapy. Instead, I offer expert primary care support, guidance, and coaching to help you navigate everyday life challenges.
My Areas of Expertise
- Relationship & Family Support: Helping you navigate communication gaps, relationship growth, and family dynamics.
- Crisis, Trauma & Loss: Providing immediate trauma debriefing, grief support, and space to process major life transitions.
- Health & Lifestyle Management: Partnering with you to manage chronic stress, prevent burnout, and adapt to health challenges.
- Personal & Workplace Growth: Guiding you through career transitions, workplace stress, and personal goal-setting.
Professional Boundaries & Referrals
Your safety and care are my highest priorities. Because my scope is strictly non-clinical, I do not treat deep-seated psychopathology or severe psychiatric disorders.
If during our work together it becomes clear that you require clinical intervention (such as treatment for severe depression, anxiety disorders, or specialized trauma therapy), I will safely and professionally guide you to an appropriate clinical psychologist, psychiatrist, or medical doctor.
Statutory & Professional Registrations
Registered Psychologist (Industrial & Organisational): Registered for Independent Practice with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) (Registration Number: PS0149535).Specialist Wellness Counsellor: Certified by the Association for Supportive Counsellors and Holistic Practitioners (ASCHP) (Credential ID: SWC17/20).
Specialist training
BWRT Training Levels Overview
Level 1 (General Psychopathology): Focuses on resolving everyday issues, anxiety, fears, phobias, minor depression, and standard PTSD.
Level 2 (Psychology of Identity and Behaviour): Targets deep-seated identity issues, complex trauma (C-PTSD), and destructive habits or addictions.
Our Services
Online, Face to Face & Telephone service
A choice of online, face to face and telephone services are available.
Individual Counselling
Narrative Counselling is respectful and the client is the expert.
Relationship Counselling
Counselling for any relationship type, couple, friend and colleagues.
Coaching
Executive & leadership coaching Integrative life coaching Individual.
Well-being and Resilience
Employee well-being assessment Stress Management & Burnout Prevention.
Career Counselling
Grade 8, 9, 10,11,12 school learners University and Mid-career.
Wellbeing/Career/Personality Assessments
Reasoning abilities Cognitive Personality Emotional Career Values Inte…
BrainWorking® Recursive Therapy
Your Health Starts Here
Or call — 082 661 5317
“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
- Epictetus
