About me

I am a licensed clinical psychologist registered with the HPCSA, specializing in assessment and psychotherapy. I work with individuals, couples, families, and groups, helping them navigate a range of psychological challenges.

I completed my BA and BA Honours in Philosophy and Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, before going on to complete my Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at the University of Johannesburg. That early grounding in philosophy has stayed with me throughout my clinical training and practice, shaping the way I think about questions of meaning, suffering, and what it means to live a considered life, questions that sit at the heart of the existential tradition I draw on in my work today.

My Master’s dissertation was a psychoanalytic psychobiography of the Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel, exploring how the trauma he endured as an adolescent shaped his internal world and his lifelong sense of moral responsibility. The research traced his movement from profound despair in the aftermath of the camps to a gradual reengagement with meaning, faith, and purpose later in life. Writing that dissertation was, in many ways, the beginning of my own clinical thinking. It taught me that resilience is rarely a straight line, that people can hold devastation and hope at the same time, and that the work of therapy is often less about resolving suffering than about incorporating it into a life that still holds purpose and joy. That understanding continues to inform how I approach trauma, resilience, and the search for meaning with the people I work with today.

Experience & Interests

My clinical work is grounded in several years of service in the public mental health sector, including community clinics, district hospitals, and psychiatric hospitals. These settings deepened my commitment to working with serious mental illness, including psychosis, bipolar disorder, and complex depression.

I also work closely with children, adolescents, and their parents, offering child and adolescent psychotherapy alongside consultation for parents navigating their child’s emotional or developmental needs. My approach here is systemic and psychodynamic — I understand a child’s presenting difficulties not in isolation, but within the context of their relationships, attachment history, and family system, and I often work with parents directly to help them understand what their child’s behaviour is communicating.

This extends into forensic child assessments for family court and legal matters, conducted on instruction from an attorney, mediator, or family advocate, and kept distinct from diagnostic evaluations such as autism spectrum assessments.

Alongside individual therapy, I have a strong interest in group therapy. Groups offer a uniquely powerful space for reflection and growth, a setting where relational patterns come to the surface and participants can encounter themselves in new ways through others. I completed further training in group analysis with the Centre for Group Analytic Studies (CGAS), which draws on psychoanalytic thinking and systems theory to understand the individual within the context of the group. I see group therapy as a vital part of the therapeutic landscape, particularly for those navigating interpersonal struggles or a sense of disconnection.

While I have extensive experience with severe psychiatric conditions, I’m equally invested in depth-oriented, existential therapy with individuals seeking to understand themselves more fully and take meaningful ownership of their lives. I believe therapy is ultimately a space not just for symptom relief, but for reclaiming agency, integrating difficult experiences, and moving toward a more honest and engaged way of being.