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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.

In the first 1000 days of life, babies absorb the emotional climate around them—even before they understand words.Parent...
25/07/2025

In the first 1000 days of life, babies absorb the emotional climate around them—even before they understand words.

Parent-Infant Psychotherapy is a gentle, powerful approach that supports emotional bonding between caregivers and infants, especially in times of stress, postpartum challenges, or disrupted connection.

These sessions can help:
✔ Build secure attachment between parent and baby
✔ Address birth trauma, postpartum depression, or anxiety
✔ Support bonding after separation or difficult early months
✔ Strengthen confidence in the parenting relationship
✔ Offer emotional repair when things feel disconnected

Whether you're a new mom, dad, or single parent navigating early parenthood—we’re here to help you build a foundation of emotional trust, safety, and presence.

To book a session, visit https://edpsych.education or call 079 541 1621.

There’s a quiet bravery in every person who dares to speak their truth.In the therapy space—and in life—we’re often afra...
23/07/2025

There’s a quiet bravery in every person who dares to speak their truth.
In the therapy space—and in life—we’re often afraid of judgement, rejection, or being misunderstood. And yet, staying silent doesn’t keep us safe. It keeps us unseen.

At Dedri Hamman Educational Psychologist, we honour the power of speaking up, especially for those whose stories have been silenced for too long—children, teens, LGBTQ+ individuals, overwhelmed parents, and anyone navigating their identity.

We create space for expression. For words that come slowly. For truths that unfold gently. For emotions that need room to breathe.

You don’t have to have it all figured out. You don’t have to speak perfectly.
You just need to know that here, your voice will be met with respect—not correction.

Let’s keep showing up for one another—and for ourselves.

Emotional wellbeing isn’t just about coping. It’s about belonging. And for LGBTQ+ individuals—especially young people—th...
21/07/2025

Emotional wellbeing isn’t just about coping. It’s about belonging. And for LGBTQ+ individuals—especially young people—that sense of belonging often begins with affirmation.

In our practice, we see how deeply emotional distress can take root when identity is questioned, dismissed, or misunderstood. Whether it’s quiet invalidation or overt bullying, the impact is real.

Supporting LGBTQ+ children, teens, and adults starts with more than tolerance—it starts with understanding.

What does affirming mental health support look like?
🌈 Using inclusive, respectful language in every session
🌈 Validating identity and experience—without pathologising it
🌈 Addressing bullying, social exclusion, and internalised shame
🌈 Supporting parents and caregivers on their own learning journeys
🌈 Creating therapy spaces that feel emotionally and culturally safe

Being seen, heard, and affirmed shouldn’t be rare—it should be the standard.

Whether you or your child is exploring identity, dealing with emotional overwhelm, or navigating transitions—therapy can offer a space where nothing has to be hidden.

Family dynamics are complex. Between busy schedules, emotional disconnect, misunderstandings, and life changes—it’s easy...
18/07/2025

Family dynamics are complex. Between busy schedules, emotional disconnect, misunderstandings, and life changes—it’s easy to feel like communication just … isn’t working.

That’s where Family Therapy can help.

This isn’t about placing blame. It’s about creating a space where each person feels heard, understood, and supported.

Through guided sessions, we help families:
✔ Improve communication and emotional understanding
✔ Address conflict in constructive ways
✔ Strengthen connections between parents, teens, and siblings
✔ Work through grief, transitions, or behavioural concerns
✔ Rebuild trust and promote healthy boundaries

Whether you’re facing ongoing tension, adjusting to change, or simply wanting to deepen emotional connection—family therapy offers tools that empower the whole unit.

Find out more or book a session at https://edpsych.education or call 079 541 1621.

We spend so much time trying to suppress emotions—pretending to be “fine,” pushing through discomfort, masking hurt with...
16/07/2025

We spend so much time trying to suppress emotions—pretending to be “fine,” pushing through discomfort, masking hurt with silence.

But emotional expression is not indulgence. It’s regulation. It’s release. It’s a form of truth-telling.

Healing begins when we give ourselves permission to feel everything, without shame or comparison.

Whether you’re parenting through exhaustion, navigating adulthood’s quiet burdens, or showing up with your whole heart for others—your emotions deserve compassion.

Because when we accept what we feel, we can finally begin to move through it.

Emotional avoidance is subtle. It shows up as keeping busy, brushing things off, minimising your needs, or laughing thin...
14/07/2025

Emotional avoidance is subtle. It shows up as keeping busy, brushing things off, minimising your needs, or laughing things away.

But beneath avoidance is often overwhelm, or grief, or fear.
And when we constantly turn away from emotion, it begins to store itself in our bodies—in stress, tension, fatigue, and burnout.

Signs you may be avoiding emotions:
🟠 You struggle to sit still or be alone with your thoughts
🟠 You feel numb or “empty” rather than upset
🟠 You immediately try to solve problems instead of sitting with feelings
🟠 You downplay your needs or struggle to ask for help
🟠 You’ve learned to equate emotions with weakness

Avoidance is often learned. But emotional safety can be relearned.

Through therapy, adults can begin to build emotional vocabulary, process long-held experiences, and reconnect with a self that isn’t in survival mode.

Teenagers are often caught between childhood needs and adult expectations—and many don’t have the tools yet to process w...
11/07/2025

Teenagers are often caught between childhood needs and adult expectations—and many don’t have the tools yet to process what they’re going through.

What looks like defiance might be anxiety.
What looks like withdrawal might be burnout.
What looks like apathy might be fear of failure.

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

To book a teen therapy session, visit https://edpsych.education or call 079 541 1621.

There’s no such thing as an “inappropriate” feeling.And there’s no timeline for healing or “getting over it.”Sometimes w...
09/07/2025

There’s no such thing as an “inappropriate” feeling.
And there’s no timeline for healing or “getting over it.”

Sometimes we grieve longer than others expect.
Sometimes we carry quiet anxiety behind a smile.
Sometimes we feel joy and guilt in the same breath.

And that’s okay.

The more space we give ourselves to feel without judgement, the more space we create for healing.

In therapy, we don’t ask you to be fixed.
We welcome the full, honest story—messy bits and all.
Because real growth doesn’t start with perfection. It starts with truth.

Therapy isn’t only for moments of crisis. It’s also for the quiet emotional weight you carry through daily life.The exha...
07/07/2025

Therapy isn’t only for moments of crisis. It’s also for the quiet emotional weight you carry through daily life.

The exhaustion from always being “the strong one.”
The sadness you can’t name.
The tension that never leaves your shoulders.
The guilt, the overthinking, the “Why can’t I just be okay?”

Our adult therapy sessions offer a safe, consistent space to unpack what’s been held in for too long—without pressure, judgement, or expectation.

Whether you’re working through anxiety, life transitions, relationship struggles, or simply need a space to breathe, reflect, and reset—therapy meets you where you are.

📌 Visit https://edpsych.education or call 079 541 1621 to book a session today.

In a world that often values composure over honesty, it can feel like we’re failing just for feeling.But the truth is—ev...
03/07/2025

In a world that often values composure over honesty, it can feel like we’re failing just for feeling.

But the truth is—every emotion you have is valid.
You don’t need to explain it.
You don’t need to shrink it.
You don’t need to justify your humanity.

✨ Anger, joy, fear, sadness, anxiety, gratitude—these are not problems to solve. They are signals to understand.

Whether you’re a child struggling to speak your feelings…
A teenager trying to figure yourself out…
A parent trying to stay steady for everyone else…

Healing begins with expression!

Everyone deserves mental health support that feels safe, respectful, and real.Whether you’re navigating identity, strugg...
30/06/2025

Everyone deserves mental health support that feels safe, respectful, and real.

Whether you’re navigating identity, struggling with anxiety or depression, or simply needing someone to talk to — our practice offers therapy that affirms who you are.

Our services include:
🌈 LGBTQ+ inclusive therapy for children, teens and adults
🤝 Parent-child sessions to strengthen communication
🧠 Support for bullying, emotional distress, and isolation
💬 Tools for confidence, regulation, and self-worth

You do not need to hide, explain, or justify your identity here.

Learn more or book a session at https://edpsych.education or call 079 541 1621.

The emotional world of single fathers is often overlooked. So much focus is placed on "doing it all" that we forget to a...
30/06/2025

The emotional world of single fathers is often overlooked. So much focus is placed on "doing it all" that we forget to ask how dads are coping emotionally.

Whether full-time or shared, single fatherhood comes with invisible pressures—navigating school, routines, connection, and the quiet ache of going it alone.

Here are five ways to support your emotional wellbeing as a single dad:
🟢 Speak honestly about stress—it doesn’t make you weak
🟢 Build a support system—even if it’s small, even if it’s online
🟢 Let go of “perfect dad” standards—you only need to be present
🟢 Validate your feelings—grief, guilt, joy, overwhelm—it all belongs
🟢 Consider therapy—not as a fix, but as a space to be seen

You deserve the same emotional care you give your child. Support is not a luxury—it’s a necessity.

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