Clinical Psychologist in Private Practice, Cape Town:
Patients/Clients are assessed and diagnosed; a specialised treatment plan is developed for Individuals, Couples, Families or Groups. Treatments include the following conditions/challenges and struggles: Depression & Anxiety, OCD Spectrum, Personality Disorders, Sexual Identity Affirmation, HIV related issues, Grief Work, Substance Abuse & Process Addiction Treatment, Trauma and Adjustment Counseling, Clinical Hypnotherapy, EMDR Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Systems Therapy for Families. Patients meet with the therapist weekly or bi-weekly to work through their issues and to develop healthier and more adaptive ways of managing and approaching the challenges and demands of their lives.
Clinical Psychologist: Hillhouse Clinics, Dutch Rehabilitation Clinic in Constantia, Cape Town:
Patients in the clinic are treated for Addiction, including substance abuse, process addictions (sex, gambling, gaming, internet addiction, etc.) as well as co-dependency. I provide 2 individual psychotherapy sessions per week to each patient under my care for their in-patient treatment process. This is a highly focused and specialized treatment approach, covering all aspects of addiction such as denial, powerlessness, unmanageability, guilt, shame, resentment, emotional regulation, damage letters and relapse prevention plans. Patients are treated for Addiction, including substance abuse, process addictions (sex, gambling, gaming & internet addiction) as well as co-dependency. In addition to the individual sessions, I also run two group therapy sessions per day with the entire clinic community as well as smaller groups covering topics such as: powerlessness and damages, intimacy and relationships, family dynamics, therapy groups, gender groups, dependency, relapse prevention as well as many other themes and topics. I also provide trauma work therapy using EMDR Therapy as well as CBT Eriksonian Clinical Hypnotherapy combined with DBT.
Senior Clinical Psychologist: Connection Mental Healthcare Dutch Rehabilitation Clinic in St James, Western Cape:
Patients in the clinic are treated for Addiction, including substance abuse, process addictions (sex, gambling, gaming, internet addiction, etc.) as well as co-dependency. The clinic is owned and run by a Dutch ocmpany therefore all patients are from the Netherlands, they are flown out to South Africa for their treatment process. I provide 4 individual psychotherapy sessions per week to each patient under my care for a 7–10-week in-patient treatment process. This is a highly focused and specialized treatment approach, covering all aspects of addiction such as denial, powerlessness, unmanageability, guilt, shame, resentment, emotional regulation, damage letters and relapse prevention plans. Patients are treated for Addiction, including substance abuse, process addictions (sex, gambling, gaming & internet addiction) as well as co-dependency. In addition to the individual sessions, I also run two group therapy sessions per day with the entire clinic community covering topics such as: powerlessness and damages, intimacy and relationships, family dynamics, therapy groups, gender groups, dependency, relapse prevention as well as many other themes and topics. I also provide trauma work therapy using EMDR Therapy as well as CBT Eriksonian Clinical Hypnotherapy combined with DBT.
Principal Clinical Psychologist, Western Cape Government, Department of Employment and Labour, Cape Town:
Contribute to decent employment creation across the Western Cape, Strengthen the capacity of the Department of Employment and Labour to carry out its mandate. Manage and supervise twelve Career Counsellors across the Western Cape in terms of their complete Service Delivery. Develop, Manage, Assess and provide Training for Employment Counselling Programs. Manage, Provide, Train and Supervise all Psychometric Testing for the Western Cape. Carry out day-to-day Management all Functions associated with Deputy Director Position within the Department. Write and Compile Articles, Reviews, Programs and Guides Across the Spectrum for Career Counselling.
Online Module Facilitator for South African College of Applied Psychology:
Facilitated the “Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Counselling and Psychotherapy”. Including online teaching, assessment of student’s weekly progress, grading of weekly assignments and final semester term papers.
Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Bloemendal Addiction Treatment Clinic, Franschhoek Cape Town:
Provide three individual psychotherapy sessions per week to patients being treated in a nine-week program for addiction ranging from drug, alcohol, gambling, gaming and sex addiction/impulse control disorder NOS, therefore all substance and process addictions. Responsibilities include providing therapy, complete case manager for each client, and attendance of weekly clinical discussions, weekly writing of clinical reports, ongoing assessment of client process and progress and compiling discharge report at completion of treatment.
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, supervisor and group work facilitator at “The Triangle Project”, Cape Town:
Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of patients with various psychological/psychosocial and/or psychiatric conditions. Facilitate various psychotherapy groups on a weekly basis, including Men’s HIV/AIDS Psychotherapy Group as well as Self-Improvement for Gay Men’s Psychotherapy Group.