Mission: Healing Lives Through Evidence-Based Transformation

• ESTABLISHED 2012
• PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMMES
• MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONAL NETWORK
• INDIVIDUALISED CARE
• KNYSNA • GARDEN ROUTE • SOUTH AFRICA

WHEN LIFE HAS BECOME TOO DIFFICULT TO MANAGE ALONE

Some people reach a point where weekly appointments, self-help and trying to push through are no longer enough.

They may be experiencing persistent depression, anxiety, addiction, burnout, trauma or a combination of difficulties that have begun affecting their relationships, work, health and ability to enjoy life.

Others may have already tried several approaches and are looking for a more intensive, private and personalised environment.

CHALT Private Residential Mental Health & Wellness Centre provides a place to step away from the circumstances that have become overwhelming and focus on recovery with structured support around you.

Private Residential Mental Health & Wellness Centre

Since 2012 our psychological Depression and Mental Health Wellness Center team have provided a comprehensive end-to-end, hassle-free solution to ensure you get the healing you need once and for all. Heal depression, trauma, burnout, anxiety, personality disorders, etc. with an unparalleled response to solving your issues as an individual. Nestled in paradise our centre allows clients to have access to a professional powerhouse team.

What conditions we treat

Our Private Residential Mental Health & Wellness Centre integrative body-mind-emotion approach goes beyond conventional psychiatry to treat complex, treatment-resistant conditions — including bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, chronic depression, severe anxiety and dual diagnosis. Using the most advanced holistic and clinical methods available, we help clients overcome long-standing pain and reclaim their lives.

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Private Wellness and Healing

Heal in a private, home-away-from-home environment with luxury en-suite accommodation at one of South Africa’s most exclusive mental health retreats. Our 12-person team of consultant doctors and therapists ensures great additional support from day one, set against the dramatic beauty of Knysna’s oceans, forests and white-sand beaches — an unmatched backdrop for deep recovery and personal growth.

Advanced Professional support from our local consultant teams of doctors, psychotherapists and our exceptional ‘depression dream team’ mean you get to heal your life once and for all! Thousand’s of lives changed over 15 years with one of the best healing programs in the world!

MASTER YOUR WELLNESS

South Africa’s Premier Luxury Residential Treatment Centre team includes top consultants in the field, specialists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, qualified life coaches and experienced counsellors that work with clients personally to heal quickly and efficiently at the highest possible level. It is the bridge between punitive and clinical mental health facilities and top psychiatric centres that has offered undeniable results since 2012.

Mark L Lockwood, BA (Hons) (Psy) — Founder, Addiction Specialist, Life Strategist. Sandra, MA Trauma — Lead Psychotherapist Doc O, 14+ years — Medical Director – 4 Consulting Psychiatrists – Kinesiologist – Certified Somatic Yoga Instructor – Coaches.

Since 2012, the Center for Healing and Life Transformation has been recognised as South Africa’s premier luxury private wellness centre, located in the heart of the Garden Route in Knysna, Western Cape. We specialise in holistically and scientifically treating depression (including treatment-resistant depression, TRD), addiction for outpatients, personality disorders, trauma, eating disorders, weigh-loss etc and burnout through our proprietary Body Heart Mind / Paradigm Process approach — drawing clients from across South Africa and around the world.