Welcome to Hope House…
Hope House has been offering hope and care to hurting people since 2004.
We offer counselling, addictions support and training to the people of Cape Town, South Africa.
Hope House is a Christian organisation that is passionate about welcoming people
of all races, religions and cultures to seek care and counselling with us.
Our Hope House Centres are in Bergvliet, Tableview and Kuilsrivier, Cape Town.
Counselling
Hope House offers one-on-one counselling in a confidential and respectful environment to people of all backgrounds, cultures and languages. We’re a Not for Profit organisation and ask for a donation in return for counselling sessions.
Schools Programmes
Our schools programmes reach out to youth at crucial stages in their choices around drugs. Our Community Based Treatment Program impacts Cape Town schools.
Trauma-informed Classrooms
Hope House is offering schools training and guidance on becoming a trauma-informed school. This workshop shows the impact of trauma on the learners’ brain.
Workshops and Training
We are passionate about the training and development of Cape Town’s counsellors – so we run frequent workshops to enrich a counsellor’s skills and experience.
Meet the team: From left to right: Judy (Director), Nicky (School's Manager), Mandy (Bergvliet Manager) & Natalie (Kuils River Manager).
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story” – Maya Angelou
Our Mission: Inspired by the love of God, the Hope House founders set off to offer hope to hurting people through care and counselling. Our mission is to equip people to withstand the pressure they face in trauma, loss and in the practical demands of daily life.
Our approach is person-centred. This means we listen to every client’s experience with empathy and without judgement.
We believe God can make a mess into a message, a test into a testimony, a trial into a triumph and a victim into a victor.
Upcoming Workshops
This workshop is an introduction to the basic skills used by counsellors, from developing rapport to listening skills. The workshop includes opportunities to get practical, where all can learn to support and journey with friends or family members.
Dates: 2, 9 & 16 February (3 sessions); 8:45am-1pm.
Cost: R1650
Venue: Bergvliet
In this workshop, we explore the complexity of counselling two clients at one time including the ethics. The workshop give practical tools to aid couples and other relationships. The workshop will cover 2 different types of relationships. Firstly, romantic relationship both in and outside marriage. Secondly, the dynamics of the family system and the different relationships within the family system.
Dates: 2 & 9 March (2 sessions); 8:45am-1pm.
Cost: R1100
Venue: Bergvliet
This workshop develops the skills in supporting around grief and loss. The workshop equips to understand how to process through the stages of grief, deal with the pain of the past and to offer methods of dealing with difficult experiences and memories.
Date: 11 May; 8:45am-1pm.
Cost: R550
Venue: Bergvliet
This workshop will increase one’s understanding of addiction. It looks at defining what addictive behaviour is and looks at the different types of addiction, the neurological effect of drugs as well as how to counsel someone with an addiction.
Dates: 6 & 13 April (2 sessions); 8:45am-1pm.
Cost: R1100
Venue: Bergvliet
They say, “Depression is the common cold of mental illness”. Using insights gained through case studies, this explores the causes of and methods of coping with depression and anxiety.
Dates: 18 & 25 May; 8:45am-1pm.
Cost: R1100
Venue: Bergvliet
Play Therapy is a counselling approach where games, toys and mediums such as clay, drawings and paint are used to help a child or adolescent to express their emotions, thoughts, wishes and needs. Play therapy helps children and adolescents to understand mixed feelings and work through traumatic events that they are unable to express and deal with easily.
Date: Saturday 23 March; 9am – 1pm
Cost: R550
Venue: Tableview
Our proud funders & sponsors
Mr & Ms Johnson
Mrs C. Masters
Mrs C. Kelly
Rosser Trust
Gormley Trust
Church of Holy Spirit
Mrs A. Rademeyer
Workforce Group