Hardwiring Happiness : The Hidden Power of Everyday Experiences on the Modern Brain. How to overcome the Brain's Negativity Bias. Rick Hanson is a neuropsych...
09/01/2019
Mid-week humour!
People Share What Therapists Actually Say And It’s Hilarious
Just a few months ago we talked about a girl who had a therapist with unconventional ways of treating his patients. Paul employed a nerf gun to help his patient recognize negative thoughts and avoid them, like foam darts. Behavior like that is very far away from the concept that the media tries to p...
07/01/2019
Happy New Year Quote: "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." -Lao Tzu.
Interesting take on 'new years resolutions' in this article.
"Don't start the year with resolutions.Start the year with your questions".
This year skip the decisions. Skip the resolutions. Don’t resolve, change, vow, promise or start. Don’t start the diet, the exercise program, the life change. Don’t start the beginning of this year with the end—don’t start with a decision. Start the beginning of this year with a question.&...
Pre thinking As you watch, be aware of all the places that she has been and the people she has interacted with during her career as a global care giver. In her own way she is sort of a new age Mother Teresa, ministering to society’s outcasts. Pay attention to her comments about death with …
13/06/2018
“Kids with social anxiety disorder aren’t just nervous when they’re at parties or giving a speech in class. It’s not a phobia of being in social situations, it’s being terrified of how people are going to perceive you”. https://childmind.org/article/what-is-social-anxiety/
More than just shy, kids with social anxiety worry acutely about how they appear to others and are so afraid of embarrassing themselves it can be crippling.
11/06/2018
11/06/2018
The mind body connection: An interesting article on food and mood. http://www.pcrm.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/Food-and-mood.pdf
As much as adulting is hard work, being a kid can also be a struggle, especially when it comes to making and keeping friends. Having someone to hang out with at school is pretty much a childhood necessity, after all (what's worse than sitting alone a…
"You know there’s a problem when the mother of a 28-year-old calls to schedule a therapy consultation for her son."
04/06/2018
Childhood depression: Parents may perceive their children’s depressive behaviour to be attention seeking, naughtiness, a temporary withdrawal or transient mood swing. The following article gives a concise summary from diagnosis to treatment. https://www.psycom.net/childhood-depression
Your child was diagnosed with depression—now what? Find information on symptoms, tips on coping at home and school, and what to expect from treatment here
Don't worry, they won't Google you or say hi to you at the bar.
14/02/2018
Susan David challenges a culture that prizes positivity over emotional truth and discusses the powerful strategies of emotional agility. A talk to share.
Psychologist Susan David shares how the way we deal with our emotions shapes everything that matters: our actions, careers, relationships, health and happiness. In this deeply moving, humorous and potentially life-changing talk, she challenges a culture that prizes positivity over emotional truth an...
13/02/2018
Results of a broad survey on work chat groups With the advancement of technology, we are constantly being introduced to new modes of communication, both personal and professional. Most of these are designed to make our lives easier, but what has made itself abundantly clear in my immediate social ci...
12/02/2018
The day has finally arrived. My custom made sand tray is here and I cannot wait to be part of a process using sand tray therapy to assist children in telling their stories.
Thank you Upstart Office for the beautiful beyond my expectation sand tray and all the help with my practice furniture and decor!
09/02/2018
The fear of our own vulnerabilities will at times stop us to explore that which makes us vulnerable. This quote by Freud gives a sense of hope and motivation to explore and understand.
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I work primarily from a psychodynamic perspective, but I also use an integrative approach based on the needs, personality and temperament of my client. Psychodynamic psychotherapy helps you analyse your emotions, thoughts, experiences and beliefs to gain insight into your life and your problems and to evaluate the patterns that you have developed over time.
Therefore my approach is centered around providing a safe space for my clients in which internal exploration will aid in the understanding and acknowledgement of patterns, past and present experiences and allowing you to engage with your emotional world, which will advocate for change, meaning and personal growth.
In order for this to happen, the therapeutic space provided will be open and non-judgmental. The ‘therapeutic alliance’ is pivotal to the therapeutic space, and this means that therapy is an active collaboration between you as my client and me as the psychologist.
QUALIFICATIONS
I completed my undergraduate degree at The University of Cape Town (UCT), my Honours degree at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and lastly, my Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology also at UWC. I then completed my internship at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital in Pretoria where I conducted psychotherapy and psychometric assessments on children, adolescents and adults.
After my internship year I worked as a registered community service clinical psychologist in the outpatients department at Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital in Mitchells Plain in Cape Town. Here I provided psychotherapy to adult individuals as well as facilitating groups. During this year I also worked at Maccassar Clinic where I provided psychotherapy to adults and adolescents and play therapy to children.
My previous experience and qualifications before studying psychology consist of a degree in fine art, film and exercise science (qualified personal fitness trainer).
I am currently in full time private practice where I assist individuals, couples and families presenting with a wide range of psychological problems.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF)
The Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA)
Golden Key International Honour Society
Cape Town Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Group (CTCAPG)
Children for Tomorrow – SA (CT)
Institute of Psychodynamic Child Psychotherapy (IPCP)
South African Psychoanalysis Initiative (SAPI) (CT / JHB)
South African Psychoanalytical Association (SAPA)
Cape Town Society for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (CTSPP)
