I am a clinical psychologist trained at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, with 25 years of clinical and therapeutic experience. My style of psychotherapy is based on psychodynamic principles and is built on a dialogue and developing a meaningful therapeutic relationship between myself and my clients.
Apart from working in South Africa, my home country, and Dubai, I lived and worked in Japan for a period of 5 years, and find the experience of working with expatriate communities extremely rewarding. I enjoy working with and developing an understanding of the unique stresses experienced outside of one's passport country, and how this impacts on individual personalities. Living abroad can raise past issues that are unexamined and unprocessed, as well as emotional loss which is part of relocating. I help individuals with some of these difficulties, which in turn builds emotional resilience and a willingness to engage with the process of living in a new place.
I have a keen interest in wellness, so work effectively with chronic medical and health issues.
I also have experience working in an oncology unit and am familiar with supporting patients and their families through the different phases of their cancer journey.
My approach: I view my clients as individuals expressing the need to be heard, held and accompanied for a while on their journey. My approach has been influenced by Existential-Humanistic philosophy, which believes that everyone has an inherent capacity for making rational decisions, achieving self-acceptance and reaching their maximum potential. Questions of meaning and purpose and our quest to answer these questions lead many to psychotherapy, and I’m always honored to be a part of someone’s journey.
CLINIC NAME
Dubai Herbal & Treatment Centre
CLINIC ADDRESS
Zabeel 1
COUNTRY
United Arab Emirates
LANGUAGES
English
INSURANCE
Pay and claim
PRACTICE
Both In-Person & Online
PROFESSION
Clinical Psychologist
CREDENTIALS
Masters degree in clinical psychology
LICENSING AUTHORITY
DHA in Dubai, Health Professions Council of South Africa
TYPES OF SERVICES
Therapy
THERAPY
IndividualsCouplesGroup
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
25
SPECIALIZATIONS
AgingAngerAnxietyChronic IllnessCodependencyCommunicationDepressionDivorceDual DiagnosisGriefImpulse controlInfidelityLife crisisMood SwingsObsessions and CompulsionsOppositional DefiancePalliative carePanicRelationship IssuesSelf EsteemSex AddictionSexual AbuseSexual IssuesSleep or InsomniaStressSuicidal IdeationTrauma and PTSDWomen's Issues
APPROACH
Dance Movement TherapyEMDRHumanisticIntegrativePsychodynamic
AGE GROUP
13 to 1516 to 1819 to 2122 to 6465+
WORK HOURS
Tuesday to Saturday, 9-4pm
APPOINTMENT WAIT TIME
1-2 weeks from time of contact