Veruschka Marais, PACFA

Veruschka Marais is a PACFA counsellor with 15 years of experience helping people through major life shifts. She works with individuals and couples to address relationship strain, anxiety, stress and the uncertainties that come with midlife change. Her style is down-to-earth and practical, aimed at making small, steady shifts that add up over time.

Clients can expect a collaborative approach. Sessions focus on clear goals and everyday strategies for coping. Veruschka draws on a mix of methods to suit the person in front of her rather than following a single formula.

She often helps people untangle family issues, parenting pressures and the emotional fallout of separation or blended-family dynamics. Other areas she supports include career uncertainty, immigration-related stress, and caregiving strain. Conversations cover both current problems and past patterns that keep repeating.

Therapy sessions tend to centre on building better communication, managing unhelpful thoughts, and strengthening emotional connection. Veruschka encourages practical exercises between sessions that fit into busy lives. Her aim is to help people feel more in charge of decisions and relationships.

People looking for a straightforward, empathetic counsellor who blends relationship work with practical tools may find her approach useful. To start, prospective clients use the site matching process to connect and discuss fit before scheduling.

Approaches that translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety and finding direction during life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build safer emotional connections in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Veruschka will discuss different methods with clients and decide together which fits best. This collaborative process uses the client’s goals and preferences to guide whether to focus on thoughts, emotions or relationship patterns.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people work from a quieter or more convenient location and can support steady progress between face-to-face meetings when appropriate.