Your Partner in Mental & Personal Well-Being
Welcome to Cogniva Counselling
A counselling practice based in Fourways Johannessburg led by Patience Mogakane, MSc Clinical Health Psychology (Lithuania).
I’m a listed Specialist Counsellor, deep listener, and firm believer in people’s capacity for growth and healing. I provide a safe, supportive space to explore life’s challenges and reconnect with your inner strengths.
My approach is person-centred, trauma-informed, and grounded in evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
With a focus on warmth, trust, and professionalism, I’m here to help you build resilience, find clarity, and improve your overall emotional wellbeing. Whether you’re seeking personal growth or navigating a difficult time, you don’t have to do it alone.
I currently offer in-person sessions in Fourways, Johannesburg. online counselling also available.
Counselling Services
Anxiety
Anxiety Counselling
Anxiety counselling offers a supportive space to understand and manage persistent worry, fear, or overwhelm. Through evidence-based approaches, help you identify triggers, develop practical coping strategies, and build emotional regulation skills. The aim is to reduce anxiety’s impact on daily life while strengthening confidence, resilience, and a sense of calm and control.
Stress Management
Stress management counselling helps you understand the sources of stress in your life and develop healthy, practical ways to cope. Through therapeutic support, you’ll learn techniques to manage pressure, improve emotional balance, and prevent burnout, enabling you to respond to challenges with greater clarity, resilience, and wellbeing.
Grief Counselling
Grief Counselling
Grief counselling provides a compassionate space to process loss at your own pace. It supports you in understanding complex emotions, adjusting to life changes, and finding ways to honour your loss while gently rebuilding meaning, stability, and emotional strength.
Crisis Counselling
Crisis Counselling
Crisis counselling offers immediate, supportive care during times of emotional distress or overwhelming life events. It focuses on stabilisation, safety, and practical coping strategies, helping you navigate the crisis, regain a sense of control, and identify ongoing support for recovery.
Self-Esteem Counselling
Self-Esteem Counselling
Self-esteem counselling helps you build a healthier, more compassionate relationship with yourself. Through guided reflection and practical strategies, therapy supports you in challenging negative self-beliefs, strengthening self-worth, and developing confidence in your abilities, decisions, and relationships.
Addiction Recovery Support
Substance Abuse Recovery Support
Substance abuse recovery support provides a safe, non-judgmental space to address challenges related to alcohol or drug use. Through counselling, you can explore underlying triggers, develop coping strategies, and build a sustainable plan for recovery, fostering resilience, accountability, and healthier lifestyle choices.
Motivation and Goal Setting
Motivation and Goal-Setting Counselling
Motivation and goal-setting counselling helps you clarify your priorities, overcome obstacles, and stay committed to personal or professional objectives. Through structured support, you’ll develop actionable plans, boost self-discipline, and strengthen focus, confidence, and resilience to achieve meaningful and lasting progress.
Burnout counselling
Burnout Counselling
Burnout counselling provides support for individuals feeling physically, emotionally, or mentally exhausted from prolonged stress. Therapy helps you identify contributing factors, set healthy boundaries, restore balance, and develop coping strategies, enabling you to regain energy, purpose, and overall wellbeing.
Counselling Fees
- Individual Counselling Session (60 minutes): R550
Student / Reduced Rate (limited slots): R350
Wellness Workshops / Corporate / School Services: Pricing on request (customised per group)
Not sure if counselling is right for you? I offer a free 15-minute introductory call — a no-pressure space to ask questions, see if we’re a good fit, and explore how I can support you.