Counselling Psychologist
HPCSA Registration: PS0114111
Affiliations and Associations:

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• Health Professional Council of South Africa

• South African Depression and Anxiety Group

• Jungian Gauteng Associate Professional Member Group

• Pretoria Relational and Self-Psychology Group

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Formal Qualifications:

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• B.Soc.Sc Psychology (UFS), with distinction

• B.Soc.Sc. Hons. Psychology (UFS), with distinction

• M.Soc.Sc Counselling Psychology (UFS)

• BA. Hons. Criminology (UNISA)

• D. Phil. Criminal Justice (UNISA)

​​​I am a counselling psychologist in Pretoria East practicing at the Conscious Health Collective in Lynnwood Glen.  I work with adolescents, young adults, adults, and groups with a variety of difficulties and life challenges.  I am interested in the human condition and the challenges, limitations and potentials inherent.  I believe therapy should be a collaborative process in which space is created for the individual to explore the aspects of their individual human experience in order for transformation to occur.

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I prefer a non-pathologising and strength affirming approach wherein the individual's internal and external world is explored to discover meaning and purpose and to create balance.

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I mainly work from a psychodynamic approach with a special interest in Jungian psychology, attachment theory and existential psychology. My approach therefore is more aligned for long-term therapy. My focus is holistic which means an important part of therapy is to engage and develop the person as a whole - incorporating the emotional, social, physical, cultural and spiritual dimensions.

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I am in the fortunate position to be able to listen to people's stories and I am always profoundly humbled by it.  Therapy is a way of storytelling, of unraveling, and discovering and I can assist you on this journey to navigate life.

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I see adults and adolescents for individual therapy and also provide career assessment and guidance.

I have a special interest in:

• Mood difficulties, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety

• Adult ADHD and Autism (Neurodivergence)

• Relationship difficulties

• Trauma, Childhood Trauma and Complex Trauma

• Grief, Bereavement and Loss

• Stress and Burnout

• Adjustment to life changes

• Self-Growth, Career Guidance

• I have a special interest in supporting cancer patients and their families

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Therapy is also for you if you feel lost, struggling to find your way, wanting to make sense of the chaos, if you feel something is amiss, desire to better understand yourself, seek personal growth or if you simply need a safe space to just talk. 

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I have a special interest in working with individuals battling with cancer and other chronic illnesses. I hope to add meaning to the final life stages of life and the process of dying.

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Work Experience:

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I completed my internship at Stabilis Treatment Centre in 2010.  I received a bursary from the Department of Correctional Services and upon completion of my internship I started working at Zonderwater Correctional Centre near Cullinan.  Working with adult offenders for six years allowed me to learn and experience the extent of the human condition and that finding meaning, understanding and purpose is possible within the darkest of stories. I have been in private practice since 2017.

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