Durban Metropolitan Area
Specialist Wellness and Support Counsellor (ASCHP SWC23/3054) Trauma Informed Coach Academic Editor (Masters, PhD and Journal Articles) Owner/Director at Comma Chameleon (Pty) Ltd Director at TamKirst Empowerment Programme NPO I’m Christie, a Specialist Wellness Counsellor and trauma-informed coach. I support individuals through life’s disruptions, both the quiet cumulative ones and the big turning points. My work blends gentle coaching with non-clinical counselling, helping clients navigate stress, anxiety, emotional regulation, life transitions, post-relationship healing, and substance use recovery support. I create a warm, inclusive, and values-focused space for reflection, resilience, and change. My approach draws on narrative counselling, mindfulness, psychoeducation, and strengths-based techniques tailored to the unique needs of the person in front of me. I work online via WhatsApp video and Google Meet, offering flexibility and comfort for those seeking support. As the founder of Comma Chameleon, I also offer academic editing services for postgraduate students, specialising in clarity, coherence, and academic rigour in dissertations and theses. Learn more at www.commachameleon.co.za
• Academic Editor • Academic Coach: Holistic, one-on-one and group coaching to enhance general academic performance and experience through conventional and unconventional strategy implementation. • Ad-hoc psycho-social support volunteer: Trauma and Crisis intervention and PFA
Day to day operations, strategic planning, programme development, case management, media and public relations, and fundraising.
2015 Guest English Teacher at SeosanDaejin Elementary school, Chungnam, South Korea 2016 English Teacher at Jungang Elementary School and at Jecheon Jungang English Education Centre, Chungbuk, South Korea 2017 English Teacher at Byolbang, Maepo and Sangjin Elementary Schools, Chungbuk, South Korea 2018 English Teacher at Byolbang, Maepo, Sangjin, Eosangchan and Daega Elementary Schools, Chungbuk, South Korea Annual Winter and Summer Camps Special Needs Students' After School Programme English Drama After School Programme Science in English After School Programme Adult English Conversation Adult Business English Academic Editing (ESL)
*Providing boards and directors of companies/close corporations/co-operatives/NPCs guidance as to their duties, responsibilities and powers under company law and related legislation *Advising company directors of any law relevant to or affecting their company. *Legal Research encompassing Company Law, Civil Litigation, Human Rights Law, Children’s Act, Tax Law, Trust Law, Estate Law, Co-operatives and Close Corporations, Contract Law, Common Law, Corporate Governance, King III and Treasury Guidelines Management duties: Budget management Allocation of work, and WIP monitoring Systems management, planning and implementation Liaising with various department managers and company partners Performance assessment of direct staff (4 staff members) Conflict management and mediation Monthly reports to Partners Staff motivation and training
Outsourced to East Cape Parks and Tourism Board - East London, Eastern Cape To take and type up minutes of all Board, Exco and Subcommittee meetings for the purpose of due diligence and corporate governance in line with King III and Company Law. This included closed and open sessions, teleconferences and special meetings. All minutes recorded for relevant Subcommittees: Finance and Investment, Audit, HR and Remuneration, Biodiversity and Conservation, Business Development and Tourism, Marketing and Communication and Wild Coast Project meetings.