Our Services

We provide assistance in various directions:

It’s not uncommon for someone with an anxiety disorder to also suffer from depression or vice versa. Nearly one-half of those diagnosed with depression are also diagnosed with an anxiety disorder or phobia. Common disorders in this category treated by this practice is: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD); Panic Disorder (PD); Social anxiety disorder (SAD); Specific Phobias (SP); Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD); Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Major Depressive Disorder (MDD); Persistent depressive disorder, (PDD; formerly called dysthymia) etc. Related Illnesses are also treated. Many people with a disorder in this category, also have a co-occurring disorder or physical illness, which can make their symptoms worse and recovery more difficult. It’s essential to be treated for both disorders.

This practice has a passion for children, adolescents and adults who suffer from neurological disorders, misunderstood! We believe you can have all the symptoms of ADHD and still thrive. We strive to not just look at ADHD itself and how it is treated but also the problems related to ADHD; additional treatments; future directions in ADHD as well as resources for ADHD.

While age usually dictates this decision, and is an eligibility criterion for schools, age should only be a guide for school readiness as there are numerous other factors that need to be considered. Each child is different and should only be assessed on his or her individual skills and capabilities. People with learning disabilities are of average or above average intelligence. There often appears to be a gap between the individual’s potential and actual achievement. Therefore, learning disabilities are referred to as “hidden disabilities”: the person looks perfectly “normal” and seems to be a very bright and intelligent person, yet may be unable to demonstrate the skill level expected from someone of a similar age. School placement is essential! Catch this early! We evaluate and advise at this practice as to the path with least resistance forward.

Career counselling is a process which starts in Grade 9 when a learner chooses subjects for Grade 10-12. A learner’s subject choice can have significant implications in terms of a future career. The purpose of a career counselling assessment in Grade 11-12 is to support the learner in the discovery and exploration of potential study and career opportunities. Both subject choice and career counselling assessments can be done at our practice or online. Assessments include a psychometric assessment of personality, aptitude, and interests, an individual feedback session, as well as a report of the results and recommendations.

Some children have extremely difficult and challenging behaviours that are outside the norm for their age. These problems can result from temporary stressors in the child’s life, or they might represent more enduring disorders. Untreated children with behavioural disorders may grow up to be dysfunctional adults. Generally, the earlier the intervention, the better the outcome is likely to be. You as a parent will also need guidance as to how to manage these behaviours at home. This practice is fully committed to the family as a unit.

The way we communicate or the style we use to communicate is often learned from much earlier experiences in our lives when our language skills were newly formed. Most of us tend to communicate in a way that was adaptive in the environment we grew up, but problematic in our lives today. For many of us, our style of communication can leave us with unmet needs, unexpressed emotion, and damaging effects on those around us. Challenge your ways and the way that works for you today!

The way we communicate or the style we use to communicate is often learned from much earlier experiences in our lives when our language skills were newly formed. Most of us tend to communicate in a way that was adaptive in the environment we grew up, but problematic in our lives today. For many of us, our style of communication can leave us with unmet needs, unexpressed emotion, and damaging effects on those around us. Challenge your ways and the way that works for you today!

Stress is often defined as the body’s response to the demands of life, though stress also involves emotions and the mind. It is the internal, conditioned reaction of a person to perceived external pressures and is experienced as thoughts and feelings as well as physical processes. At our practice, we can help treat most difficulties experienced because of coping with high levels of stress. Our therapists will also be able to give advice on stress reduction tactics that can be used to manage stress at any time.

Bereavement refers specifically to the process of recovering from the death of a loved one or a specific dream or goal. Grief is a reaction to any form of loss. Both encompass a range of feelings from deep sadness to anger, and the process of adapting to a significant loss can vary dramatically from one person to another, depending on his or her background, beliefs, relationship to what was lost, and other factors. The latter reactions can significantly influence quality of life! Psychological trauma may set in after a distressing or life-threatening event. Sufferers may develop extreme anxiety or PTSD, or they may have ongoing problems with relationships and self-esteem. But many overcome trauma, offering inspiration to others who have had life-altering negative experiences. This practice is committed to support the victims of loss and trauma and we would like to provide a more positive narrative for everyone experiencing trauma or loss.

We as a practice work together with parents to build parenting skills that help parents to discipline kids from toddlers to teens as well as to encourage children and adolescents to feel positive about themselves and to become the souls they were meant to be. Lots of practical solutions for parents as well as tips for improving communication, building positive relationships and other useful parenting skills will be offered. The goal of parenting is to teach kids to develop self-discipline. In this, you want to build character and a good relationship with your child that will last a lifetime.

Sometimes, when there’s nothing else for it, marriages and relationships end in divorce or separation and couples must go their separate ways. If you have children, it’s important that your break-up goes as smoothly as possible to have as little impact on you and them as you can manage. Even if you don’t have kids, any relationship break-down can affect all other areas of your life. Find guidance and make your life easier. Here you’ll find support and guidance to help you make this difficult transition easier for you and your family.

Personal development is a lifelong process. It is a way for people to assess their skills and qualities, consider their aims in life and set goals to realise and maximise their potential. Let us assist you in this journey! We can help you to identify the skills you need to set life goals which can enhance your employability prospects, raise your confidence, and lead to a more fulfilling, higher quality life. Plan to make relevant, positive and effective life choices and decisions for your future to enable personal empowerment.

Our therapists strategically utilize play therapy to help children express what is troubling them when they do not have the verbal language to express their thoughts and feelings. In play therapy, toys are like the child’s words and play is the child’s language. Through play, therapists may help children learn more adaptive behaviours when there are emotional or social skills deficits. The positive relationship that develops between therapist and child during play therapy sessions can provide a corrective emotional experience necessary for healing. At this practice we also offer play therapy as a mean to promote cognitive development and provide insight about and resolution of inner conflicts or dysfunctional thinking in the child.

Touch is essential for life, and what Viola Brody calls capable touching is the core of developmental play therapy, building both the self of the hurt child and his or her appreciation of the nurturing other. It thus makes way for dialogue between them and – as the dialogue becomes an organizing force for the child’s behaving and relating – facilitates healing and maturation. In recognition of the crucial importance of ‘knowing how to be present’ with a child in a reparative role, this practice works on the model created by Viola Body to assist children from all walks of life, race and age to experience reparation of ill intended touch.

Social skills are the behaviours, verbal and non-verbal, that we use to communicate effectively with other people. Social skills are governed by culture, beliefs and attitudes. They continuously change and develop throughout our lives. Somebody that uses social skills to effectively interact with friends, family, workmates and strangers is said to have social competence. Social skills training is mainly used for individuals that are diagnosed with certain mental or psychological disorders and whose symptoms involve poor social functioning. However, anyone who wants to improve their social skills and social confidence can benefit from this psychotherapy.

Many of us did not receive “basic training” about what it means to be a woman. We know what a woman is expected to “do,” but we don’t understand how a woman can “be”—for herself and within herself. As a result, we become easily overwhelmed, worn out, and lost, and spend more time doing and giving instead of being and creating. This journey is developed by one of our own psychotherapists. It entails the empowerment of the woman you choose in your life to teach you to follow in their well coloured footsteps.

Tailored by one of our own therapists, based on the work of Jean Shinoda Bolen, this workshop is a must for every woman! This teaches women how to decide which areas of themselves to cultivate and which to overcome, and how to tap the power of these enduring qualities to become a better “heroine” in their own life story.

This practice is dedicated to community and share information with the communities they work in. We do talks on all walks of life! We make sure that all we touch is paying forward!

BWRT® has been designed to remove emotive responses from memories that are deeply troubling and create new, adaptive neural pathways that do not have the old undesirable emotional responses attached to it. The therapy extends the neural pathways so that the client/patient’s brain knows the new patterns to use in future. Every new experience creates a new template. In fact, immediately the therapy is finished, the client can no longer feel any negative response to the usual trigger for their presenting symptom, no matter how hard they try to “fire it up”. BWRT® is consistent with the latest Neuroscience developments, particularly Limbic system functioning. It explains:

  • Reflex actions,
  • Annoying behaviours,
  • I couldn’t help myself,
  • Why did I behave like that?
  • It was not my intention.

 

This therapy is largely content-free, using the client’s own thought processes to effect a release from the symptomatic pattern – and there is a strict protocol which ensures maximum effectiveness and complete safety.

Remarkable success rates with:

BWRT® Level 1 covers:

  • Commitment Anxiety,
  • Phobias,
  • Panic attacks,
  • Generalised anxiety disorder,
  • Exam anxiety,
  • Social Phobia,
  • Success Inhibition,
  • Fear of failure,
  • All types of Performance Anxiety,
  • Self-Worth/Self-Confidence Issues,
  • Fear of Authority,
  • Relationship Issues,
  • Grief,
  • PTSD.

Our Services

We provide assistance in various directions:

It’s not uncommon for someone with an anxiety disorder to also suffer from depression or vice versa. Nearly one-half of those diagnosed with depression are also diagnosed with an anxiety disorder or phobia. Common disorders in this category treated by this practice is: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD); Panic Disorder (PD); Social anxiety disorder (SAD); Specific Phobias (SP); Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD); Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Major Depressive Disorder (MDD); Persistent depressive disorder, (PDD; formerly called dysthymia) etc. Related Illnesses are also treated. Many people with a disorder in this category, also have a co-occurring disorder or physical illness, which can make their symptoms worse and recovery more difficult. It’s essential to be treated for both disorders.

This practice has a passion for children, adolescents and adults who suffer from neurological disorders, misunderstood! We believe you can have all the symptoms of ADHD and still thrive. We strive to not just look at ADHD itself and how it is treated but also the problems related to ADHD; additional treatments; future directions in ADHD as well as resources for ADHD.

While age usually dictates this decision, and is an eligibility criterion for schools, age should only be a guide for school readiness as there are numerous other factors that need to be considered. Each child is different and should only be assessed on his or her individual skills and capabilities. People with learning disabilities are of average or above average intelligence. There often appears to be a gap between the individual’s potential and actual achievement. Therefore, learning disabilities are referred to as “hidden disabilities”: the person looks perfectly “normal” and seems to be a very bright and intelligent person, yet may be unable to demonstrate the skill level expected from someone of a similar age. School placement is essential! Catch this early! We evaluate and advise at this practice as to the path with least resistance forward.

Career counselling is a process which starts in Grade 9 when a learner chooses subjects for Grade 10-12. A learner’s subject choice can have significant implications in terms of a future career. The purpose of a career counselling assessment in Grade 11-12 is to support the learner in the discovery and exploration of potential study and career opportunities. Both subject choice and career counselling assessments can be done at our practice or online. Assessments include a psychometric assessment of personality, aptitude, and interests, an individual feedback session, as well as a report of the results and recommendations.

Some children have extremely difficult and challenging behaviours that are outside the norm for their age. These problems can result from temporary stressors in the child’s life, or they might represent more enduring disorders. Untreated children with behavioural disorders may grow up to be dysfunctional adults. Generally, the earlier the intervention, the better the outcome is likely to be. You as a parent will also need guidance as to how to manage these behaviours at home. This practice is fully committed to the family as a unit.

The way we communicate or the style we use to communicate is often learned from much earlier experiences in our lives when our language skills were newly formed. Most of us tend to communicate in a way that was adaptive in the environment we grew up, but problematic in our lives today. For many of us, our style of communication can leave us with unmet needs, unexpressed emotion, and damaging effects on those around us. Challenge your ways and the way that works for you today!

The way we communicate or the style we use to communicate is often learned from much earlier experiences in our lives when our language skills were newly formed. Most of us tend to communicate in a way that was adaptive in the environment we grew up, but problematic in our lives today. For many of us, our style of communication can leave us with unmet needs, unexpressed emotion, and damaging effects on those around us. Challenge your ways and the way that works for you today!

Stress is often defined as the body’s response to the demands of life, though stress also involves emotions and the mind. It is the internal, conditioned reaction of a person to perceived external pressures and is experienced as thoughts and feelings as well as physical processes. At our practice, we can help treat most difficulties experienced because of coping with high levels of stress. Our therapists will also be able to give advice on stress reduction tactics that can be used to manage stress at any time.

Bereavement refers specifically to the process of recovering from the death of a loved one or a specific dream or goal. Grief is a reaction to any form of loss. Both encompass a range of feelings from deep sadness to anger, and the process of adapting to a significant loss can vary dramatically from one person to another, depending on his or her background, beliefs, relationship to what was lost, and other factors. The latter reactions can significantly influence quality of life! Psychological trauma may set in after a distressing or life-threatening event. Sufferers may develop extreme anxiety or PTSD, or they may have ongoing problems with relationships and self-esteem. But many overcome trauma, offering inspiration to others who have had life-altering negative experiences. This practice is committed to support the victims of loss and trauma and we would like to provide a more positive narrative for everyone experiencing trauma or loss.

We as a practice work together with parents to build parenting skills that help parents to discipline kids from toddlers to teens as well as to encourage children and adolescents to feel positive about themselves and to become the souls they were meant to be. Lots of practical solutions for parents as well as tips for improving communication, building positive relationships and other useful parenting skills will be offered. The goal of parenting is to teach kids to develop self-discipline. In this, you want to build character and a good relationship with your child that will last a lifetime.

Sometimes, when there’s nothing else for it, marriages and relationships end in divorce or separation and couples must go their separate ways. If you have children, it’s important that your break-up goes as smoothly as possible to have as little impact on you and them as you can manage. Even if you don’t have kids, any relationship break-down can affect all other areas of your life. Find guidance and make your life easier. Here you’ll find support and guidance to help you make this difficult transition easier for you and your family.

Personal development is a lifelong process. It is a way for people to assess their skills and qualities, consider their aims in life and set goals to realise and maximise their potential. Let us assist you in this journey! We can help you to identify the skills you need to set life goals which can enhance your employability prospects, raise your confidence, and lead to a more fulfilling, higher quality life. Plan to make relevant, positive and effective life choices and decisions for your future to enable personal empowerment.

Our therapists strategically utilize play therapy to help children express what is troubling them when they do not have the verbal language to express their thoughts and feelings. In play therapy, toys are like the child’s words and play is the child’s language. Through play, therapists may help children learn more adaptive behaviours when there are emotional or social skills deficits. The positive relationship that develops between therapist and child during play therapy sessions can provide a corrective emotional experience necessary for healing. At this practice we also offer play therapy as a mean to promote cognitive development and provide insight about and resolution of inner conflicts or dysfunctional thinking in the child.

Touch is essential for life, and what Viola Brody calls capable touching is the core of developmental play therapy, building both the self of the hurt child and his or her appreciation of the nurturing other. It thus makes way for dialogue between them and – as the dialogue becomes an organizing force for the child’s behaving and relating – facilitates healing and maturation. In recognition of the crucial importance of ‘knowing how to be present’ with a child in a reparative role, this practice works on the model created by Viola Body to assist children from all walks of life, race and age to experience reparation of ill intended touch.

Social skills are the behaviours, verbal and non-verbal, that we use to communicate effectively with other people. Social skills are governed by culture, beliefs and attitudes. They continuously change and develop throughout our lives. Somebody that uses social skills to effectively interact with friends, family, workmates and strangers is said to have social competence. Social skills training is mainly used for individuals that are diagnosed with certain mental or psychological disorders and whose symptoms involve poor social functioning. However, anyone who wants to improve their social skills and social confidence can benefit from this psychotherapy.

Many of us did not receive “basic training” about what it means to be a woman. We know what a woman is expected to “do,” but we don’t understand how a woman can “be”—for herself and within herself. As a result, we become easily overwhelmed, worn out, and lost, and spend more time doing and giving instead of being and creating. This journey is developed by one of our own psychotherapists. It entails the empowerment of the woman you choose in your life to teach you to follow in their well coloured footsteps.

Tailored by one of our own therapists, based on the work of Jean Shinoda Bolen, this workshop is a must for every woman! This teaches women how to decide which areas of themselves to cultivate and which to overcome, and how to tap the power of these enduring qualities to become a better “heroine” in their own life story.

This practice is dedicated to community and share information with the communities they work in. We do talks on all walks of life! We make sure that all we touch is paying forward!

BWRT® has been designed to remove emotive responses from memories that are deeply troubling and create new, adaptive neural pathways that do not have the old undesirable emotional responses attached to it. The therapy extends the neural pathways so that the client/patient’s brain knows the new patterns to use in future. Every new experience creates a new template. In fact, immediately the therapy is finished, the client can no longer feel any negative response to the usual trigger for their presenting symptom, no matter how hard they try to “fire it up”. BWRT® is consistent with the latest Neuroscience developments, particularly Limbic system functioning. It explains:

  • Reflex actions,
  • Annoying behaviours,
  • I couldn’t help myself,
  • Why did I behave like that?
  • It was not my intention.

 

This therapy is largely content-free, using the client’s own thought processes to effect a release from the symptomatic pattern – and there is a strict protocol which ensures maximum effectiveness and complete safety.

Remarkable success rates with:

BWRT® Level 1 covers:

  • Commitment Anxiety,
  • Phobias,
  • Panic attacks,
  • Generalised anxiety disorder,
  • Exam anxiety,
  • Social Phobia,
  • Success Inhibition,
  • Fear of failure,
  • All types of Performance Anxiety,
  • Self-Worth/Self-Confidence Issues,
  • Fear of Authority,
  • Relationship Issues,
  • Grief,
  • PTSD.

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