Solace Counselling Services

Kids Divorce Recovery Programme · Cape Town

Help your child accept your divorce within just 6 weeks. Guilt free.

(The key to making parenting apart easier than it was together)

  • Thornton, Cape Town
  • 5.0 on Google
  • 100+ children helped
  • Registered counsellor
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In parents’ words

What parents are saying.

5.0 on Googleread all reviews →
Natalie is absolutely phenomenal in her approach with children. She has been so instrumental in helping both my son and I navigate through a very challenging time. Her approach is holistic, responsive, compassionate, honest, safe, and filled with what I can tell is a true passion and calling.
Lache Woldson-Samuels
Natalie turned a very reluctant teen into an eager, active participant. Not only did she listen, she also provided coping mechanisms to help my daughter deal with difficult situations and how to reason and problem-solve. I would definitely recommend her services.
Fatima
He was comfortable, and almost immediately within our first session he opened up. That really impressed me. As a mother, I will be forever grateful for how she helped my son. Thank you for the great service and the tools you provided to deal with his struggles.
Wafieka Capes
Natalie Smith, founder of Solace Counselling Services

Natalie Smith

Founder · Counsellor

12 yrs

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Who is this for?

This is for divorced or separating parents who want their children to transition smoothly into their new family life.

If any of this sounds familiar, you’re in the right place.

  • Your child is acting out at school.
  • Their grades are slipping.
  • They’re complaining about stomach aches or headaches.
  • They’ve slipped into earlier habits like bedwetting and baby talk.

These are just some of the ways the stress of divorce manifests itself in your child.

And most of the time, they simply don’t have the words to tell you what’s wrong.

That’s where we come in.

Imagine if your child could…

  • Talk about their feelings without closing off
  • Understand that the divorce isn’t their fault
  • Develop healthier ways of coping with difficult emotions
  • Communicate their needs more effectively
  • Feel more secure during the family transition
  • Have tools they can use long after counselling ends

All done by us, for you, so that you can focus on your own healing.

Our approach

Why play works when talking doesn’t.

Children don’t process feelings the way adults do. Asking a 7-year-old “how do you feel about the divorce?” rarely works. Not because they’re hiding something, but because the words don’t exist for them yet.

Play does. Through carefully designed sessions, your child shows us what they’re feeling: through stories, through choices, through the games they choose and the ones they avoid. We meet them in their language, then help them build the skills to express, regulate, and move through what they’re carrying.

100+

children helped

3 wks

typical first shift

60 min

every session

4–13

ages we work with

Ready when you are

See how the programme works and what it costs.

Two ways to start, one clear price for each, and a refund on any unused sessions. Natalie personally follows up on every enquiry within one working day.

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See the programme, pricing and what’s included. Or WhatsApp Natalie with a question first.

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Solace Counselling — Play-based counselling for children of divorce | Cape Town