People-centred
The counselling and community development process must always be centred around the people we serve. It is an inviolable principle that we are here to serve the client’s best interest.
Non-ideological
We do not believe that good psychotherapy or community development work is based on any religious or political ideology except that of doing good for the benefit of others. Our work always uses as the starting point, our clients’ worldviews and cultures.
Reflexive
No person is an island. Psychological and community resilience in a pluralistic society requires us to be sufficiently reflexive. As counsellors and community workers we strive to live out lives that are reflexive – constantly checking and questioning our cherished assumptions about life including our psychotherapuetic and community development practices. To this end we encourage our clients to grow in reflexivity.
Affirming Human Uniqueness
We recognize that each individual and community client is unique and strive to assist our clients to actualise their own unique journey in life as individuals and as communities even as we learn from them too.
Responsibility
Psychologically and socially healthy individuals and communities take responsibility for their lives. They bear in mind the consequences of one’s actions on others. As therapists and community workers we strive to live out individually and socially responsible lives and we invite our clients & volunteers to walk with us in this journey.
