“I have thought about you so often as the years have passed and as I have continued my journey inward. I have never forgotten the day, your expression and my emotion, on the day that you introduced me to the concept of “checking in with myself”. You put your hand over your chest, and I remember the very essence of the moment that I absorbed that guidance from you. It changed my life. Thank you for your listening ear, many many years ago. You played a tremendous role in my healing.”

“Raella has been our marriage counsellor for the last 2 years or so. Raella has been an incredibly effective counsellor for my partner and I, as she is really sensitive to our needs and endeavours to make us both feel heard and understood. She has been a tremendous help in getting us to understand both each other and ourselves and she has a wonderful ability to challenge us but in a nurturing way. Working with Raella has led to incredible personal growth for us, and our marriage and relationship is much stronger as a result.”

“I will never truly be able to thank you for what you did for me. Let’s just say you offered me life skills and I’m honing them. But it doesn’t even begin to describe it. I will forever be grateful to you and in your debt for giving me practical, cognitive ways in which to move forward and to enable me to let go of all the bullshit that as you know I had carried for a very long time. And it’s interesting how few people are able to manipulate me now as a result of my work with you. Because I carried on practicing everything you taught me and guided me in. And therapy with someone you trust is the most important thing so I’d always come back to you. It’s not a one size fits all and that’s why I was so lucky to find you. If I ever needed help you’d be my first person.”

“Raella has been my therapist for about 3 years. She helped me through my separation from an abusive partner and transition for my then 1,5 year old son. As my therapist , Raella is always reliable and resourceful in terms of sharing books to read, talks to listen to for inspiration and also providing me with techniques to effectively communicate with my son and methods to protect myself from co-parenting with an abusive partner. She provided me with a safe space – to mourn and transition into a new chapter in my life. During this time she also made me think of constructive ways to grow but also allowed me to feel.  She was consistent, dedicated, positive and very supportive.”

“I am eternally extremely grateful to you for your role in helping me live a happier life – thank you for all the years of incredibly helpful counselling, therapy and healing.”

“We came to you, my husband, children and I, fighting a lot, not communicating, sad, angry and very confused.  We couldn’t get anything agreed and done. The children’s marks started dropping at school, they stopped talking to me and I started to think that I was making the biggest mistake by divorcing my husband.  If my life was bad when I decided to go for the divorce, it became a thousand times worse after we told the children. Then we came to you. You could see clearly and could listen and help us see it clearly.  We learned how and what to say to each other and we are definitely more at peace now.  Things make sense now. Thank you Raella.”