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Certified TIR Facilitator Listings

It is highly recommended that if possible, you work with a certified practitioner. If you can’t find a Certified Practitioner listed in your area, you can also check the listings for TIR Workshop Graduates (below) for additional contacts. These people will have taken one or more training workshops in TIR and related techniques and are members of the TIR Association, though they are not certified. Listings are alphabetical by location.

What do these abbreviations mean? TIRF, LSRF, AEF

Find your region quickly: | Southafrica |

Certified TIR Facilitators in SOUTH AFRICA
FREE STATE
Bloemfontein
Juan-Marie Krause TIRF, B Psych Hon. Phone: +27 79 24 11 628 Contact this Practitioner
GAUTENG
Alberton
Rev. Jan J.F. Viljoen BA, DIP TEOL, TIRF, TIRT, LSRF Phone: +27 81 241 0676 Contact this Practitioner URL: www.http://traumahelper.weebly.com Jan has 40 years experience in pastoral and narrative counselling. He served as member of the 1 Military Hospital's multi-disciplinary team in the Psychiatric Department. As a registered counsellor (SACC CO 1569) and runs a practice in Alberton. His aid to those traumatized is to "Help, Heal, and bring Hope"
Centurion
Louw Alberts TIRF, LSRF Phone: +27 (0)762-711-787 Contact this Practitioner
Elarduspark, Pretoria
Dr. Elca Erlank TIRF, LSRF Phone: 27845976464 Contact this Practitioner
Krugersdorp
Natasha Olivier TIRF Phone: +27 (0)82 410 3412 Contact this Practitioner In addition to being a certified TIR Facilitator, Im an NLP Practitioner and Emotion Code Learner. As a woman who understands trauma from a personal viewpoint, I appreciate how it impacts your life in many aspects. I am an advocate for self-empowerment and strongly support the effectiveness of TIR.
Henning J. Mostert TIRF, TIRT, LSRF. LSRT Phone: 27 82 6500993 Contact this Practitioner I am qualified Biomedical Engineer and a full time Reverend in the Dutch Reformed Church in Krugersdorp, South Africa. I am in the Counselling environment since 2001 and became part of AMI since July 2013. My slogan in life is an outcry: Restores my soul!
Pretoria
Gerrie Pretorius TIRF, TIRT, LSRF Contact this Practitioner
Yvonne Retief TIRF, LSRF, Senior TIRT, LSRT Phone: +27 (0) 12 345-6215 Contact this Practitioner I have more than 30 years of experience in marriage, individual and trauma counselling as well as working with adult survivors of childhood abuse. I am certified as a Senior TIR Trainer and have been using this technique extensively in my practice. I have trained more than 100 TIR practitioners.
Dr M J le Grange TIRF Contact this Practitioner Dr. Marina Le Grange has a D(Ed) in Psychology of Education, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Coaching at the University of Stellenbosch and is registered at the Professional body for Coaches in South Africa. Life coaching and Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) Trauma facilitation play a vital role in her practice.
Karin de Lange TIR Trainer, HED, Honours Clinical Psych, Mphil., TIRF, LSRF Phone: 071484-0652 Contact this Practitioner URL: http://www.kdll.co.za/ Karin has ten years experience with corporations and private companies. Post-graduate studies facilitated her passion wellbeing of the whole person. Karin had often experienced a gap in her foundation academically...until she discovered TIR. "I know that TIR provides me with very powerful tools, crucial in facilitating my client's wellbeing."
Randburg
Elizabeth Retief TIRF, TIR Trainer, LSRF Phone: +27 73 801 7802 Contact this Practitioner URL: http://elizabethr.co.za/ I am a registered Specialist Counsellor (CFC) with a Masters degree in Psychology. I have extensive experience in doing trauma work, including individual counselling, crises trauma support in hospital settings, and group trauma debriefings for corporate clients. I practice in Randburg, and regularly travel to Cape Town. (Alternative Lifestyles-friendly.)
MPUMALANGA
Malelane
Petri Coetzee B.Sc, M.Sc, HOD, BA., TIRF, TIRT, LSRF Phone: 0842073508 Contact this Practitioner I have more that 20 years of pastoral counselling, am a minister and have a passion for helping people, especially children and the prevention of trauma to children. I have also a great interest in brain development and trauma.
WESTERN CAPE
Breederivier
Susanna Van der Merwe BASW, CTIRF Phone: +27 082 619 6080 Contact this Practitioner Susanna M Van der Merwe (calling name Anna-Mart) Registered Social Worker (BA SW) and Certified TIR Facilitator Address: Goedgeloof Breërivier, Western Cape, South Africa near Worcester I am passionate about life and for 30 years I am helping others in the Western Cape to enjoy lifes journey
Cape Town
Ilze O'Neil Gold BA PSYCH (HSS), CTIRF, LSRF, WC Practice Group: Adventures at Altitude Phone: +27(0)82 815 7544 Contact this Practitioner URL: https://www.adventuresataltitude.com/trauma Ilze conducts nature therapy that utilizes the outdoors as a treatment modality to heal unresolved trauma, promote resilience and enhancement of an individual's well-being through activities involving direct experience and TIR techniques. Zoom sessions available.
George
Rev. Louis Hough TIR and LSR Facilitator, TIR and LSR Trainer, Senior TIR Trainer Phone: 082-7725559 Contact this Practitioner URL: https://traumahelpsa.weebly.com/ Louis is schooled in Pastoral and Trauma Counselling with 38 years experience as a chaplain. He does trauma counselling using TIR since 2008 and presents the TIR, TIR-EA and LSR Workshops in the Western cape, Northern Cape and KwaZulu Natal.
Overberg-bredasdorp
Zonia Olivia Louw MA Social Work, TIRF Phone: 082 887 6267 Contact this Practitioner I have been a social worker (MA Social Work) working in the counselling field for more than two decades. I have found that using TIR Facilitation, as well as Trust Based Relationship Intervention when needed, to be most efficient in fulfilling my lifes passion: Transforming Trauma to Tranquility.
Sandbaai (hermanus)
Dr. Erika Oosthuysen D.Phil., TIRF, LSRF Contact this Practitioner Erika graduated with a D.Phil. In social work and is a registered social worker. She has more than 30 years experience in individual, marriage, divorce counselling as well as mediation. She believes that the resolution of past traumatic incidents can bring about a greatly improved quality of life.

The following practitioners have completed one or more training workshops in TIR and related techniques, but are not Certified Facilitators. We recommend that whenever possible you work with a Certified Facilitator (listed above). Listings are alphabetical by location.

Find your region quickly: NAMIBIA | SOUTH AFRICA |

TIR Workshop Graduates in NAMIBIA
Hentiesbay
Beatrix de Jager TIRF, LSRF Phone: +264 81 211 6226
KHOMAS
Windhoek
George D Brandt TIRF Phone: +264813924455 Contact this Practitioner
TIR Workshop Graduates in SOUTH AFRICA

Knysna
Angelique Knock (BA Criminology, Psychology) BA Criminology (Hons), TIRF Phone: +2783 320 9958
EASTERN CAPE

Mrs. Noleen D Putter TIRF Contact this Practitioner
East London
Gcobisa Nkalane TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Jeffreysbay
Marietha Dippenaar TIRF Phone: +278 32345 258 Contact this Practitioner
Mount Ayliff
Jacob Thamsanqa Phone: 0710229483
Port Elizabeth
Andrea Exley TIRF, LSRF Phone: +27-824632553 Contact this Practitioner
Carin Lategan Registered Clinical Counselor HPCSA PRC0030791 BHF 000703362 Hons Psychology, BA Practical Theology, Magister Practical Theology Phone: 082 572 3651/ 086 1221 777 (office hours) Contact this Practitioner
FREE STATE
Bloemfontein
Stefan Grimsell Basic Addiction Counselling Intermediate Addiction Counselling, TIRF Phone: 064 401 8836 Contact this Practitioner
Carel van Wyk MSocSc (SW) & HonsBSocSc (Psy), TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Elsabe Bester TIRF, Social Worker Contact this Practitioner
Clarens
Isabel Pelser TIRF Phone: 0794245047 Contact this Practitioner
Edenville
Elmie Faasen TIRF Phone: +27834597475 Contact this Practitioner
Parys
Johan Jacobs B.Div., Dip Min, TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Viljoenskroon
Jana van der Westhuizen TIRF Phone: 0768760991 Contact this Practitioner
Virginia
Vilia Y Reynolds TIRF Phone: (+27) 65820 0827
GAUTENG
Centurion
Paige Hudson TIRF Phone: 0794185286
Rhonel van Loggenberg (Bcom Ind Psyc Honors) (Mphil Leadership) Transformational Coach, TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Edenvale
Candice Anthony TIRF Phone: (+27) 726739939
Beaulah Rose B Psych Hons, TIRF Phone: 067 331 4574 Contact this Practitioner
Johannesburg
Marius Oosthuizen BA, BD, TIRF Phone: 0829235015 Contact this Practitioner
Louise de Beer TIRF, LSRF Contact this Practitioner
Mariza Cronje TIRF, LSRF Contact this Practitioner
Julie Shill Registered Counselor Phone: 0837015030 Contact this Practitioner
Simphiwe D. Mkhwanazi TIRF Phone: 0763638329 Contact this Practitioner
Andy Newell (BDS Wits, PGDC South African College of Applied Psychology) TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Ashleigh Brown Psychology (honours), Registered Psychometrist, TIRF Phone: 0825449069 Contact this Practitioner
Jacie Snyman TIRF, LSRF Contact this Practitioner
Zandra Murray TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Rev. Dennis Beeselaar Lic.TH, M.TH-Clinical, Pastoral Care, TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Yolande van der Walt TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Ms. Mampho Sekonyela Social Work Practioner, TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Kempton Park
Mr. Stefan Scheepers TIRF Phone: +2783 296 5409 Contact this Practitioner
Craig Richardson Pastor/Chaplain Phone: 071 379 3136 Contact this Practitioner
Krugersdorp
Christene Benita Rautenbach TIRF Phone: 074-615-1691 Contact this Practitioner
Dalene Boonzaaier TIRF Phone: 0836236622 Contact this Practitioner
Rev. Willem A. Burger MA, TIRF Phone: 27741231764 Contact this Practitioner
Pretoria
Louise Henderson Registered Psychological Counsellor HPCSA: PRC0006025, TIRF, LSRF Phone: 081 817 6468 Contact this Practitioner
Ndlovu, Simo (Mr) Family and Divorce Mediator, TIRF Phone: 0739821195 Contact this Practitioner
Nika Pretorius TIRF Phone: 076 635 1168
Siobhan Lloyd-Jones TIRF Phone: 0828359135 Contact this Practitioner
Genevieve Matthews TIRF Phone: 0643054194 Contact this Practitioner
Reverend Dawie Rotteveel TIRF Phone: +27 71 361 0260 Contact this Practitioner
Mark P. Davies Bs (Hons) Psych, C.Hyp, TIRF Phone: +27718640071 Contact this Practitioner
Sunet Gopaul Counsellor TIRF Phone: +27780201629 Contact this Practitioner
Hannah Tromp TIRF Phone: 0762789153 Contact this Practitioner
Deodi Yiannou TIRF Phone: +27822571021 Contact this Practitioner
Rodette Kotz� Wellness Practitioner, BSc, TIRF, LSRF Phone: +27 82 323 9532 Contact this Practitioner
Adriana (Adri) Strauss Van Zyl BA (S.W.)(UP), TIRF Phone: 0648816492
Belinda Nissen TIRF Phone: +27(0)72 574 8099 Contact this Practitioner
Annalie Taute MA Social Work, TIRF, LSRF Phone: 012 993 5908/6 Contact this Practitioner
Pretoria-east
Carina de Lange TIRF Phone: 083 285 5510 Contact this Practitioner
Randfontein
Roelof Petrus Van Wyk TIRF Phone: 082 053 9563 Contact this Practitioner
Rayton
Marina Greyvenstein BA (SW), TIRF, LSRF Phone: 825653633 Contact this Practitioner
Roodepoort
Alta Vorster BA (n) HED Contact this Practitioner
Kokeletso Moiloa TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Sannet Coetzee TIRF Phone: 072 372 3917 Contact this Practitioner
Carla Thessner-Botes TIRF Phone: 073 215 8880 Contact this Practitioner
Vanderbijlpark
Brigitte Lombard BA Degree Counselling TIRF, LSRF Phone: 082 446 7694 Contact this Practitioner
Lehandra Kotze BA NGOS, TIRF Phone: 0662342926 Contact this Practitioner
Sone Botes TIRF, LSRF Phone: 084 320 340 Contact this Practitioner
KWAZULU NATAL
Durban
Nicola Jane Strachan Social Worker, TIRF Phone: 072 099 7450
Eshowe
Loffie Schoeman CEO Global Relief, TIRF Phone: 0027 828758313 Contact this Practitioner
KWAZULU-NATAL
Durban
Lome Cronje TIRF, LSRF Contact this Practitioner
Liz Butterworth TIRF Phone: 073 545 6380 Contact this Practitioner
Piet Retief
Ps Mark Meier TIRF, LSRF Phone: 0745202222
Umhlanga
Armando Le Roy Fraenkel TIRF Contact this Practitioner
MPUMALANGA
Kinross
Reverend Sam Heine TIRF Phone: (027) 0832762822 Contact this Practitioner
Lydenburg
Riaan Louw TIRF Phone: 0828070669
Santa Nel TIRF, LSRF Phone: 083 628 0614 Contact this Practitioner
Nadine Louw TIRF Phone: 0828070669
Malalane
Amanda de Swardt TIRF, LSRF Phone: +27 72 371 8993 Contact this Practitioner
Secunda
Marietjie Claassen B.Soc.Sc.(S.W.), TIRF Phone: 082 490 8848
White River
Magda Coetzer BA Theological Studies & Biblical Counselling (MINTS) Certified: Pastoral Intervention and Fragmentation (Bosch), TIRF Phone: 0824984256 Contact this Practitioner
NORTH CAPE
Kimberley
A Bothma
NORTH WEST
Potchefstroom
Rev. Fredry Pretorius TIRF Phone: 076 783 2734
Rustenburg
Anja Pienaar TIRF, B.Diac Jeugwerk Phone: 076 041 5859 Contact this Practitioner
Christel Herbst TIRF Phone: 082 785 2439 Contact this Practitioner
NORTH WEST PROVINCE
Delareyville
Dr. Sarel JP Slabbert Pastoral Counsellor, B.A., B.D., M.Phil, Ph.D, TIRF, LSRF Contact this Practitioner
Klerksdorp
Ds. Elmar Johan Le Grange BA, Bth., Hons. Psychology, TIRF Phone: (+27) 018 462 8651 Contact this Practitioner
NORTHERN CAPE
Calvinia
Louise Wilson Social Worker, TIRF, LSRF Phone: 27836909202 Contact this Practitioner
Kimberley
Elaine vd Berg Msoc Sc (Social Work), TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Brende-Elizabeth Harker TIRF Phone: +27 81 3123 748 Contact this Practitioner
PRETORIA
Moreletapark
Evelyn Davies BCST, TIRF Phone: +27833074034 Contact this Practitioner
WESTERN CAPE

Mia Liebetrau TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Cape Town
Rebecca Lazarus Bachelor of Social Work & Master of Philosophy in Palliative Medicine, TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Rev. Chris Heunis TIRF Phone: +27824977791
Desire Catherine Daniels TIRF
Louise Theron MA SW; Dip Func Therapy;TIR Contact this Practitioner
Dr Annemarie de Kock-Malan PhD, MTh, Mdiv, TIRF Phone: +27825180039 Contact this Practitioner
Dr Fiona Schulte The Cape Doctor- MD, FC Psych, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, TIRF Phone: +27-(0)-21-4610018 Contact this Practitioner
Thamar Jacobs TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Claudette Lotz TIRF Phone: 0723261232 Contact this Practitioner
Janice Bester Bachelors degree in Social work and grief support for children facilitator, TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Charise Dryden TIRF Phone: +27649065460 Contact this Practitioner
Esther Blackaller BA Honours Degree Social Work, Diploma Functional Therapy, TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Durbanville
Anina Jansen Van Rensburg B.Soc.Sc Social Work & B.Soc.Sc Honors Psychology, TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Johan Benade Industrial Psychologist, TIRF Phone: 082 464 7025 Contact this Practitioner
Great Brakriver
Phillip Strauss B-Uiris LLB, TIRF Phone: +2782 453 2239 Contact this Practitioner
Kuils River
Theo Moller TIRF Phone: 0762781025 Contact this Practitioner
Ladismith
Michael Alexander B Ed Hons, BCC, TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Malmesbury
Wilma Bergh TIRF, LSRF Contact this Practitioner
Paarl
Anita Muller TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Ronald Morris Chartered Public Relations Practitioner (CPRP), TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Redelinghuys
Luzette Ferreira TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Saldanha
Jurie van Zyl TIRF Phone: 0835661054 Contact this Practitioner
Somerset West
Johan van Niekerk TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Stellenbosch
Ingrid Kassier TIRF Phone: 0799224959
Struisbay
Mrs. E.G. Rossouw (Lida) LSRF Phone: 082-7191292
Vredendal
Marietjie Nel Pastoral Counsellor, TIRF Phone: 083 679 6817 Contact this Practitioner
Rene Barnard TIRF Phone: 0761935580 Contact this Practitioner
Wolseley
Nadia Tredoux TIRF Contact this Practitioner
Worcester
Ledivia Hamman TIRF Phone: 084 800 3100 Contact this Practitioner

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Certified TIR Facilitator Listings

Juan-Marie Krause

TIRF, B Psych Hon.

Phone: +27 79 24 11 628

Rev. Jan J.F. Viljoen

BA, DIP TEOL, TIRF, TIRT, LSRF

Phone: +27 81 241 0676

URL: www.http://traumahelper.weebly.com

Louw Alberts

TIRF, LSRF

Phone: +27 (0)762-711-787

Dr. Elca Erlank

TIRF, LSRF

Phone: 27845976464

Natasha Olivier

TIRF

Phone: +27 (0)82 410 3412

Henning J. Mostert

TIRF, TIRT, LSRF. LSRT

Phone: 27 82 6500993

Gerrie Pretorius

TIRF, TIRT, LSRF

Yvonne Retief

TIRF, LSRF, Senior TIRT, LSRT

Phone: +27 (0) 12 345-6215

Dr M J le Grange

TIRF

Karin de Lange

TIR Trainer, HED, Honours Clinical Psych, Mphil., TIRF, LSRF

Phone: 071484-0652

URL: http://www.kdll.co.za/

Elizabeth Retief

TIRF, TIR Trainer, LSRF

Phone: +27 73 801 7802

URL: http://elizabethr.co.za/

Petri Coetzee

B.Sc, M.Sc, HOD, BA., TIRF, TIRT, LSRF

Phone: 0842073508

Susanna Van der Merwe

BASW, CTIRF

Phone: +27 082 619 6080

Ilze O'Neil Gold

BA PSYCH (HSS), CTIRF, LSRF, WC

Practice Group: Adventures at Altitude

Phone: +27(0)82 815 7544

URL: https://www.adventuresataltitude.com/trauma

Rev. Louis Hough

TIR and LSR Facilitator, TIR and LSR Trainer, Senior TIR Trainer

Phone: 082-7725559

URL: https://traumahelpsa.weebly.com/

Zonia Olivia Louw

MA Social Work, TIRF

Phone: 082 887 6267

Dr. Erika Oosthuysen

D.Phil., TIRF, LSRF