This work began as my own
 reclamation.

Now it helps others come back to themselves too. 

I’m the fire starter and the sanctuary, when you're ready to meet yourself in wholeness, unfiltered, unwavering &

This is

conventional therapy

and it is not meant to be.

Let’s work at the root of what hurts, so something more honest can emerge. 

WORK WITH YOLANDE

 not 

Born and raised in vibrant South Africa, my adventures took me across the pond to the UK where I worked and lived for 16 years before immigrating to Canada in 2016.


I envision a world where quiet desperation gives way to self-awareness, shame gives way to truth, and healing becomes meaningful, honest, and lived.

I have always held strong views about the Western healthcare system being too diagnosis-focused. Typically, it's all about managing symptoms and dis-ease, with far too much hand-holding from big pharma. 

I knew there had to be a better way to treat people as MULTI-DIMENSIONAL BEINGS, not just a diagnostic code in the DSM-5. 

Stuck in the Noise, Numb from the Hustle...

It was simple, like

This is therapy for people who need more than symptom management. 

BOOK YOUR STRATEGY SESSION.

Ready to stop performing and start transforming?

YOLANDE

Herbst

Quantum Physics

I’ve brought together what I’ve lived, studied, and survived to create an approach that is both psychologically grounded and spiritually intelligent.  One that meets you where you are but refuses to leave you there.

Find the right way to work with me.

Let’s find out what changes when you stop performing and start meeting yourself more honestly. 

I’ve Been Where You Are...

In 2018, I decided to "DITCH THE DIAGNOSIS" and pivot from a qualified Forensic Psychologist to an Integrative Health & Wellness Therapist. I utilize evidence-based integrative therapies, including Counselling-Hypnotherapy, Mentoring & Spiritual Psychology, as well as Adventure Therapy. Further training with the internationally renowned Marisa Peer allowed me to further become one of Canada's first certified Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) Associates in 2020.

They describe my style as bold yet gentle, non-judgmental, and deeply attuned and intuitive. They feel seen and safe in our sessions and...

Clients love my humour and no-sugarcoating approach. 

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Clients consistently describe meaningful, lasting shifts. 

For years, I did what most people do—I ticked the boxes. Career. Education. Credentials. Resilience, they called it. But under the surface? I was burnt out, disembodied, and silently drowning in a life that looked “successful” from the outside but felt like slow Spiritual suffocation on the inside. I had memory loss from chronic stress. I stood at the gravesides of friends who didn’t make it through addiction and depression. I survived toxic systems that needed dismantling. And when my body finally said “enough,” I didn’t just break down...

I’ve Been Where You Are...

That’s why I get you. I understand what it’s like to crave real change—not more coping mechanisms, but actual liberation. To want therapy that doesn’t waste time or sugar-coat, but cuts through the noise and gets to the Soul of it. 

And I’m not here to fix you—I’m here to walk you back to your power!

My body forced a reckoning. 

After years in the UK working in education, safeguarding and behavioural intervention with young people in high-risk environments, I found myself burned out, silenced, and punished for blowing the whistle in a toxic system. The cost? Chronic stress, memory loss, emotional collapse. My body kept the score demanding a new story.

This isn’t just therapy. 

I’ve survived domestic violence, corrupt police brutality, addiction culture, spiritual disconnection, and the Rave scenes of the 90s. I’ve walked through the abyss more than once, and every time I came out, I came back with a torch. Not for myself—for others. Because I know what it feels like to dissociate. To forget who you are. To stop trusting your own voice.

But I also know what it takes to reclaim it.

I didn’t start this business because it was a good idea. I started it because my life depended on it.

Degrees in Forensic Psychology and Criminal Investigation gave me structure. Professional registrations in RTT, NLP, and Hypnotherapy gave me tools. And diving into Spiritual Psychology, Cosmology, and Biohacking gave me the real magic: the permission to heal at the level of Soul.

This Work Is My RECLAMATION—and Yours

My mission is to move beyond performative healing and create a more honest, integrated, effective approach to change. 

I’m here to help you remember who you are and what you came here to do.

I’m not just here to help people feel better.

I didn’t just study therapy. I LIVED IT.

Achievements I'm celebrating

8 +

professional QUALIFICATIONS 

2000 +

TRANSFORMATION journeys
supported

25 +

years of experience

I'm the Therapist for YOU if...

You want deeply personalised support that helps you understand yourself, shift patterns, and move forward with more clarity. 

You are ready to be honest, even when it is uncomfortable. 

You know you have more in you, but you also know something in your own life needs attention first. 

You want humour, directness, and plain speaking

You're ready for a heartfelt connection with the person you're about to bare your soul to.

You want to be seen as the multidimensional human being you are, not just a diagnosis.

You want someone grounded, direct, and able to stay with you in the hard parts without flinching. 

You crave a more Integrative and Personalised approach, combining different cutting-edge tools and approaches to fit your individual needs.

I will help you notice the patterns that keep getting in your way, and I will not collude with them. 

Work with

yolande herbst

I will help you reconnect with a more honest and usable sense of what is possible

As your 
THERAPIST...

If you’re ready return to who you actually are

then, I'm the Therapist for you!

YoU WANT TO STAY ON THE SURFACE.

My work is deep, direct, and designed for people ready to be seen clearly, meet themselves honestly, and create change that holds. 

Don't hire me IF...

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yolande herbst

direct, human, and
occasionally unfiltered.

Humour may appear.
Truth definitely will.

This work is...

Work with

yolande herbst

Practical support, trusted resources, and ways to work together.

About

I'm the Therapist people contact when:

book your strategy session

I don’t sugarcoat. I don’t perform therapy. I get to the root, FAST.

YOLANDE

Herbst

Conventional approaches have not gone deep enough

MORE than what your standard insurance dictates you have access to.

MORE CONNECTION.

No jargon. No performance. Just real conversations that get to the heart of it. 

I bring a fresh perspective through INTEGRATIVE & PERSONALISED SESSIONS.


If you're looking for a therapist who brings a FRESH PERSPECTIVE, a wealth of experience, compassion, is non-judgemental, and brings an unwavering commitment to helping you live your best life...then let's connect!

Education & EXPERIENCE

For the curious.

Guiding deep integrated change

  • Registered member of the Complimentary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC)
  • General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC)
  • General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR)


REGISTERED

  • One of Canada's first Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) Associates.
  • HeartMath® Health Professional.
  • Certifications in Medicine & Law.
  • Time-Based Techniques Practitioner.
  • Humanistic Neuro-Linguistic Psychology.
  • Neuro-Linguistics Programming.

CERTIFIED:

  • Master of Science in Forensic Psychology and Criminal Investigation;
  • A Bachelor of Arts in Community Safety and Socio-Legal Studies *specialising in Offender Profiling.


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For more than 25 years, I've helped people understand themselves more deeply, interrupt self-defeating patterns, and make LASTING INTERNAL SHIFTS.

Fierce 

I cut through the B#S! and listen to what's NOT being said... 

I notice behaviour and language patterns and identify connections.

I guide and support clients with consistent, incredible results!

GRACE