Jessica Smit is an experienced professional in the fields of counselling and education, currently serving as a Student Records Coordinator and Admissions Counsellor at Valenture Institute since July 2021. Jessica has been completing practical hours as a Student Registered Counsellor at a Children's Home in Cape Town since January 2020. Additionally, Jessica has been teaching English online since October 2019 and holds a 120-hour TEFL certificate. Prior roles include working as a Special Needs Tutor since 2017 and as a Registered Counsellor at Mindworks Counselling from February 2021 to 2022. Jessica facilitated the learning of students at Paarl School and Paarl Boys Primary School from 2015 to 2019, focusing on students with special needs. Jessica holds a Bpsych Equivalent Degree from the South African College of Applied Psychology and an Honours in Psychology for professional contexts from the University of South Africa, along with a Bachelor's degree in Applied Psychology from the same institution.