Dr Annemarié Naudé has a Ph.D. in Social work (North-West University) and over the last 37 years her career has spanned academic, corporate, and private practitioner fields. Besides her success as a private practitioner and part-time lecturer at the Rand Afrikaans University, she was also part of the team which developed, implemented and evaluated the National Life Skills Programme for the SAPS (South African Police Service).

In addition, she has contributed extensively to the Stress Management Programme of the SAPS and represented them at the weekly ward rounds with the Psychiatrist at Riverfield Lodge in Johannesburg. Annemarie evaluated the SAPS HIV and AIDS Programme and made recommendations towards its improvement on National level.

She also developed a model for a HIV and AIDS workplace programme, which is at present being used by the Engineering Department of the North West University. She has been actively involved with pre-deployment assessment for the Police service.

Annemarié is a Registered Social Worker, Certified Imago Therapist as well as a Life and Business Coach. She continues to make a difference in private practice, supporting individuals, families and groups, in both trauma and personal enrichment. She currently is involved in Capacity Building Programmes.

Annemarié is affiliated to various other Employee Assistance Services as a Wellness Consultant and therapist. She is registered with the SA Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP) and is a member of the SA Association of Social Workers in Private Practice (SAASWIPP).

Elma Bartlett is a Clinical Social Worker with a MA (SW) degree obtained from the University of Pretoria. She also obtained a Diplomate Clinician degree in Logotherapy from the Victor Frankl Institute (www.vfisa.co.za) and is an internationally accredited Diplomate Clinician in Logotherapy.

She has gained more than 33 years’ experience in the private therapy, institutional, educational and commercial spheres. Her grounding as a therapist was obtained at the Institute of Child and Parent Guidance at the University of Johannesburg, as Director of FAMSA Potchefstroom (www.famsa.org.za) and as Group Facilitator at the Psychiatric department of the Milpark hospital.

As a part-time lecturer at the Pretoria Technicon and the MDiv programme at the University of Pretoria, Elma not only guided students, but, over the years, also continued her own professional development.

She is affiliated to various Employee Assistance Services as a Wellness Consultant and Therapist and is a member of the SA Association of Social Workers in Private Practice as well as the SA Council for Social Service Professions.

She was involved in Trauma debriefing in Liberia during the Ebola outbreak in 2014. Since 2016 she has been involved with the VSO (Volunteers Service Overseas) with training in Duty of Care, dealing with sexual violence, wellness and resilience programmes and training in family liaison. Since 2020 she has been focussing on dealing with the Covid 19 pandemic with trauma and bereavement groups and training with various companies and groups in finding meaning and resilience in a time of a global pandemic.

Elma is also actively involved in her private practice in Johannesburg, supporting people in finding balance, resilience and meaning in times of change and loss.