If it is your first time coming to therapy, I am sure you may have a lot of questions and possibly even some concerns. Please know sessions are designed to meet you where you are at, proceeds at the pace you set and collaboratively allows you to build a therapeutic space with me that works for you. The initial session starts with me explaining the therapeutic process, confidentiality and addressing any questions or concerns you may still have about therapy.
We then proceed to what is called the assessment phase. This is an open conversation between us where you share what you are comfortable with, relating to what brings you to your first session. This assists me in understanding your difficulties and concerns in a way that will allow me to see and understand what your therapeutic needs may be.

My practice makes provision for both medical aid claims as well as private payments. If you have medical aid and you wish to use it for your sessions, I will happily assist you with the process and submit claims for you. I would strongly recommend phoning your medical aid to find out if you are covered for psychological services and how. Each medical aid has different requirements and levels of coverage depending on your current challenge, which medical aid you are with and which medical aid plan you are on. In the event that you do not have medical aid or do not wish to utilize your medical aid for session payments, cash payments can be made on the day of the session. Card facilities are available on-site.  Please do not hesitate to contact me for more information regarding my fee structure.

Yes, I am fully bilingual and offer sessions in both English and Afrikaans for adults as well as adolescents 13 years and older.

Yes, I offer both sessions online as well as in person. Where my in person sessions occur in Somerset West and Durbanville , my online sessions occur on the secure platform  Google Meets. You need an internet connection and somewhere with some privacy for your sessions. You will simply receive a link to a secure meeting room and therapy occurs over a video call. 

I am often asked if therapy is still effective online. I find it to be effective and I have personally assisted many clients online. People choose this option due to it being flexible, time-saving and not reliant on where in South Africa you may live. If you find it is not for you, then you can also switch to in-person sessions with me at any time. If you live too far from my offices, I am happy to then assist you in finding a therapist in your area.

However please note the following, online therapy is not always indicated, certain challenges require face-to-face intervention. If during either assessment or our sessions, I feel your circumstances are not suited for online work(for example if someone is in crisis or there is clear risk)we will discuss it and can then make a plan to get you to in-person sessions.

In order to make an appointment you can simply go to the bottom of this page or click on contact at the top and it will provide my contact details. Please send me an email and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Please note that our practice does not provide emergency services. If you are experiencing a crisis, feel you are in danger or absolutely cannot wait for an appointment with myself and need to be seen today, reporting to your nearest hospital emergency room is best. The bar on the right labelled emergency contains some of the emergency service numbers I have given to others in the past however this is not an exhaustive list .