Meet Debbi Rozowsky

Your trusted guidance counsellor in Cape Town.

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Debbi Rozowsky

Counsellor, Trauma Specialist & Author

Debbi Rozowsky is an experienced counsellor specialising in trauma, relationships, grief, and life transitions. Her work is informed by professional training, decades of clinical experience, and her own lived understanding of trauma and recovery.

Since 1998, Debbi has devoted herself to assisting other PTSD sufferers so that they can identify, normalise and learn to manage their symptoms in their quest for regained emotional health. Debbi believes in the importance of creating meaning and making practical, positive changes to gain value from the experience.

In 2002 Debbi was a finalist in the Woman of Worth competition; she has previously lectured on Trauma at the South African College of Applied Psychology, she has presented papers at international Victimology Conferences, she has written a book on preventing and dealing with crime entitled “Surviving Crime” (2002) and she wrote a question and answer style page in the YOU and HUISGENOOT magazines for 8 years in addition to counselling, training and debriefing people in the workplace. She is the former Crime/Trauma counsellor for ADT Security (Western Cape) and is an informational and inspirational speaker.

Debbi has counselled many thousands of clients who have gone on to live a more enriched life as a result of her input following their crises.

Experience, Training and Professional Background

Debbi began her career working with the South African Police Service, providing trauma counselling to crime survivors. Over time, her practice expanded to include general trauma, bereavement, relationships, family systems, and corporate counselling.

She continues to work with clients impacted by crime, loss (including loss of pets), workplace trauma, and long-term emotional patterns rooted in earlier life experiences.

Credentials

  • B.PRIM ED 1980 (U.C.T.)
  • Trauma Counsellor – SAPS (1999 TO 2006)
  • Lecturer at the SA College of Applied Psychology on Trauma
  • Private Practice (2004 – current)
  • Author of the book “SURVIVING CRIME”
  • Debriefer and Counsellor for Primedia Journalists
  • Invited speaker to the International Victimology Conferences
  • Former Debriefer and Trainer of ADT Security Staff (8 years)
  • Former Trauma Counsellor for ADT Clients (Western Cape)
  • Inspirational, Motivational and Informational Speaker
  • Eight years Columnist at YOU and HUISGENOOT magazines on Trauma and Crime
  • “WOMAN OF WORTH” Finalist
  • FIFA World Cup 2010 trauma and crime counsellor for Western Cape Tourism
  • Staff wellness counsellor
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Overview

Areas of Counselling

Family Counselling

Support for teenage and young adult counselling.

Individual Counselling

Support for healthcare professionals.

Relationship Counselling

Relationship and communication challenges.

Corporate Counselling

Enhancing mental health at work.

Bereavement & Trauma Support

Bereavement and loss.

Trauma and PTSD

Crime and shock trauma counselling.

Published Books by Debbi Rozowsky

Find out more about Debbi’s books.