Jessie-Anne Bird - Educational Psychologist

21/11/2025

10/10/2025

Hello community! It has been a while since my last post, but here is a little read for Mental Health Day

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2025-10-10-schools-urged-to-help-youth-access-help-for-their-mental-health/o

On World Mental Health Day, experts say schools are the first and sometimes only place where young people can get the help they need

11/03/2025

24/01/2024

✨Meet Jessie-Anne Bird!✨

Jessie-Anne is an Educational Psychologist, Senior Clinician and Supervisor at NDC KZN.

Read her bio below:

Special interest:
Lifelong human development and Neurodiversity

Offers:
- Various assessments, including psycho-educational, career, and subject choice assessments as well as assessments focused on Neurodiversity,
- Psychotherapeutic support for children, adolescents, and adults
- Training and supervision
- Parent support and psychoeducation (PDA/EDA groups)

Experience in:
- Therapeutic and community interventions in the non-profit space, community engagement and project development,
- Supervision of intern educational psychologists and colleagues.
- Continued engagement with the Johannesburg Parent and Child Counselling Centre (JPCCC) including various projects based in inner-city Johannesburg,
- Television, radio, and newspaper interviews

Training:
- ADOS (CARA, UCT)
- Griffiths Developmental Assessment (Prof Yvonne Straub, ARICD)
- DISCO (Ben Truter, UK NAS)
- Comprehensive DBT (The South African DBT Institute)
- Parent-Infant Psychotherapy (Ububele)

Qualifications:
- MEd Educational Psychology (2016)

26/05/2023

I will be running a support group for parents to assist with supporting children living with pathological/extreme demand avoidance. Contact psychadmin@eden.health if you would like to join us in June.

13/01/2023

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13/01/2023

Unpacking the matric result delay with Newzroom Afrika

30/09/2022

Prolonged grief disorder - my discussion with 702. Do you or a loved one need support? Don’t be afraid to reach out to a friend, family member, or professional. A load shared is a load lightened

The pain of losing a loved one can be intense. For most people it subsides overtime but what if your grief does not seem to fade?

28/07/2022

My short mental health check in with 702

Relebogile Mabotja did a mental health check in with educational psychologist Jessie-Anne Bird, to find out how to help a panicking child.

16/07/2022

Thank you The South African Depression and Anxiety Group and Daily Maverick for highlighting this important topic, and including me in the conversation

Panic and anxiety can manifest differently in adults and children. By knowing what to look for, parents and other stakeholders can provide early intervention and support for kids who are struggling with ‘big feelings’.