If you had an accident and you broke your leg, what would you do? You rush to the hospital emergency centre and you would see a doctor, right? The doctor will request X-rays and might refer you to an orthopaedic surgeon who will then decide whether or not you need to have an operation. Did…
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Every person feels sadness, lonely or empty at some point in their lives. Sorrow and feelings of helplessness are a natural part of life. Sad and upsetting things happen to everyone during their life. However, when those feelings of sadness continue for prolonged periods of time and start to interfere with your everyday life and…
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Therapy scenes on movies or TV always show the client lying down on a couch talking about their childhood while the therapist sits in a chair taking notes. This is not the way we run most sessions in real life. However, as the client, you are welcome to sit or lay down – whichever makes…
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Schema-focussed therapy was developed in the United States in the 1980’s and 1990’s by Dr Jeffrey Young. It has since developed and has become a mainstream therapy across North America, South America, Europe, Australia and now, here in South Africa. Schema-focussed therapy is an integrative approach to therapy and incorporates many aspects of cognitive therapies,…
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A psychologist is a person that has undergone academic training at university and obtained an undergraduate degree, an honours degree and master’s degree in psychology followed by a one-year internship. Once qualified they take the Health Professions Council of South Africa’s (HPCSA) Professional Board for Psychology national examination. Once they have passed this national exam,…
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