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Suzaan was born in Cape Town, South Africa and has been working as an Image Consultant and Emotion Counsellor/Coach for the last five years in Johannesburg. She has been an Image Consultant for ten years, having started her career in 1998 in Cape Town. Suzaan has extensive experience in the field of Image Training, as well as one-on-one coaching in the corporate world and with private clients.

 Suzaan uses a combination of modalities, such as Psychology and Spirituality, to inspire, effect positive change, and bring about psychological adaptability and spiritual growth in her clients.

Image sessions are conducted in an empathic way, with the emphasis on building her clients' self-esteem while improving their external appearance. Techniques are tailor-made to her clients' needs. Where appropriate, the Bar-On EQ-i assessment is used as an Emotional Intelligence assessment. This then forms the basis for further training and guidance.

Suzaan uses each client’s emotions as a vantage point for counselling. Emotions are often repressed and this could lead to mild or even severe physical, spiritual and communication -related problems. When the client gets in touch with, understands his/her emotions, and learns to manage them more effectively, relationships, physical well-being, as well as any other problems, improve dramatically.

Suzaan specialises in advising and training in the following areas: namely, colour and image guidance, conflict management skills, assertiveness skills, communication skills, motivation and personal growth, emotion coaching, lifestyle coaching, improvement of self-esteem, and stress management skills.

What makes her approach unique is that clients are taught how to ‘help themselves’, instead of becoming dependent on their counsellor/coach. The skills imparted are practical and easy to apply on a daily basis. Clients are also taught how to monitor their own progress and growth, which keeps motivation high.

Suzaan has an Honours Degree in Psychology (University of Port Elizabeth), but firmly supports a holistic healing approach targeting body/mind/spirit in order to restore complete health and balance to her clients’ lives. Advice on diet, nutrition, exercise, as well as improving one’s physical image by dressing correctly, is incorporated into the coaching program where appropriate. Clients can also have image sessions which exclude one-on-one coaching.  

During image sessions, the emphasis is on getting in touch with the client’s personality, creativity and self-concept. Combining these elements with the client’s unique body shape, face shape, personal style and colouring, clients are taught how to create a look which reflects their AUTHENTIC SELVES. The result is an enhanced self-concept which is a vital step in creating a more positive self-esteem.