Robyn Milligan

Counselling Psychologist - Dunkeld, Johannesburg

BSc. (Wits). B. Soc. Sci (Hons.) (UCT). MA. Couns. (Wits)

I am a counselling psychologist working in Dunkeld, Johannesburg. I provide psychotherapy for adults, adolescents and children in areas of stress, anxiety, depression, adjustment, trauma, bereavement/grief, and difficulties in relationships. I also provide affordable cognitive and emotional assessments. I have a special interest in children & adolescents (ADHD, school refusal, stress, separation anxiety, disruptive behaviours).

I believe that therapy is a safe & collaborative process where both the therapist & client work together to understand & work through their difficulties. Therapy is a supportive environment where the client is assisted to better understand their own experiences & make the decisions and changes that best suit their lives.

I provide the following services to adults:

Adult individual psychotherapy

• Depression (feeling low, hopeless, losing interest in things you used to enjoy)
• Anxiety & panic (always feeling worried, poor sleep patterns, feeling ‘on edge’)
• Trauma (hi-jacking, rape, assault, witnessing an accident)
• Loss & bereavement (losing a loved one)
• Adjustment & stress (work stress, changing jobs, getting re-married, divorce)
• Personal growth (wishing to understand yourself better, feeling ‘stuck’)

Couple’s Counselling

Pre-marital Counselling

I provide the following services to children & adolescents:

• Depression (withdrawn, shy, excessive crying, changes in sleep or appetite)
• Anxiety (always fearful, shy, not wanting to separate, worrying, school refusal)
• Disruptive behaviours (ADHD, tantrums, crying, bullying, excessively disobedient)
• Trauma (witness to violence & crime, car accidents)
• Stress & adjustment (parents divorce/re-marrying, birth of new sibling, change in school)
• Bereavement
• Relationship difficulties (bullying, poor self-esteem, parent-child relationship difficulties)
• General signs & symptoms: bed-wetting, changes in sleeping & eating
  
  

I also have a special interest in cognitive & emotional assessments for people of all ages. These are a series of tasks and activities that help identify areas of thinking and processing that might be below/above average. This facilitates appropriate intervention and guides treatment. These are usually done when children are having difficulty at school (poor attention, failing grades, poor behaviour in the classroom). School readiness & Griffiths neurodevelopmental assessments are also useful to assess whether children are ready to learn in a formal schooling environment.

Other assessments include:

• Career guidance & subject choice assessments (Grade 9-varsity)
• Career changes (mid-career)
• General adult assessments
  
  

I work flexible hours, and usually charge below medical aid rates. A sliding scale payment option is sometimes available.

Practice No: 0445037
HPCSA Reg: PS 0116998