Heidi Nestler

Social Worker in Private Practice

“Thinking together”

I am a private social worker in Wendywood, Sandton. I work psychodynamically with adults as a couple therapist, personal counsellor/therapist, and as a Group Analyst. My aim is to provide a warm reflective space for emotional growth, recovery and healthy relationships.

Therapy may be brief-or long-term, online or in-person, subject to COVID-19 regulations.

My special interests

• Couple- and Marriage Therapy: for improved communication and relationships;
• Individual Counselling/Therapy: for depression, anxiety, stress management;
• Trauma- or Grief Counselling: for support and to assist healing and recovery;
• Life Change Counselling: support during divorce, relocation, retirement etc;
• Executive-, Professional- and Employee Wellness Counselling;
• Group Therapy: for affordability, healing and the power of the group-as-therapist.
• Peer supervision: colleague supervision/consultation for professional development;
• Development: building strengths, options and resources, for empowered change.

 Practice hours:  Weekdays 08.00 to 19.00 and Saturdays 09.00 to 13.00. .

Fees:  Cash practice, BHF practice number for reimbursement by most SA medical aids.

 You are warmly invited to contact me to discuss your individual needs and options.

 “What separates social work from other helping professions is its focus on the person-in-environment model and its emphasis on social justice. Social workers not only consider individuals’ internal struggles, as a counsellor might, they also work with people to examine their relationships, family structure, community environment, and the systems and policies that impact them in order to identify ways to help address challenges.”  NASW “Guide to Social Work”

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• SACSSP (SA Council for Social Service Practitioners);
• SAASWIPP (SA Association of Social Workers in Private Practice)
• UGAS (Ububele Group Analytic Seminars)

Practice Number:  8903425
SACSSP No:  10-13261