HÉLÈNE SMIT
Personal Development Coach & Registered Social Worker
Murrayfield
Summary
Dynamic and compassionate Personal Development Coach with over 20 years of experience across personal development coaching, business consulting and training. Currently active in psychosocial counselling including grief & bereavement, with recent academic upskilling in Social Work. Registered with South African Council for Social Services Professionals (SACSSP) as a Social Worker. Skilled in facilitating deep transformation through counselling, coaching support, powerful questioning skill, and awareness-raising tools. Experienced in designing and delivering personal development courses, coaching entrepreneurs, and consulting on business culture. Passionate about empowering individuals to move beyond limiting beliefs and live intentionally aligned lives.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
16117
16117
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Social Worker (SACSSP Reg:1016326) (Part Time)
Self Employed Services
Pretoria
04.2025 - Current
Entrepreneurial Coach & Consultant
Self Employed Services
Pretoria
04.2018 - Current
- Coaching and consulting work with entrepreneurs.
- Develop and embed values-driven cultures in SMEs.
- Individual self-mastery coaching.
Volunteer – Psychosocial Department
Sungardens Palliative Care Center
Pretoria
10.2023 - 09.2024
- Developed Grief Workshop.
- Provide bereavement follow-up support to families of deceased patients.
Personal Development Guide
Raizcorp Incubator
Johannesburg
01.2013 - 01.2018
- Co-developed and facilitated personal development curricula for entrepreneurs.
- Coached 30+ clients monthly in personal leadership and mindset growth.
- Mentored new coaches; awarded for excellence in client outcomes.
- Over 2000 coaching hours.
Consciousness Practitioner Coach
HS Life Coaching
01.2011 - 12.2013
Training & Marketing Consultant
DNA Consulting for Optometrists
01.2001 - 12.2010
Practice Consultant
Foresight Optometrists
01.1999 - 12.2000
Sales Co-Ordinator
General Optical Company (GENOP)
01.1998 - 12.1999
Practice Manager / Dispenser
Fourie & Le Roux Optometrists
01.1994 - 12.1997
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
University of Pretoria
South Africa1993
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Pretoria
South Africa2002
Life Coach Training -
Creative Consciousness International
South Africa2009
Certificate in Entrepreneurial Guiding -
SFEDI Enterprises
United Kingdom2015
CPD Certificate Counselling Skills -
FAMtrac
South Africa2023
CPD Certificate Bereavement Counselling - Social Work
QualilifeCare
South Africa2023
CPD Narrative Therapy Approach To Death & Dying - Social Work
CPDOnline
South Africa2024
Some College (No Degree) - Social Work
North-West University
South Africa 04.2024 - 09.2024
CPD Grief & Bereavement Techniques - Social Work
Solidarity Social Work Guild
South Africa2025
Skills
Psycho-social assessment & counselling
- Personal Development Coaching
- Workshop/Group facilitation
- Strategic consulting: culture & people processes
- MS office
- Strengths-based solution-focused therapy
- Attention to detail
- Relationship building
- Continuous learning
- Professional integrity
- Client advocacy
Additional Information
Character References available on request.
Timeline
Social Worker (SACSSP Reg:1016326) (Part Time)
Self Employed Services
04.2025 - Current
Some College (No Degree) - Social Work
North-West University
04.2024 - 09.2024
Volunteer – Psychosocial Department
Sungardens Palliative Care Center
10.2023 - 09.2024
Entrepreneurial Coach & Consultant
Self Employed Services
04.2018 - Current
Personal Development Guide
Raizcorp Incubator
01.2013 - 01.2018
Consciousness Practitioner Coach
HS Life Coaching
01.2011 - 12.2013
Training & Marketing Consultant
DNA Consulting for Optometrists
01.2001 - 12.2010
Practice Consultant
Foresight Optometrists
01.1999 - 12.2000
Sales Co-Ordinator
General Optical Company (GENOP)
01.1998 - 12.1999
Practice Manager / Dispenser
Fourie & Le Roux Optometrists
01.1994 - 12.1997
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Pretoria
Life Coach Training -
Creative Consciousness International
Certificate in Entrepreneurial Guiding -
SFEDI Enterprises
CPD Certificate Counselling Skills -
FAMtrac
CPD Certificate Bereavement Counselling - Social Work
QualilifeCare
CPD Narrative Therapy Approach To Death & Dying - Social Work
CPDOnline
CPD Grief & Bereavement Techniques - Social Work
Solidarity Social Work Guild
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