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Masithethe Counselling Services

Masithethe Counselling Services is a Non-
Profit and Public Benefit Organisation which
was established on 15 March 1985 as LifeLine
East London. Our ultimate goal is to build
resilience in individuals and our diverse
communities through the provision of
psychosocial support, training and community
engagement.

Our psychosocial support services include
generic lay counselling, trauma debriefing
and support and HIV counselling and testing
(HCT). Our services target both children and
adults and since opening our doors 29 years
ago, we have provided lay counselling to over
418 000 Buffalo City residents.

We have provided lay
counselling to over 418 000
Buffalo City residents

We offer personal skills development in the
form of Personal Growth and Communication
Skills Training to both teen and adult
community members and present Education
and Awareness sessions on a diverse range
of issues such as suicide, rape, all forms CONTACT DETAILS:
of gender-based violence, grief, stress, Lorraine Macdougall 079 506 3132
anger management, training of emerging 3 St James Road
organisations in governance and management Southernwood
East London
of NPOs etc. We co-ordinate the Thursdays- 043 743 7266
In-Black-Campaign working towards a world Lifelineel@yahoo.co.uk
without rape and violence. Masithethecounsellingservices.co.za

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