Clare Geijsendorpher

Clinical Psychologist in Cape Town (Tokai & City Bowl)

MA Clinical Psychology (NMMU)

I am a clinical psychologist in private practice in both Tokai and Cape Town CBD. I completed my masters in clinical psychology through the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, and completed my internship at Tygerberg Hospital and Stikland Psychiatric hospital. The departments in which I worked and gained experience included Adult Psychiatry Unit, Neuropsychology Department, Child and Family Unit, Eating Disorder Unit and the Alcohol Rehabilitation Unit. I am licensed to practice independently as a clinical psychologist through the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), which requires adherence to strict ethical codes of conduct in order to offer the public a professional service. I am thus accredited to offer professional psychological assistance that is based on formal university-level training and appropriate work and life experience.

I thrive on the diversity that my work offers me and the uniqueness that each individual brings to therapy. I enjoy building a therapeutic relationship with my clients; whether they are adults, adolescents and/or children. I strive to offer supportive psychotherapy in a safe and non-judgemental environment and believe in understanding the person holistically in order to guide the individual to self-awareness and healing.

I deal with a range of psychological problems including:

• Depression
• Anxiety and stress
• Eating disorders
• Bereavement and loss
• Adjustment difficulties
• Pregnancy, miscarriages and post-natal depression
• Trauma
• Relationship and couples therapy
• Personal self-growth and self-exploration

I also work within the family in order to assist the parents and/or children who are experiencing emotional and/or behavioural issues (such as parenting issues, divorce, trauma, scholastic difficulties, bullying, separation issues etc.

Practice Number: 0355224
HPCSA: 0102873