Philosophy
Each client who walks into my practice is given the utmost respect which they deserve. Each client is uniquely different and I will give an assessment as to what I believe will be the duration of their treatment.
I use various philosophy’s – depending on the client’s needs – that can be person centred philosophy, solution focused therapy, basic cognitive behavioural therapy, gestalt therapy, etc.
The most prominent approach which I use would be solution focused therapy. I have had good results using this method and what’s more, it can have relatively quick solutions which help my client’s pockets!
I believe TELEPHERAPY needs to be mentioned in more detail here. With this second Covid-19 wave now entrenched more and more people are finding themselves working from home. This brings with it countless other issues. If you have school going children this problem is compounded by having children to take care of or direct them into their schoolwork. Hopefully both parents can share these responsibilities.
All this weighs very heavily on working parents confined to the small space at home they now call their office space! All this puts tremendous stress on the parent/care giver. To alleviate this to some extent I am offering virtual counselling sessions. I know some people are reluctant to have this method of counselling but experience has shown that after the initial couple of minutes it is no longer an issue!
Confidentiality is still strictly adhered to and to my knowledge there have not been any issues our governing bodies have not dealt with.
There has been a certain amount of confusion surrounding our category of Psychological Registered Counsellor (PRC). This category was introduced by HPCSA to assist the public in a bid to make certain psychological services available to more of the public.
The requirements of a Registered Counsellor state they need to have their Hons qualification in Psychology in addition to the compulsory to the Practum (Internship). After completion of this only then can the HPCSA Board exam be written in which a minimum of 70% pass must be achieved. Only at this point are the candidates given their registration numbers with the proviso of ongoing continued education which is audited on a regular basis.
REGISTRATIONS & QUALIFICATIONS
HPCSA: 0013986 Practice No: 0431087
BA Psych & Edu (Unisa)
BA Hons Psych Equiv (Unisa)
Certificate of Competence in Nursing Care in Dementia (Wits Univ)
B Psych internship at Bryanston Methodist Counselling Centre
Registered with PSYSSA
Member of SADAG, ASA
Registered with Medical Insurance through PSYSSA & FNB