Dedri Hamman Educational Psychologist

Dedri Hamman Educational Psychologist Assessments: Psychoeducational, Autism, Career/Subject Choice, School Readiness, Adult ADHD. Therapy for all ages. Website: www.edpsych.education

Parent Guidance, Social Groups, Workshops, Study Skills, Executive Functioning support.

Heritage Day! 🇿🇦In every family, classroom, and community, these stories shape the way we grow and connect. 🌱Heritage Da...
24/09/2025

Heritage Day! 🇿🇦

In every family, classroom, and community, these stories shape the way we grow and connect. 🌱

Heritage Day is a moment to recognise that our strength lies in both our differences and our connections. When we acknowledge each person’s journey, we create communities where everyone feels seen, valued, and able to grow.

From our team to yours, we wish you a gentle day of reflection, gratitude, and connection.

🧒✨ Calling all Coeliac Warriors (and their families!) ✨👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Join us for the Cape Town Coeliac Kids Connect — a joyful,...
22/09/2025

🧒✨ Calling all Coeliac Warriors (and their families!) ✨👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Join us for the Cape Town Coeliac Kids Connect — a joyful, supportive, and interactive event designed to help kids with coeliac disease thrive 🌾🚫💪

📍 Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital, Mowbray
🗓️ Saturday, 11 October 2025
🕘 09:00–14:00
🎉 Exciting activities • Uplifting entertainment • Fun surprises

This FREE event is open to all children under 18 with coeliac disease (plus up to 2 parents or caregivers per child). Come learn, share, and connect with others in a safe, welcoming space.

💬 Featuring talks from experts including:
🔹 Educational psychologist Dedri Hamman
🔹 Paediatric gastroenterologist Dr Lesego Ndhlovu
🔹 Dietician Kath Megaw
🔹 Physiotherapist Nicole Cominellis

🔗 RSVP by 1 October 2025 → https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDHKaAi_zjmTv1YOhbn5DKPCyW3j05e_Kht939q5Zbyindbw/viewform?usp=header

Let’s explore how to live WELL with coeliac—together. 💙

Exams bring a unique kind of pressure. For many teens, this season can feel overwhelming — long study hours, big expecta...
19/09/2025

Exams bring a unique kind of pressure. For many teens, this season can feel overwhelming — long study hours, big expectations, and the fear of not doing enough.

Therapy offers teens a safe space to talk through these feelings, learn practical stress-management strategies, and build the resilience they need to face challenges with confidence. It’s not about removing the pressure completely — it’s about helping them carry it in healthier ways.

Our therapy sessions for teens are designed to meet them where they are—without judgement, pressure, or labels.

Through guided conversation, creative tools, and emotional validation, we help teens:
✔ Understand and express what they’re feeling
✔ Build resilience and emotional regulation
✔ Learn to communicate boundaries
✔ Reconnect with confidence and self-worth

📞 Book a consultation at https://edpsych.education or call 079 541 1621.

Therapy is often seen as something for children only, or something we turn to in a crisis. In reality, therapy adapts to...
19/09/2025

Therapy is often seen as something for children only, or something we turn to in a crisis. In reality, therapy adapts to the unique needs of every stage of life.

🌱 For children, it provides a safe space to process emotions that feel overwhelming — learning ways to name feelings, build confidence, and navigate the school environment.
🌱 For teens, therapy can ease the pressure of exams, support identity exploration, strengthen friendships, and provide strategies for stress and anxiety.
🌱 For adults, it offers time to pause, reflect, and gain tools for managing work-life balance, emotional wellbeing, and personal growth.
🌱 For families, therapy restores connection. It helps with communication, conflict resolution, and finding ways to move forward together.

Just as spring shows us that not all flowers bloom at once, therapy reminds us that growth looks different for every person. What matters is not speed, but the support that makes growth possible.

Family life can be busy and demanding, filled with routines, commitments, and stress that leave little time for meaningf...
17/09/2025

Family life can be busy and demanding, filled with routines, commitments, and stress that leave little time for meaningful connection. It’s easy to slip into patterns where communication breaks down and tension builds.

Family therapy offers a safe and supportive environment where every voice is valued. It’s not about pointing out who is right or wrong — it’s about learning how to listen, to understand, and to rebuild trust and connection.

This spring is a reminder that families, like nature, can find renewal. Just as plants adapt and grow with the seasons, families can restore balance, create new rhythms, and nurture stronger bonds.

If your family has been carrying stress or feeling distant, therapy can provide the space to begin again. 🌱

📞 Book a consultation at https://edpsych.education
or call 079 541 1621.

Emotional regulation doesn’t develop in isolation — it grows in relationship with others. 🌸✨ Co-regulation happens when ...
17/09/2025

Emotional regulation doesn’t develop in isolation — it grows in relationship with others. 🌸

✨ Co-regulation happens when a child leans on a trusted adult to help calm down, feel safe, and manage big emotions.

Examples include:
👩‍👧 A parent sitting with a child through a meltdown.
👩‍🏫 A teacher guiding a learner’s breathing when they feel anxious.
🤝 A friend listening and helping slow down racing thoughts.

🌱 Self-regulation develops over time, as children and teens practise these skills independently.

Examples include:
📖 A child taking a short break to reset before continuing homework.
🎧 A teen choosing music or movement to release stress.
📝 An adult pausing to breathe before responding in frustration.

Children first need co-regulation before they can confidently self-regulate. Both are essential — one lays the foundation for the other.

Growth is often invisible. We don’t always notice it in the moment — it happens quietly, in small choices, steady progre...
15/09/2025

Growth is often invisible. We don’t always notice it in the moment — it happens quietly, in small choices, steady progress, and gentle shifts. One day, we look back and realise how far we’ve come.

Spring is a reminder of this truth. After a season of stillness, blossoms return, light grows stronger, and colour finds its way back. None of it happens overnight. It unfolds in its own time. 🌱

In life, in school, in family, in work — growth is not about perfection. It’s about trying again after difficult days. It’s about recognising that even small steps matter.

Give yourself permission to grow slowly. Renewal doesn’t need to be rushed.

As we enter spring, we’re reminded that growth doesn’t always look loud or fast.Sometimes it starts with small shifts — ...
05/09/2025

As we enter spring, we’re reminded that growth doesn’t always look loud or fast.
Sometimes it starts with small shifts — more patience, more presence, more understanding.

Here is what emotional growth might look like:
🟢 A child who reaches for comfort instead of reacting
🟢 A parent who pauses before responding
🟢 A moment of calm after weeks of chaos

You don’t need to bloom overnight.
You’re allowed to grow at your own pace — gently, steadily, in safety.

This spring, we celebrate progress, not perfection.

🌸 Happy Spring Day 🌸Spring reminds us that new beginnings belong to all of us.It’s a season of light, colour, and possib...
01/09/2025

🌸 Happy Spring Day 🌸

Spring reminds us that new beginnings belong to all of us.
It’s a season of light, colour, and possibility — a gentle reminder that growth is not just for gardens, but for every heart and mind ready to embrace change.

Wishing you a season filled with hope, renewal, and steady growth. 🌱✨

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