About Abigail Layman
About Me
Abi’s Wellness was founded by Abigail Layman who is an established Wellness Counselor. Finding Peace Within has always been our powerful space and we have been in practice to help others find their Peace Within through our counselling.
Being a wife and mum of 3, my passion is helping and assisting everyone with an emphasis on women, children and adolescence. My goal is to help everyone find peace within.
I love uplifting the community through fellowship and music.
About Me
I am a registered member of the ASCHP (Association for Supportive counsellors and Holistic practitioners) WC21/833
Based in Cape Town, South Africa.
My Qualifications:
- BA (Psychology) – UNISA
- PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate) – UNISA
- Diploma in Counselling – Blackford Centre (U.K)
When we meet for wellness counselling my goal is to partner with you on your counselling journey, help problem solve, encourage, comfort and build new life skills that will help you realise your goals.
What is ASCHP?
The ASCHP (ID 984) is a SAQA (South African Qualifications Authority) recognized professional body with listed designations on the National Qualifications Framework (Act 67 of 2008). The ASCHP provides membership to counsellors who work in the non-statutory domain, i.e. who are not psychologists.
The ASCHP is affiliated to the Council for Counsellors in South Africa and the Natural Healers Association. The ASCHP fulfils the following functions in accordance with SAQA requirements:
- Is a legally constituted entity governed by a constitution to practice according to good corporate governance principles
- Assures protection of public interest in relation to services provided by its members and the associated risks.
- Develop, award, monitor and revoke professional designations in terms of set rules, legislation and international conventions and disciplinary measures.
- Is obliged to keep a record of members and submit a list of our members to SAQA together with the required personal information.
- Can apply RPL (Recognition Prior Learning) in order to qualify an applicant for membership registration in terms of formal, informal and non-formal learning and work experience.
- Set criteria for, promote and monitor continuous professional development (CPD) for our members in order to enjoy on going professional training to stay abreast of latest research and amendments to legislation.
- Provides a code of conduct and operate a disciplinary mechanism for the reporting and investigation of members who are alleged to have contravened the code.
- Practice fair admission of membership and objective recognition of educational providers. Make career advice related information available to education and training authorities and providers such as the SETA’s.
- See to it that its members practice within their professional scope of practice.
- Members of the public have access to the ASCHP to request recommendations to a registered counsellor in specific geographical areas.