ABOUT DR. HENRY (Hennie) AND DR. CATHARINA VENTER (Catherine)
Now that you entered our website you are certainly interested to learn more about who I am. I’m a psychologist and professor that has been studying the ability of ordinary people to perform optimally for the last 25 years. I’ve presented dynamic workshops and seminars internationally on the various aspects of human behavior, motivation, and overcoming personal problems, showing people how they can transform their lives and overcome obstacles. As a university professor, I have been training and teaching thousands of students; as a psychologist in my previous private practice, I’ve motivated countless clients to find meaning in life; and as a consultant to organizations, I’ve assisted numerous companies to maximize the potential of their employees.
For more than twenty years, our experience of spreading a message of hope, motivation, and personal transformation as a speaker, teacher, and trainer, has shown us firsthand the incredible ability of people to change and transform their lives. In the process we authored numerous training, audio, and self-help programs on leadership, optimal performance, and personal transformation that have empowered people to fulfill their destinies and living meaningful lives.
I experienced transformational change in my own life that set me on my destiny of showing people how they can have the same experience. After overcoming numerous obstacles in my personal life as a teenager, barely making it through high school, I had a deep desire from a young age to enable and motivate people to transform their lives with a message of hope. I first studied theology and following graduation from the theological seminary, my quest to understand and further my knowledge about the dynamics of personal performance and growth led me and my wife, Catharina, to go back to university and study psychology and counseling.
I obtained my doctorate in Psychology and Catharina her doctorate in Clinical Social Work. She also received extensive training specializing in children. After graduating as therapists, Catharina and I developed a thriving private practice in South Africa and, in the process, motivated thousands of people to change and transform their lives. Through our Institute Of Human Development we presented life-changing training and seminars across the country for individuals, couples, groups, and companies.
In 1998 our dream became a reality when we were able to branch out internationally and we moved to the United States. As a founder and executive director of a non-profit research and counseling organization in California, I provided training and seminars across the USA for the last ten years. As an authority on the development and training of lay counselors, I have been the keynote speaker at several conferences. In the process I also became an Assistant Professor of Psychology at a private university in California where I’m currently one of the lead faculty members. Catherina became a licensced clinical social worker in California and opened the Impact Counseling Center where she provides a wide array of services to families, adults, and children.
The start of Ginomai is the realization of our dream – to make our life-changing material available on a world-wide scale – and we are honored that you are visiting our website. We have three adult children and one reticent cat. When we don’t lecture, teach, or present seminars, Catharina and I love to sit in the shadows of the beautiful Sierra Mountains in the Yosemite National Park or walk on the beach in Monterey, California.
