Attachment-based Therapists in Johannesburg
We work from an evidence-based therapeutic modalities to address a myriad of psychological disorders.
We work from an evidence-based therapeutic modalities to address a myriad of psychological disorders.
Psychotherapy provides a safe, non-judgmental and confidential space in which to explore and better understand yourself, your relationships and your challenges or difficulties. I am fluent in Afrikaans and English. I am trained in a number of approaches, such as Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Narrative therapy, and Solution-focused Therapy. I work integratively, depending on the needs and best interest of the client.
Psychotherapy provides a safe, non-judgmental and confidential space in which to explore and better understand yourself, your relationships and your challenges or difficulties. I am fluent in Afrikaans and English. I am trained in a number of approaches, such as Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Narrative therapy, and Solution-focused Therapy. I work integratively, depending on the needs and best interest of the client.
My psychotherapy approach is client orientated, integrative and has a holistic focus. I utilise knowledge, tools and techniques from multiple psychotherapeutic approaches to understand the cause and perpetuating factors contributing to my clients’ difficulties. This allows me to work collaboratively with them, to help them work through and overcome their problems. My focus emphasizes balancing clients’ psychological, emotional, relational and physical well-being to help them learn to manage all aspects of their lives. My aim is not only to help my clients, but to give them the tools and insights they need to notice problems arise.
My psychotherapy approach is client orientated, integrative and has a holistic focus. I utilise knowledge, tools and techniques from multiple psychotherapeutic approaches to understand the cause and perpetuating factors contributing to my clients’ difficulties. This allows me to work collaboratively with them, to help them work through and overcome their problems. My focus emphasizes balancing clients’ psychological, emotional, relational and physical well-being to help them learn to manage all aspects of their lives. My aim is not only to help my clients, but to give them the tools and insights they need to notice problems arise.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist registered with the HPCSA, working with individuals such as children, adolescents and adults facing a range of emotional and psychological challenges.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist registered with the HPCSA, working with individuals such as children, adolescents and adults facing a range of emotional and psychological challenges.
As we move through life, we may find ourselves stuck, overwhelmed, or at a crossroads. I offer a safe, non-judgmental space to reflect on what is happening for you, understand your patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and explore practical ways of coping and moving forward.
As we move through life, we may find ourselves stuck, overwhelmed, or at a crossroads. I offer a safe, non-judgmental space to reflect on what is happening for you, understand your patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and explore practical ways of coping and moving forward.
Dr Aqeela Mahomed is dual-licensed with the HPCSA as a Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist. She uses her experience in both her fields of expertise to inform her integrative and holistic approach to client care. She has experience within community clinics, hospitals, and specialist psychiatric settings.
Dr Aqeela Mahomed is dual-licensed with the HPCSA as a Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist. She uses her experience in both her fields of expertise to inform her integrative and holistic approach to client care. She has experience within community clinics, hospitals, and specialist psychiatric settings.
The good thing about being a social worker there are so many diverse social work and people want different things in a person and I think that's great, I In my school years I have develop certain skills, negotiation skills and its kind like developed blocks of who I want to be how I think I can invest in all of people. As a social worker, my role involves providing counseling, skill-building, therapy, advocacy, case management, crisis intervention, or narrative therapy services to my clients. This includes assisting clients in developing coping strategies for anxiety or helping families find community resources.
The good thing about being a social worker there are so many diverse social work and people want different things in a person and I think that's great, I In my school years I have develop certain skills, negotiation skills and its kind like developed blocks of who I want to be how I think I can invest in all of people. As a social worker, my role involves providing counseling, skill-building, therapy, advocacy, case management, crisis intervention, or narrative therapy services to my clients. This includes assisting clients in developing coping strategies for anxiety or helping families find community resources.
Is your teenager struggling with anxiety, low self-esteem, school pressure, friendships, or emotional challenges?
Are you a student or young adult feeling overwhelmed, stuck, unmotivated, or uncertain about your next steps?
I provide specialised therapeutic support for teens and young adults, helping them navigate life's challenges, build resilience, and develop practical strategies for coping and growth.
For convenience, I work out of two office spaces. One in Randburg, close to the Sandotn Clinic on Bram Fischer Drive, and another in Illovo at Illovo Square.
Is your teenager struggling with anxiety, low self-esteem, school pressure, friendships, or emotional challenges?
Are you a student or young adult feeling overwhelmed, stuck, unmotivated, or uncertain about your next steps?
I provide specialised therapeutic support for teens and young adults, helping them navigate life's challenges, build resilience, and develop practical strategies for coping and growth.
For convenience, I work out of two office spaces. One in Randburg, close to the Sandotn Clinic on Bram Fischer Drive, and another in Illovo at Illovo Square.
Hello, I'm Jodie!
You might be coping on the outside while feeling overwhelmed on the inside.
Life can feel heavy, uncertain or demanding and it can be difficult to make sense of everything being carried, especially when expectations continue to pile up. Anxiety, low mood, stress, grief, or significant life changes such as shifts in relationships, work, identity, or relocating can quietly add to this sense of strain. What is often needed is a space to slow down, speak openly, and feel understood without judgement, alongside support that helps bring clarity, steadiness, and a clearer way forward.
Hello, I'm Jodie!
You might be coping on the outside while feeling overwhelmed on the inside.
Life can feel heavy, uncertain or demanding and it can be difficult to make sense of everything being carried, especially when expectations continue to pile up. Anxiety, low mood, stress, grief, or significant life changes such as shifts in relationships, work, identity, or relocating can quietly add to this sense of strain. What is often needed is a space to slow down, speak openly, and feel understood without judgement, alongside support that helps bring clarity, steadiness, and a clearer way forward.
You may be feeling stuck in old patterns, in pain, or in relationships that no longer feel safe or fulfilling. Maybe you're carrying anxiety, trauma, or a sense of disconnection from yourself or others. You want clarity, healthier boundaries, and a deeper sense of purpose. Whether you're facing personal challenges, navigating big life transitions, or wanting to reconnect with who you are, I offer a space where you can feel seen, supported, and gently empowered to move forward.
You may be feeling stuck in old patterns, in pain, or in relationships that no longer feel safe or fulfilling. Maybe you're carrying anxiety, trauma, or a sense of disconnection from yourself or others. You want clarity, healthier boundaries, and a deeper sense of purpose. Whether you're facing personal challenges, navigating big life transitions, or wanting to reconnect with who you are, I offer a space where you can feel seen, supported, and gently empowered to move forward.
Perhaps you have been carrying more than anyone realizes while continuing to show up for work, family, and your responsibilities. Life can become overwhelming under the weight of trauma, loss, workplace stress, family challenges, or major life transitions that affect your emotional wellbeing.
As a qualified Social Worker, Counsellor, and Wellness Practitioner, I provide a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental space for individuals to explore difficult experiences, gain insight, and develop practical tools for healing and growth. My approach is trauma-informed, person-centered, and culturally sensitive - every story matters.
Perhaps you have been carrying more than anyone realizes while continuing to show up for work, family, and your responsibilities. Life can become overwhelming under the weight of trauma, loss, workplace stress, family challenges, or major life transitions that affect your emotional wellbeing.
As a qualified Social Worker, Counsellor, and Wellness Practitioner, I provide a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental space for individuals to explore difficult experiences, gain insight, and develop practical tools for healing and growth. My approach is trauma-informed, person-centered, and culturally sensitive - every story matters.
Working with children through to adulthood, I enjoy working with a variety of issues. Ideally, clients wanting to work on emotional (or behavioral) difficulties, personal development, self-insight & improving their general emotional well-being - in other words, being invested in their process - yields the best therapeutic results. Change is a process & through a collaborative therapeutic process, clients can benefit from my experience & education as I guide them through understanding their past experiences, & impact on present life, clients can gain insight, learn skills & grow from therapy at any age.
Working with children through to adulthood, I enjoy working with a variety of issues. Ideally, clients wanting to work on emotional (or behavioral) difficulties, personal development, self-insight & improving their general emotional well-being - in other words, being invested in their process - yields the best therapeutic results. Change is a process & through a collaborative therapeutic process, clients can benefit from my experience & education as I guide them through understanding their past experiences, & impact on present life, clients can gain insight, learn skills & grow from therapy at any age.
You deserve to have it all—to the career women, mothers, students, or daughters. Welcome; this space is for every anxious, stressed-out woman navigating life's challenges.
As a woman, I understand how overwhelming life can become. My goal is to provide quality, affordable, and flexible support in a space rooted in hope, acceptance, and compassion. I work best with women ready to invest in their mental well-being, embrace growth, and take meaningful steps toward lasting change. With a gentle, structured approach, personalized exercises, and practical resources, we'll create a healing journey that is both empowering and sustainable.
You deserve to have it all—to the career women, mothers, students, or daughters. Welcome; this space is for every anxious, stressed-out woman navigating life's challenges.
As a woman, I understand how overwhelming life can become. My goal is to provide quality, affordable, and flexible support in a space rooted in hope, acceptance, and compassion. I work best with women ready to invest in their mental well-being, embrace growth, and take meaningful steps toward lasting change. With a gentle, structured approach, personalized exercises, and practical resources, we'll create a healing journey that is both empowering and sustainable.
No doubt you are looking at this site because you want something in your life to change. You want to feel better, get out of a repetitive rut, make some relationship changes or improvements, or just feel better within your own skin. My clients find it a huge relief to share and process their concerns - within the safe space of my counselling room or via secure online therapy. I believe strongly in a gentle therapy method - a non-judgemental and compassionate attitude - creating a safe, nurturing space for healing and change to begin. I am very aware of how vulnerable one feels in making that first appointment. It is worth it!
No doubt you are looking at this site because you want something in your life to change. You want to feel better, get out of a repetitive rut, make some relationship changes or improvements, or just feel better within your own skin. My clients find it a huge relief to share and process their concerns - within the safe space of my counselling room or via secure online therapy. I believe strongly in a gentle therapy method - a non-judgemental and compassionate attitude - creating a safe, nurturing space for healing and change to begin. I am very aware of how vulnerable one feels in making that first appointment. It is worth it!
I help people who are stuck, in their heads or in undigested emotions, or in difficult life circumstances, relationships and families. I teach that the only person you can change is yourself, but when you do, the ripple effect is massive. Be the change you want to see, never mind what trauma has led to your anxiety, depression etc. We're all addicts: we all have devoted habits or coping mechanisms. After a while these harm us. Find another way. I use a Transpersonal approach because it's v effective. This means I remind you you are connected to something greater than yourself, however you define that - and how to employ that daily.
I help people who are stuck, in their heads or in undigested emotions, or in difficult life circumstances, relationships and families. I teach that the only person you can change is yourself, but when you do, the ripple effect is massive. Be the change you want to see, never mind what trauma has led to your anxiety, depression etc. We're all addicts: we all have devoted habits or coping mechanisms. After a while these harm us. Find another way. I use a Transpersonal approach because it's v effective. This means I remind you you are connected to something greater than yourself, however you define that - and how to employ that daily.
In life, we face many challenges that affect us on different levels. These may include stress, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, trauma and many others. How we deal with these challenges is important so that we can be mentally and physically healthy and live fulfilling lives. Sometimes, we just need someone to lend an ear and other times we need a professional to guide us in our process of healing. When working with clients, I believe that each client has the internal resources that can facilitate change and that thorugh a safe and non - judgmental space this can be achieved.
In life, we face many challenges that affect us on different levels. These may include stress, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, trauma and many others. How we deal with these challenges is important so that we can be mentally and physically healthy and live fulfilling lives. Sometimes, we just need someone to lend an ear and other times we need a professional to guide us in our process of healing. When working with clients, I believe that each client has the internal resources that can facilitate change and that thorugh a safe and non - judgmental space this can be achieved.
Life does not move in straight lines. Many people reach moments where something shifts such as a loss, a new role, a relationship change, or simply the feeling that life is asking something new of them.
Life does not move in straight lines. Many people reach moments where something shifts such as a loss, a new role, a relationship change, or simply the feeling that life is asking something new of them.
PKS Counselling Therapist - Patrizia
General Counsellor, BSocSci Hons, ASCHP Wellness Counsellor
Serves Area
Life can be tough, and sometimes it’s hard to see a clear path forward. The habits and patterns we’ve carried since childhood can feel impossible to break, making it seem like we’re stuck in the same cycles with the same outcomes. If you’re feeling weighed down or wondering when things will change, know that finding a counselor who truly understands your unique needs can make all the difference. I’m here to support you on this journey with attentive listening and guidance shaped around your experiences.
Life can be tough, and sometimes it’s hard to see a clear path forward. The habits and patterns we’ve carried since childhood can feel impossible to break, making it seem like we’re stuck in the same cycles with the same outcomes. If you’re feeling weighed down or wondering when things will change, know that finding a counselor who truly understands your unique needs can make all the difference. I’m here to support you on this journey with attentive listening and guidance shaped around your experiences.
Whatever your background or situation, lets work together to make sense of your struggles, to help you live a more meaningful and effective life with more fulfilling relationships. I look forward to working with you.
Whatever your background or situation, lets work together to make sense of your struggles, to help you live a more meaningful and effective life with more fulfilling relationships. I look forward to working with you.
Sometimes the hardest step is not healing, it is reaching out.
You may have been carrying the weight of your struggles quietly for months/ even years. Perhaps your relationship feels distant, filled with unresolved conflict. Maybe you are lying awake at night replaying conversations, worrying about your child’s behaviour, grieving a loss that still feels raw or battling trauma that refuses to loosen its grip. You might be exhausted from work-related stress, overwhelmed by emotional pressure, or silently fighting thoughts you are afraid to share with anyone. The truth is, you do not have to reach a breaking point to deserve support.
Sometimes the hardest step is not healing, it is reaching out.
You may have been carrying the weight of your struggles quietly for months/ even years. Perhaps your relationship feels distant, filled with unresolved conflict. Maybe you are lying awake at night replaying conversations, worrying about your child’s behaviour, grieving a loss that still feels raw or battling trauma that refuses to loosen its grip. You might be exhausted from work-related stress, overwhelmed by emotional pressure, or silently fighting thoughts you are afraid to share with anyone. The truth is, you do not have to reach a breaking point to deserve support.
Nearby Attachment-based Counsellors Searches for Johannesburg
- Alberton
- Bedfordview
- Emmarentia
- Greenside
- Houghton
- Hyde Park
- Linden
- Northcliff
- Parktown North
- Parkview
- Parkwood
- Rosebank
Attachment-based Counsellors
Is attachment-based therapy the same as attachment therapy?
Attachment-based therapy may be confused with what is called “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy”), a discredited and dangerous approach to treating children with attachment disorders, autism, or other mental health concerns. Attachment therapy—not attachment-based therapy—may involve restraining a child, forcing eye contact, and other coercive or abusive techniques. None of these practices are used in attachment-based therapy and the two modalities are in no way related.
What should I expect from attachment-based therapy?
Attachment-based therapy is based on attachment theory, which posits that children’s early relationships with their caregivers strongly influence their ability to navigate the world later in life. Thus, adults who seek attachment-based therapy should expect to deeply explore their childhood, identifying the dynamics or experiences that disrupted their attachment and the steps necessary to overcome challenges that arose as a result. Parents and children should expect to explore the possible factors that disrupted the parent-child relationship and work toward restoring trust and connection.
How long does attachment-based therapy last?
Certain forms of attachment-based therapy, especially those designed for parents and children, last for a set number of sessions; for example, Attachment and Biobehavioural Catch-Up, a specific attachment-based approach for young children who have undergone early adversity, unfolds over 10 one-hour sessions. When attachment-based therapy is practiced on adults or combined with other modalities, it may not last a specific length of time; clients may wish to ask prospective therapists how long they expect treatment to take.
Does attachment-based therapy work?
Most of the research on attachment-based therapy focuses on children and adolescents. Some of this research shows a positive effect, especially for attachment-based family therapy (ABFT). Other studies, however, have found that attachment-based therapy is no more effective than other approaches to childhood depression, anxiety, or suicidality. Less is known about the therapy’s efficacy on adult populations.