Social Worker & Clinical Counselor | BA(SS) UNISA; Psych Honors (RAU); MA Psych Research (RAU)
Malanshof, Randburg, Johannesburg, South Africa · Africa/Johannesburg
I am a psychotherapist/social worker who works from a deeply relational, narrative, and systems-oriented perspective. My work is rooted in the belief that every person makes sense in the context of their story, their body, and the systems that shaped them. Rather than approaching therapy as a set of instructions or techniques, I see it as a collaborative space where meaning, pattern, and emotional truth can be explored safely and at a pace that honours your nervous system. My therapeutic approach integrates Narrative Therapy, systemic thinking, parts-work principles, and trauma-informed mind-body awareness. I am especially attuned to how early experiences, attachment, and chronic stress shape the way a person perceives themselves and their world. Many people I work with have spent years feeling misunderstood, invalidated, or pressured to override their own signals. Therapy with me focuses on helping you reclaim your internal authority, soften shame, and experience a more grounded and coherent relationship with yourself. I work particularly well with adults who carry complex or developmental trauma, including those who survived early childhood sexual abuse. These histories often shape a person’s sense of worth, identity, boundaries, and relationships in profound and subtle ways. My approach is gentle but deeply attuned — respecting the protective strategies that helped you survive while supporting the emergence of new, safer patterns over time. I also work extensively with individuals struggling with various forms of addiction — including food compulsions, sex and intimacy addictions, and substance use. I do not see addiction as a moral failing or a lack of willpower, but as an adaptive response to pain, disconnection, and unmet emotional needs. Together we explore the underlying story rather than simply “stopping the behaviour.” This opens space for a more compassionate and sustainable path to change. Self-harm is another area where I offer both understanding and containment. I support clients in meeting the parts of themselves that are overwhelmed, isolated, or desperate for relief, while building alternative ways of regulating, communicating, and coping. Safety is always held with care, and the goal is not to punish the symptom but to understand the message beneath it. I also love working with individuals living with autoimmune and chronic health conditions. These experiences are often deeply tied to the nervous system, pacing, boundaries, and long histories of overgiving or emotional suppression. I honour the complex relationship between the body and the psyche, and I work gently with the shame, fear, isolation, and identity shifts that often accompany chronic illness. Therapy becomes a place where your body’s signals are respected rather than pushed aside, and where you can develop a more compassionate and empowered relationship with yourself. Because I work somatically and systemically, sessions often explore how your body communicates distress, what activation patterns you experience, and how past relationships still live in your present moment. My style is warm, intuitive, curious, and collaborative. I pay close attention to pacing, emotional safety, and the relational field between us, as this is often where healing begins. Whether you are navigating trauma, addiction, chronic illness, longstanding emotional patterns, or a sense that you’ve lost contact with your own worth, my intention is to offer a steady, present, and respectful space where your story can be re-written in a way that honours both your pain and your resilience.