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Psychotherapy is charged per session and in line with standard medical aid rates. Please get in touch to discuss fees, payment arrangements, or practical aspects of beginning therapy.
EnquireAt times we find ourselves feeling anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, or caught in patterns that seem difficult to understand. In other moments, there may be no single crisis or clear explanation — only a sense that something feels painful, repetitive, or no longer sustainable.
Psychotherapy provides an opportunity to explore these experiences within a professional relationship that is attentive, reflective, and grounded in understanding rather than judgement. Often, difficulties that feel confusing or repetitive become easier to navigate when there is room to think about them carefully with another person.
Therapy is not simply about reducing symptoms; it also creates space to get to know ourselves more deeply and to experience our lives in richer, more satisfying ways. In this sense, therapy is less about becoming someone different, and more about coming to know oneself in a more complete and compassionate way.
I am a clinical psychologist based in Greenside, Johannesburg. I work with adults and adolescents and provide both in-person and online services. I am registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa and the Board of Healthcare Funders.
HPCSA Registration Number: PS0163074.
BHF Practice Number: 1347942.
My undergraduate education in psychology was conducted at the University of the Witwatersrand where I obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology (cum laude). I went on to complete my professional training at the University of Johannesburg where I qualified with a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology (cum laude).
My clinical training and experience have included work in both psychiatric and medical settings where I treated children, adolescents, and adults who presented with a wide variety of psychological struggles. I have worked in acute psychiatric wards as part of multi-disciplinary teams in the treatment of severe and complex mental health crises and I have also provided outpatient services where I gained experience supporting individuals and families experiencing a range of emotional challenges.
These were humbling experiences that gave me an appreciation of the many ways emotional difficulties can emerge and be expressed. They also taught me the importance of approaching each person's life story with curiosity, care, and an understanding that no two individuals are the same. Alongside informing my clinical work, this background strengthened my belief that a meaningful therapeutic relationship begins with creating a space in which people may feel heard and understood without feeling judged and where difficult experiences can be explored with care.
Often we find ourselves responding to present situations in ways that feel familiar but difficult to explain. We may repeat patterns in relationships, struggle with the same feelings, or feel stuck in ways we cannot fully understand. Therapy can help make these experiences more understandable and create opportunities for change.
While practical strategies can sometimes be helpful, I believe that lasting change often emerges from a deeper understanding of ourselves, our histories, and our ways of relating to others. My approach is informed primarily by psychodynamic thinking, which considers how present difficulties may be connected to patterns, experiences, and relationships that exist both inside and outside of our awareness. Alongside this foundation, I integrate ideas and techniques from other therapeutic approaches where these may support the needs of the individual.
I view psychotherapy as more than a process of solving problems or reducing distress, although these are important parts of the work. It is an opportunity for people to become curious about themselves and to gain a deeper understanding of patterns that may have become difficult, painful, or limiting. Such understanding develops within a professional relationship that allows personal experiences to be explored skillfully and compassionately.
This is not only a process of making sense of things intellectually. It is also about safely coming into contact with feelings that may be painful, overwhelming, or long avoided. Over time, psychotherapy can make room for a fuller range of emotional experience — not only understanding what we feel, but also being able to experience feelings with greater openness, steadiness, and choice. What once felt confusing or repetitive can become understandable and more manageable when it is seen within the greater context of our emotional life and personal history.
I work with a range of emotional and psychological difficulties, with special interest in:
Physical health and emotional wellbeing are often closely connected. Living with illness, chronic health difficulties, medical treatment, or changes in one's physical functioning can affect many aspects of life. They may influence how we understand ourselves, our relationships with others, and our sense of certainty, independence, or identity.
Physical difficulties can bring emotional challenges that are not always easy to speak about — feelings of fear, loss, frustration, vulnerability, or isolation. Sometimes these experiences are immediately recognisable; at other times they may emerge more subtly.
My work within medical settings has shaped an appreciation for the ways emotional and physical experiences can become intertwined. Therapy can provide a space to think about these experiences, make sense of their impact, and find ways of navigating them with greater understanding and support.
Psychotherapy is charged per session and in line with standard medical aid rates. Please get in touch to discuss fees, payment arrangements, or practical aspects of beginning therapy.
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