What I Offer

Every person’s situation is different, and sessions are shaped around what each client brings. I work with a range of concerns, including:

Adolescents and families – supporting teenagers through the pressures of growing up: managing emotions, navigating relationships, and finding their footing when things at home, school, or within themselves feel difficult. I work alongside parents and families where helpful.

Stress and anxiety – for the worry, tension and overwhelm of everyday life, and for anxiety that has started to get in the way of living fully.

Low mood and depression – a supportive space to work through persistent sadness, loss of motivation, and the heaviness that can settle over daily life.

Trauma and difficult experiences – early support in the aftermath of a distressing event, as well as longer-term recovery for those carrying the effects of past trauma.

Adjustment and life’s demands – support through change, transition, loss, and the ordinary and extraordinary pressures that can leave us stretched.

For therapy nerds – I tend to work from an eclectic perspective, blending what I find to be the most useful from a number of approaches which include cognitive-behavioural approaches, transactional analysis, narrative therapy, solution-focused therapy, Neurolinguistic Programming and family systems therapy. Additionally, I also offer hypnotherapy to selected clients where this is an appropriate adjunct therapy.

Hypnotherapy

This practice also offers hypnotherapy, for clients who are well suited to this approach. It’s quite different from the stage hypnosis you may have seen on television: hypnotherapy is a recognised, evidence-based psychological approach that gently uses your own natural ability to focus, helping you address a range of difficulties at a deeper level. It can help with:

• Anxiety and sterss
• Confidence and self-esteem
• Exam and performance nerves
• Unwanted habits and patterns
• and much more.

If you’d like to explore whether hypnotherapy could help with something you’ve been struggling with, do reach out. We’ll talk it through, see whether it’s a good fit for your situation, and decide together on a plan that feels right for you.

Smoking Cessation Programme

Many people who smoke or vape have tried to stop before, often several times, without it lasting. That is not a sign of failure or weakness. Most people who eventually quit for good have made several attempts first, and each one builds toward success.

The international and South African guidelines agree on one core finding: the most effective approach combines behavioural (psychosocial) support with medical treatment. Each works better alongside the other than either does alone. This is the backbone of the programme.

This programme also integrates hypnotherapy as an optional component for clients who wish to use it. It particularly suits those drawn to mind-body approaches, but the programme runs fully without it for clients who prefer to stop using the medical and psychosocial elements alone.

How it works

Sessions are typically one hour, offered in person at my consulting rooms in Walmer, Gqeberha.

Fees are discussed with you upfront and are in line with most medical scheme tariffs. Where you use a medical aid, claims are submitted on your behalf. Note that medical schemes have different criteria for deciding whether to settle claims, and it is important to verify this right at the start.