Therapists in Weltevredenpark

I am passionate about helping children and their families. I view psychology as a means of developing potential, identifying challenges, healing the hurting and changing lives. I offer vast educational, life experience and commitment to life long learning to my clients.

Although I predominantly work from an integrated Psychodynamic (insight-based) approach as well as Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT). I do however incorporate other modalities. As my main focus is to meet the client’s needs by tailoring my therapeutic interventions specifically to benefit the client. I value working relationally with individuals, understanding the dynamics between myself and the client, gaining insight into their world beyond the therapy space, and going at their necessary pace, to encourage growth, empowerment, and strategies towards psychological wellbeing and self-acceptance.

I acknowledge the impact of past challenges on current functioning. However, I also believe in the resiliency of the human spirit and its ability to overcome adversity. As such, in my practice, I work with clients to better understand their characteristic patterns of being and with the increased insight the client and I work together to facilitate further exploration and therapeutic growth. My long-term therapeutic approach incorporates Parts Work, Schema therapy and EMDR. My short-term therapeutic work is based on the principles of Solution-Focussed Therapy and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

I am a Clinical Psychologist with a special interest in family relationships and parenting issues. I also work with individuals, adolescents, and older children presenting with other challenges such as depression, trauma, and anxiety.

It has been my lifes pleasure to serve as a clinical psychologist for over 19 years. In my practise I work with Hanro Lourens where we assist people on their journey to being more of who they truly are. The practice mission statement is to ‘Let go, Grow, Be You’. Therefore, our vision is to see individuals obtaining inner healing and finding peace and freedom despite their circumstances. What we do is a calling, not just a profession. We are a group of psychologists with diverse training and education as well as life experiences which allow us to assist with a wide range of difficulties in a safe space.

Being human means facing a life with painful moments. Whether you’re searching for a way through the pain, are learning to live with a mental illness, or are trying to make sense of your existence, we can walk the road together.

I am a registered Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Randpark Ridge. I specialise in working with children, adolescents and adults in individual psychotherapy, from a psychodynamic perspective. Psychodynamic therapy is a therapy approach that helps a person to understand and resolve the problems that they are experiencing by developing insight into their inner world and increasing awareness of how our feelings, thoughts and behaviour influence our past and present relationships, with ourselves and others.

I work therapeutically with couples and individuals who want a better life. Couples with relational issues find benefit through the IMAGO way where we work on a deep understanding of the difficulties in an unbiased atmosphere. Sessions with individuals and the issues that present itself in my therapy room are as varied as the clients; but the common goal is emotional well-being which translates into a happy heart and a joyful spirit.

Working with people from age 2 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.

One can’t change your past and the challenges you may be faced with but one can choose how to deal with it.

People usually seek help from a psychologist when they want something to change. This desire for change may be motivated by painful thoughts and feelings, a situation at work, school, or at home, a challenging event, or relationships with others. Sometimes people work with a psychologist because they want a better understanding of themselves, to change behaviours, or to develop new skills to support their well-being. If any of this is true for you or for someone you care about, getting in contact with a psychologist is a useful step to take.

Life is a life long journey of learning, a quest, a rites of passage. It takes courage to grow up and develop a better version of yourself, to create your own inner peace and a sense of well-being.

Counselling involves the supportive role provided by an empathic counsellor who facilitates a process of in depth self examination, awareness and healing in individuals and relationships. I guide this process by exploring deep rooted belief systems that drive behaviour and emotional reactions in everyday life, ultimately facilitating and providing support through the change process. Clients are given a warm and safe environment where they can express themselves openly and at their own pace, without fear of judgement.

Discover ways to find more fulfilment in your relationships and career. I provide effective strategies for overcoming work stress; anxiety; psychological burnout or exam stress. Powerful ways to overcome procrastination and fear of failure. Assistance during the loss of a loved one, grief counselling; trauma counselling or workplace bullying. I enjoy helping couples and offer practical tools dealing with relationship difficulties; couples counselling; marital and pre-marital counselling. I also love assisting teenagers and adults in discovering their ideal job through career counselling and psychometric assessments.