About Me

After 20 years of working as a creative in the advertising industry, I realised I wanted to make a major career change. It wasn't easy. While freelancing, I completed a 2-year mindfulness teachers training programme and became fascinated with the way that mindfulness skills can help people approach life. I continued my studies in psychology and am now working as a registered counsellor. Every day I am grateful for my mindfulness practice, how it informs my counselling and enriches my life.

I live in Sea Point with my husband and daughter.

Education

B.A. (UCT)

B.A. Hons (Psych) Cum Laude (UNISA)

B.Psych. Equivalent (Cornerstone)

Registration

HPCSA Registered Counsellor SRC 0038083

BFS Practice Number:

Training

Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach's Mindfulness Teachers Training Certificate Programme

Counselling skills 1 and 2, Bereavement counselling, Couples counselling, Domestic violence counselling, Suicide prevention and Working with trauma (FAMSA)

Fundamentals of DBT (The DBT Foundation)

ACT - from Stuck to Shift (The Institute for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy)

Trauma focused ACT (The Institute for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy)

Experience

4 months counselling internship at FAMSA

6 month counselling internship at Wynberg Boys High School

Co-facilitated two 16-week DBT groups at Cape Town Psychologists

My aspiration

To relieve suffering and spark joy by listening deeply and reminding individuals, couples, groups and communities how to come home to themselves, in this moment.