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About ME

The idea to start Parentline stemmed from  seeing a need for an easily accessible website for parents advice line as I was constantly getting a lot of phone calls from family and friends  for small everyday concerns, or bigger worries that schools have spoken to them about.

 

There are a lot of parents who do not have the time, resources or energy to commit to therapy over a long period, and often just need an ear to offload and get ideas, support, and be better equipped with practical solutions to handle difficulties their children are facing to avoid negative pressures on their family life. Parentline's main goal is to help the most vulnerable - the children - and in turn help support and equip adults raise them. To empower parents and carers to work through difficulties hand in hand with their child, building a stronger bond and relationship between them over time.

JULIE BLOK - Child Counsellor (Play Therapy) 

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My name is Julie Blok, I am the founder of Parentline. I am a Child Counsellor, wife, and mother.  I completed my Masters in Psychology at the North West University (Potchefstroom), specialising in Play Therapy.  My heart and passion is working with children or equipping others to help children across different backgrounds and difficulties, to give them a voice and empower them in this crazy world we live in. My past work experience is running children's projects at NGOs working closely with children, schools, social workers and communities and more recently - having my own play therapy practice for 5 years. 

 

I specialise with any emotional and psychological concerns of children between 3 and 12 years old.

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