Individual Counselling
One-on-one sessions for adults navigating anxiety, grief, stress, life transitions or a sense of being stuck. We work at your pace, with practical tools you can carry into daily life.
Culturally responsive · Evidence-informedWelcome to Xilumani
Professional Support for Your Mental Health and Wellbeing
Your story matters. Your wellbeing matters. Xilumani Mental Health & Wellness provides warm, culturally responsive counselling and emotional wellbeing support — for individuals, couples and organisations, in person and online.
R400Standard 60-minute session
In person & onlineFlexible ways to meet
Individuals & couplesAdults and young adults
OrganisationsWorkplace wellbeing support
What we offer
Counselling shaped around your life
Every session is grounded in respect for your context, your language and your pace. Support is offered for the concerns people most often bring through our door.
Couples & Relationships
Support for partners who want to communicate more honestly, rebuild trust or make difficult decisions together. Sessions create room for both voices to be heard.
Grief & Loss
Space to mourn what has changed — a person, a relationship, a season of life. We hold grief gently, without rushing you toward resolution.
Trauma-Informed Support
Careful, consent-led work for people carrying the weight of difficult experiences. Sessions move slowly, with your safety and choice at the centre.
Workplace Wellbeing
Confidential counselling and psychoeducation for teams and staff. We help organisations respond to burnout, stress and change with humanity.
Identity & Belonging
Conversations about culture, family expectation, faith and identity — the parts of life that shape how we see ourselves and where we fit.
About Xilumani
A practice built on respect and listening
Xilumani Mental Health & Wellness was founded on a simple belief: good counselling should feel like being met, not measured. Too often, mental health support in South Africa arrives in a language, format or framework that does not fit the person sitting in the room.
We work differently. Our approach is culturally responsive — meaning we take seriously the role of family, community, faith, language and history in how you experience distress and healing. It is also evidence-informed, drawing on established therapeutic methods while staying flexible enough to adapt to you.
Sessions are available in person and online, so support can reach you wherever you are, whether that is a city, a small town or a farm road far from the nearest practice.
R400Per 60-minute session
60 minStandard session length
2Ways to meet: in person or online
Your practitioner
Meet the person you will be sitting with
Xilumani is a small, independent practice. Sessions are facilitated by a counsellor who works from a person-centred, trauma-informed stance and who is committed to ongoing supervision and continued professional development.
We do not publish credentials, registration numbers or qualifications on this website. If you would like to know more about the practitioner's training, registration and areas of competence before booking, please ask us directly — we are glad to share that information in writing.
- Person-centred: you set the direction, we follow your lead.
- Trauma-informed: consent, safety and choice in every session.
- Culturally responsive: your context is treated as expertise, not background.
- Evidence-informed: grounded in established therapeutic practice.
- Confidential: what you bring to the room stays in the room.
Fees & booking
Clear, upfront pricing
No hidden costs and no surprises. Our standard counselling fee is R400 for a 60-minute session, whether we meet in person or online.
Individual Counselling Session
R400 / 60 minutes
A one-on-one session for adults. Available in person or online, at a time that works around your commitments.
Book a SessionCouples Session
R600 / 60 minutes
A shared session for two people in a relationship. Longer sessions can be arranged on request — please ask when booking.
EnquireOrganisational Support
On request / scoped per engagement
Workplace wellbeing workshops, staff counselling arrangements and psychoeducation sessions are quoted according to your organisation's needs.
Request a QuotePayment is due at the time of the session. If cost is a barrier, please still get in touch — we would rather have an honest conversation about affordability than have you go without support.
For organisations
Wellbeing support for your people
We partner with employers, NGOs, schools and community organisations who want to take mental health seriously — practically, not just on paper.
Staff Counselling
R600 / 60 minutes
Wellbeing Workshops
Practical group sessions on stress, burnout, grief in the workplace and supporting colleagues through difficult periods.
Psychoeducation & Talks
Accessible talks and training for teams, leadership groups and community programmes, tailored to your sector and context.
Resources
Things that may help between sessions
Support does not only happen in the counselling room. These are the kinds of practices and conversations we often explore with clients.
Grounding in the body
Simple, portable techniques for settling a racing mind — breathing, orienting to your surroundings and noticing physical sensation without judgement.
Reflective journalling
Writing as a way to slow down thoughts and notice patterns. Even ten unhurried minutes a day can make a difference to how clearly you see a situation.
What to expect in a first session
A first session is mostly conversation. We talk about what brought you in, what you would like to be different, and whether we are a good fit to work together.
Culture, family and mental health
How family expectation, community and cultural meaning shape the way we experience distress — and why that belongs in the counselling room.
When to reach out urgently
If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, please contact your nearest emergency service or a crisis helpline right away. Counselling is not an emergency service.
Supporting someone else
Practical guidance for family members, friends and managers who want to help without taking over — listening well is most of the work.
Our space & setting
Warmth, stillness and room to breathe
The environments we work in — physical and natural — are chosen to help you settle.
Get in touch
Book a session or ask a question
Reaching out is often the hardest part. Send a message or call, and we will respond to arrange a time that works for you — in person or online.
+2771 570 8140
xilumanicounselling@outlook.com
South Africa — in-person sessions by arrangement, online sessions nationwide
Send us a message
Use the form to tell us a little about what you are looking for. We will reply to arrange a session time.