Testimonials

At You-Turn Powerfully we take all of our clients
comments and experiences very seriously. Here are some of our favourite comments.

Anon 1

Dear Michele

I don’t know if you’re aware of it, but you are a gift from God. Words can’t say how much you helped me. Thank you for the effort to see me as soon as possible after I phoned you about my loss. Thank you for your geniune empathy. You patiently helped me to understand the emotions I was feeling and provided me a safe place to express the intense emotions that were overwhelming me. You also suggested some practical exersices to help me work through my grief – it really helped me a lot.

May God continue to comfort and heal people through you.

Blessings

Anon 2

I booked a session with dr. Rossouw after experiencing some personal relationship difficulties.  Even on the day I booked my session she had a short conversation with me and said something that changed how I felt instantly.  She said that I could not always take responsibly for other people’s sadness and sorrow (caused by their own choices in life) on myself.  Something I struggled with especially during that time.  

She engaged with me from the first minute with respect, insight and clarity but in an open and powerful way.  Keeping a clear focus on what we are working on and why.

Thank you …for your unselfish care (our one hour consultation turned out to be a two and half hour long discussion).    I felt pleased, relieved and satisfied after our session and thank you wholeheartedly and truly appreciate your patience and care.

Dr. Michele will always be special in my eyes for her unique ability to immediately connect with me as a person and she was sensitive to my needs.  Not only is she a talented researcher and editor but I also found her extremely skilled at naturally incorporating creative problem solving throughout our session.  Her positive impact on me as a person is still obvious as I’m currently reading literature she suggested and I’m loving it. 

My session with her exceeded all my expectations.  The quality of her insight during feedback and reflection was very powerful and helpful.  She summarizes and recapped the reasons contributing to my confusions and frustrations in such a short but still “wow” manner that I could immediately identify and understand some problem areas better.

The benefits from our session are still significant in my daily experiences and empowered me as a person.

She is a talented counselor and overall great person to be around. Thank you for your excellent support and I have no doubt that you will continue to make a positive impact and impression on many people in future.

Anon 3

Hulp kom na n rowwe 2020 en my dogter wat gediagnoseer is met Rhabdomyo Embryonal Sarcoma. Ons is deur chemo, radiasie, operasie en weer chemo. Pappa is in die buite land en mamma is baie saam sussie in die hospitaal. As n mamma van 3 het ek opgelet dat hulle geestelik en emosioneel n “hou” gevat het. Mens is so gefokus op die kind wat kanker fight dat daar nie tyd of krag was vir enige iets anders nie. Bo op als was daar covid, geen skool, geen menslike kontak, geen familie. Al hierdie dinge kan n kind knak. Ons het uitgeryk na Dr Michele van Youturn councelling en kon na die 1ste sessie “change” sien. Ons het beter verstaan hoe om met die kinders te werk, hoe om hulle te troos en hoe om hulle by te staan in die tyd. Hulle self kon sin maak van hulle nuwe normaal, en die pad is nog nie klaar nie. Maar met die “tools” en oefeninge wat aan hulle en ons gegee is, funksioneer amal beter en is my huis weer rustig. Amal praat meer oor hul emosies en sien die lig aan die einde van die donker gat. Ons het geleer dat dis ok om swak te voel, die maak jou nie n swakkeling nie. Ons het geleer om meer te kommunikeer en om jou emosie n naam te gee sodat jy weet hoe om hom te handteer. Ons kan nie genoeg se dankie aan Michele vir al haar liefde, geduld en hulp nie. My kinders is gelukkiger en op n beter plek. Daar is nou genesing mind, body and soul. Ons sien uit na die pad vorentoe saam jou. Help came after a hard 2020 battling through our daughter’s diagnosis of Rhabdomyo Embryonal Sarcoma. We went through chemo, radiation, operations and more chemo. Through this time dad was working overseas and I spend a lot of time in hospital with our daughter. As a mom of three I started picking up that our other children struggled emotionally and spiritually. Being so focussed on our daughter fighting cancer left us as parents with little to no time or energy for anything else. On top of fighting cancer there was COVID, home-schooling, no contact with family/friends. All these factors can break a child. We reached out to Dr Michele and could see changes from the 1st session. We started understanding how to work with our children, how to console them and support them during this time. The children started making sense of their circumstances finding new normal on an ever-changing cancer journey. Tools and exercises given by Dr Michele equipped us and our children to function better and our house is once again calm. We as family are more open to voice and show our emotions, seeing the light at the end of a dark tunnel. We learned that it is okay to have hard days, feeling low does not make you weak. We learned to communicate better giving our feelings a name helping us to identify and work though a roller coaster of emotions. We cannot thank Dr Michele enough for all her love, patience and assistance. Our children are happier and in a better place. There is healing mind, body and soul. We look forward to the continued journey with you.