Types of therapy

  • Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectic behavioural therapy (DBT)
  • Narrative therapy
  • Rational emotive therapy
  • Gestalt therapy
  • Reality therapy
  • Impact therapy
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT)
  • Art therapy

Psychological services

  • Therapeutic intervention with adults
  • Therapeutic work with couples
  • Marriage counselling
  • Divorce counselling
  • Trauma counselling
  • Study methods
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Assessments

Career guidance testing

Career guidance consists of the services that help people successfully manage their career development. Although this aspect of human development occurs on its own as we mature, everyone can benefit from assistance navigating through this process.

Psychometric testing for learning problems

While individuals experiencing learning problems can be identified by observing their behaviour and achievement, actual diagnosis of a specific learning disability requires formal assessment conducted by a psychologist using standardised psychological tests. These tests compare the person’s level of ability to that which is considered normal development for someone of that age and intelligence.

Psychometric testing for subject choice

While individuals experiencing learning problems can be identified by observing their behaviour and achievement, actual diagnosis of a specific learning disability requires formal assessment conducted by a psychologist using standardised psychological tests. These tests compare the person’s level of ability to that which is considered normal development for someone of that age and intelligence.

School readiness assessment

A school readiness assessment is a process to evaluate a child’s overall development to determine if they are prepared for formal schooling.

* Assessments occur on Saturdays. Refer to Shannon van der Merwe (076 790 6871 / mosshannon123@gmail.com).

Psychological services

Therapeutic intervention with adults 

Therapeutic is an adjective that means tending to cure or restore to health.  Psychological perspectives and therapy are used.

Therapeutic work with couples

Relationship counselling is the process of counselling the parties of a human relationship in an effort to recognize, and to better manage or reconcile, troublesome differences and repeating patterns of stress upon the relationship.

Marriage counselling

Marriage counselling, also called couples therapy, is a type of psychotherapy. Marriage counselling helps couples of all types recognize and resolve conflicts and improve their relationships. Through marriage counselling, you can make thoughtful decisions about rebuilding your relationship or going your separate ways.

Divorce counselling

Divorce or separation counselling offers a chance to examine the relationship with less pressure to ‘fix’ it. This more distant perspective can offer insight into the feelings of despair and unhappiness. At this stage one or both partners might hope for reconciliation. It might also offer a chance to uncover some of the underlying causes.

Trauma counselling

Trauma counselling is a short-term intervention, which is appropriate when a person has suffered a traumatic incident. Trauma comes in all shapes and sizes; events such as divorce, job loss, death, mugging, armed robbery, rape, car accident, illness, failing an exam, losing your car or house – in fact any event that you regard as negative and that changes your view of yourself and your world.

Study methods

Study skills or study strategies are approaches applied to learning. They are generally critical to success in school, considered essential for acquiring good grades, and useful for learning throughout one’s life. Dr Lieuwkje van der Merwe refers clients who are interested in study skills training to a psychometrist. Please ask the practice for more information.