Good Passion Care
About the practice
Relationship and family experiences can be complex. They are shaped by personality, communication, history, culture, faith, expectations and the circumstances of everyday life.
International online
Professional care. Personalised guidance. Meaningful change.
Our approach combines professional counselling, structured assessment, research-informed tools and personalised relationship guidance to help clients better understand their circumstances and identify practical pathways toward personal and relationship wellbeing.
Services are available for:
- Individuals
- Couples
- Families
- Groups
- Premarital couples
- Couples experiencing relationship difficulties
- Families navigating change or conflict
- Clients seeking online support across the Southern African region and internationally, where appropriate
The aim is not simply to identify problems, but to foster stronger, healthier and more meaningful relationships and wellbeing.
Professional. Personalised. Context-aware.
Every person, couple, and family brings a unique story. Relationship wellbeing is shaped not only by individual experiences, but also by family, cultural, spiritual, and social contexts.
Our approach seeks to understand each client within their own context, while providing professional, respectful, and personalised support.
- Faith-sensitive
- Recognising that faith, spirituality, beliefs, values, and religious practices may influence relationships, identity, decisions, and wellbeing.
- Culturally responsive
- Taking into account cultural values, family structures, traditions, communication styles, gender expectations, and community influences.
- Non-judgemental
- Creating a respectful space where clients can explore faith, culture, relationships, and personal concerns without fear of judgement or pressure to adopt the counsellor’s own beliefs.
- Context-aware
- Recognising that the same relationship or family concern can have different meanings and implications across cultural, faith, family, and social contexts.
- Individualised
- Tailoring support to each client’s experiences, needs, values, beliefs, cultural background, and circumstances.
- Research-informed
- Drawing on structured assessment tools and evidence-informed relationship approaches to support professional understanding, meaningful exploration, and personalised recommendations.
Statement of faith and values
Good Passion Care is led by counsellors who are committed Christians. Our Christian faith and beliefs shape our understanding of marriage, family, relationships and personal conduct, and they guide the moral viewpoint from which we practise. We tell you this openly so that you can make an informed choice about whether our service is right for you.
Our faith does not replace professional practice. Counselling is provided in line with recognised counselling theories, structured assessment, professional ethics and the requirements of the law. We welcome clients of all faiths and of none. We will not require you to share our beliefs, and we will not pressure you to adopt them. Faith-based perspectives, such as prayer or Scripture, are brought into sessions only when you ask for them or agree to them.
Sometimes your goals or values may differ from our own in a way that could affect the guidance we give. When that happens, we will tell you honestly. Where it is appropriate, we will help you find a referral to another professional who may suit you better.
If you have any questions about how our faith may influence your counselling, please raise them during your free 20-minute consultation, before you commit to any sessions.
Why choose this practice?
- Experienced
- More than a decade specialising in marriage counselling, supported by approximately three decades of prior student and youth counselling experience.
- Structured
- Professional screening, assessment and outcome measures help provide a clear framework for counselling.
- Personalised
- Recommendations are tailored to the needs and circumstances of each client, couple or family.
- Culturally responsive
- Counselling considers cultural, family, social and community contexts.
- Faith-sensitive
- Clients can discuss faith, spirituality and values in a respectful environment without pressure or judgement.
- Regionally connected
- Serving clients across Southern Africa, with online international services where appropriate.
The people you will meet
Dr. Emídio DimandeRelationship & family counsellorMore than a decade in marriage and relationship counselling, built on around thirty years of student and youth counselling.
- Practising
- More than a decade in marriage and relationship counselling
- Works with
- Individuals, couples, families and groups
- Qualification
- Ed.D. in Community Care and Counselling, Liberty University
Deborah DimandeMental health & life coachSupporting personal growth, emotional wellbeing, relationships and life transitions through coaching and mentorship.
- Works with
- Individuals, through coaching and mentorship
- Languages
- English and Portuguese, with basic French
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Begin with a free 20-minute consultation.
Begin with a free 20-minute consultation to briefly discuss your concerns, ask questions, understand how counselling works, and determine whether the service is appropriate for your needs.
- Online sessions available
- Weekday & evening appointments