Psychological Services
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I am not contracted into any Medical Aids; I run a cash practice and charge a reduced cash rate.
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Individual Psycho-Therapy
I provide my clients with a supportive, safe environment that allows them to express themselves openly. We work collaboratively to identify and change the maladaptive thought and behaviour patterns that may be causing or prolonging difficulties in life.
Psychotherapy aims to assist clients overcome life’s challenges, and provide better coping strategies to optimise health and well-being. Confidentiality is a critical part of psychotherapy.
I predominantly use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques in order to assist clients experiencing a multitude of minor or severe emotional or personal difficulties.
CBT can be helpful in treating a variety of disorders, including depression, anxiety, trauma related disorders, and eating disorders. Clients are guided and encouraged to develop their own resources to improve self-esteem, reduce anxiety, enhance coping mechanisms, and improve overall wellbeing.
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Play is used as a communication tool to understand a child’s world, and to help them deal with emotional distress and trauma. A child is able to express themselves freely in a non-threatening environment, that fosters safety and containment for challenging or overwhelming emotions.
Play therapy can assist children with social or emotional difficulties by promoting better communication, problem-solving skills, and other social skills. Numerous children benefit from play therapy including those who have experienced major stress, trauma or crises, those who have learning difficulties, social challenges, disruptive home lives, anxiety, depression, anger, attention deficit disorders or those who are on the autism spectrum.
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The purpose of the assessment is to investigate your child's cognitive functioning (Perceptual Reasoning, Verbal Comprehension, Processing Speed, and Working Memory), as well as scholastic functioning (reading, spelling, comprehension and mathematics). The assessment will be able to determine if there is a Specific Learning Disorder. The assessment also investigates attention and concentration, as well as emotional wellbeing.
The assessment entails the following:
A one hour parent intake interview
Teacher interviews and review of school reports
A three hour assessment period
A comprehensive report with recommendations
A one hour parent feedback interview
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TelePsychology is online therapy. Due to social distancing and other restrictive measures currently in place in our society, online psychological services provide clients with a safe, convenient and accessible alternative to face-to-face therapy.
This method of therapy requires a reliable internet connection, a device that you can use to connect to the internet, and a private area. It is beneficial to make use of earphones during a session, to increase privacy.
Zoom or WhattsApp calls are the primary methods used for TelePsychology. You will need to have either of these installed on your device. There may be times when you will not want to speak out loud for fear of being overheard by others in the household, at which time we can make use of the text messaging options provided on those platforms.