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Dominique Rossouw

Dominique Rossouw social worker and family counsellor providing compassionate addiction support and therapy to clients and families in South Africa today

Confidential • Registered clinical team • Johannesburg
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Dominique Rossouw at Changes Rehab in Johannesburg
Changes Rehab

Dominique has served as the dedicated social worker at Changes since February 2021. Her role encompasses counselling clients, offering support and therapy to families, facilitating court order processes, and leading therapy groups, along with various other responsibilities.

She has worked in the recovery and treatment industry for seven years as a social worker, addictions counsellor and recovery assistant.

Dominique has been in stable recovery from active addiction for over 12 years and is passionate about being a part of the recovery process of others.

My job is like a lucky packet; you never know what you’re going to get. It makes things exciting and it’s so rewarding.

Clients Questions

What kind of therapeutic work does Dominique focus on at Changes?

Dominique helps people trace how their thinking, emotions and history drive their use, then works with them to develop healthier ways of coping that do not leave the same wreckage behind.

How does she approach trauma that sits underneath substance use?

She respects the pace at which trauma can be explored, keeping safety and stabilisation in front, and she refuses to dig up pain for the sake of a dramatic session if there is no support to hold it.

What can families expect from joint work with Dominique?

Families can expect clear structure, room for everyone’s perspective and a focus on concrete changes, rather than sessions that simply re enact old fights in front of a new audience.

How does she balance empathy with very clear boundaries?

Dominique is compassionate about why people struggle, but she does not collude with self pity or minimising, and she will name when behaviour is unsafe or unfair even if it is uncomfortable to hear.

How does Dominique help people build practical South African realities into their recovery plan?

She considers transport, work hours, family responsibilities, community risks and financial limits, making sure recovery strategies can actually survive in the person’s real world, not just in a textbook.

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