About Me 

About Me

I assist individuals to find their way through some of life’s difficult moments.

As an HPCSA Registered Counsellor in private practice and community service Clinical Psychologist (Stellenbosch University) in South Africa, I work at the intersection of individual pain and collective healing. Whether I’m sitting across from someone in therapy, mediating a family conflict, administering assessments, or designing community mental health programs, the question is always the same: How do we move from surviving to actually living?

My approach is rooted in psychodynamic therapy. Psychodynamic psychology is an approach that emphasizes the influence of unconscious thoughts, early experiences, and inner conflicts on human behavior and personality. My job is not to fix anyone. It is to create the kind of safety where someone can finally exhale, explore what is true for them, and discover their own resilience. I draw on trauma informed therapy, polyvagal theory, and a deep respect for how our bodies and nervous systems hold our stories. Some of my clients are children carrying burdens no child should carry. Others are adults trying to parent through their own unhealed wounds. All of them deserve to be met with patience, empathy and belief in their capacity to heal.

Beyond the therapy room, I serve as a Court-Annexed Family Mediator for the Pretoria and Middelburg High Courts. Divorce and family disputes are rarely just legal matters, they are emotional earthquakes. I assist families navigate the aftermath, crafting co-parenting plans that actually work, finding settlements that honor everyone’s dignity, and protecting children from being caught in the crossfire. The goal is not perfect harmony, it is sustainable peace.

My years in emergency medical services taught me something invaluable, clarity under pressure. When everything is falling apart, you learn to quiet the noise, trust your training, and act effectively. That mindset now shapes how I respond to crises in mental health settings whether it is a client in acute distress or a family on the brink of collapse.

I have also built and managed programs from the ground up, leading three family center branches and training teams to think creatively within tight constraints. Good mental health work does not require endless resources it requires ingenuity, cultural humility, and individuals who genuinely care. I try to lead in a way that brings out the best in others, because no one does this work alone.

What drives me is a stubborn belief that mental health care should not be a luxury or an afterthought in South Africa. It should be woven into how we raise children, support families, and build workplaces. I want to live in a country where asking for help is ordinary, where trauma does not define someone’s future, and where every person, regardless of age, race, or background, has a real shot at psychological health.

That is the work. And I’m all in.

NQF 9: • Psychopathology • Developmental Psychology • Therapeutic Psychology • Research Psychology • Psychometric and psychological assessment • Personality Psychology • Community Psychology • Career Psychology.  

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