Psychological Care Centre

23/10/2025

05/09/2025

Numbing yourself can feel like relief - like finally shutting off the noise.

And in the moment, it is relief. It’s your nervous system saying, “This is too much right now, let’s press pause.”

But here’s the truth: you can’t numb selectively.
The same wall that quiets grief, anger, or pain also dulls joy, love, and connection.

Your body is doing its best to protect you- but protection isn’t the same as healing.

Numbness may keep you safe for a season, but if you stay there, it slowly drains the color from life. You stop feeling the lows and the highs.

Real healing happens when those emotions get a safe place to move through you instead of staying locked inside. That might look like talking it out, letting your body release what it’s held, or working with a therapist who can guide you through the layers of grief and pain.

Because your emotions aren’t enemies to be silenced - they’re signals that need tending. And the more you learn to feel them safely, the more room you create for joy, love, and connection to return.

22/08/2025

Looking to get into private practice, or to practice in a supportive environment with a solid referral network? We've got space available from 1 October 2025!

15/07/2025

The Psychological Care Centre in Grahamstown/Makhanda is looking for an HPCSA registered professional (Psychologist, OT, dietician etc.) to join as an independent practitioner from 1 October 2025. A specialisation in children would be beneficial.

Our practice runs as a “cost-share”, with practice room, play room, wifi, administrator etc.

We are the only group practice in town, and have been running since 2007, which makes us a reliable referral source for GP's and private schools in town.

Please visit our website for more information on the practice www.psychcarecentre.co.za, or email office@psychcarecentre.co.za.

Welcome The Psychological Care Centre is the group practice of Clinical Psychologists Verna Connan, Claire Marais, and Orrin Snelgar, Counselling Psychologist Marlé Coertzen, and part-time Clinical Psychologist Siposetu Krutani-Mtakati. The practice is situated in a central, private setting in Grah...