Dr. Johan Cloete
BA Hons (Psych) UF; MTh, DTh (PhD) UNISA
To make an appointment,
call Mo.-Fr. 08h00 - 16h30
Cell.: 073 4584079
Psychology Practitioner
in Vereeniging, Vaal Triangle
(Category: Registered Counsellor)
Suite 27 (new wing), Midvaal Hospital, Nile Drive, Three Rivers, Vereeniging
Looking for a Professional Psychology Counsellor?
Well...
Everybody gets stuck somehow, sometime. When it happens, you may need somebody to collaborate with you to take a step in a preferred direction. This is how I may be able to assist you to renegotiate…
- Stuck states you experience as a result of your circumstances;
- Inner experiences that causes discomfort e.g. stress, anxiety, fear, anger and other challenges;
- Pain, trauma and loss;
- Other issues that impact your life;
- Emotional scars left by past experiences.
Collaborating with me in counselling sessions may empower you to…
- Find new balance and coherence in your life;
- Make important life choices;
- Progress on your journey of personal growth,
- Unleash your potential;
- Create a fulfilling life, and to
- Build or rebuild personal relationships.
My collaborating role as your narrative counsellor…
My role as a registered psychology counsellor is to create an environment that will make it safe for you to work with any preferred areas of your life.
To facilitate the process I will…
- Create an atmosphere where you are fully accepted, free to explore your own issues and be your real self;
- Provide a safe environment where you can speak your mind and know that the contents of our conversation will always be confidential,
- Respect your human dignity no matter who you are;
- Listen to you in a non-judgmental and compassionate way;
- Help you to explore your experiences and the meaning you attach to it;
- Collaborate with you in constructing alternative and more preferred ways of dealing with difficulties;
- Help you to voice and reconstruct your inner struggles;
- Work in collaboration with you to empower you to move forward; and
- Co-create a more preferred life for you and with you.
Your Psychologist in Vereeniging
Psychologists uses different styles of psychological therapy. A psychologist will have training in the general field of psychology as well a specialized training in certain theories of counseling or therapy.
A Psychologist…
will usually disclose his/her preferred style of therapy making it easier for you to decide whether you will be comfortable with the style your psychologist uses. And therefore making it easier to choose the psychologist you want to work with. If uncertain, ask your psychologist what his/her preferred style of therapy or counseling is.
The same is true for your psychologist in Vereeniging in the Vaal triangle - serving Vereeniging, Vanderbijlpark, Meyerton and suurounding areas.
Co-creating
a more preferred life
with and for you
This practice is a registered affiliate with:
About me:
I am a psychology practitioner (Category: Registered Counsellor) working at the Netcare Mulbarton Hospital in the south of Johannesburg and at the Midvaal Private Hospital in Three Rivers. I collaborate with individuals, couples, groups and business people to enhance their functioning and to live the lives they prefer.
My scope of practice:
My scope of practice is to render primary psychological interven-tions and counselling to individuals and groups, at an affordable price, aiming at enhancing personal functioning.
Qualifications:
BA (UF)
BA Hons Psychology (UF)
MTh with specialization in Pastoral Therapy (UNISA)
DTh (Ph.D) UNISA
Certified EMDR Practitioner
Certified Emotional Focused Couples Therapist
Advanced TRE ™ Practitioner
Licensed Heartmath® Trainer
Brainspotting Practitioner
Biofeedback Practitioner
Qualified STRENGTHSCOPE® accredited user
Registration:
I am registered as a Psychology Practitioner with…
The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) in the category of Registered Counselor in Independent Private Practice
(PRC 0012726)
The Board of Health Care Funders of Southern Africa as private practitioner
(Practice number 0414298)
Affiliations
Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA)
ACRP as professional body and Council for Pastoral and Spiritual Counsellors
International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy
EMDR International Association
TRE International and TRE for Africa
Biofeedback Association of South Africa
Services:
- Trauma support
- Effective stress Management
- Organic relaxation techniques
- Anger management
- Organic pain control
- Enhanced personal functioning
- Relationship improvement and counselling
- Sex Therapy
- Life coaching and design
- Mindful living
- Biofeedback
Fees:
My fees are according to the National Health Price list. Most medical aid funds adhere to these fees. If you want your medical aid fund to pay for my services, make sure that there are sufficient funds prior to making an appointment.
My cash fee for a counselling session is R630.00 per session (negotiable under certain circumstances)
Payment options:
Medical aid schemes
Cash
Card facilities
Short term accounts
During this time of national emergency - and after the emergency regulations are lifted - I am available for counselling sessions:
- EITHER in person (face-to-face) counselling sessions at my practice (where Covid-19 measures will be in place for as long as needed). Please contact me to book a session.
- OR video counselling sessions via Zoom. Please contact me to book a session. As soon as you book an appointment for a video session the necessary information wil be sent to you in order to confirm and set the date and time for the session. For more information about the online therapy sessions, please visit my website at:
https://online-therapy.co.za/
As a psychologist…
I do have counselling skills that will help you, but I prefer to work from the primary assumption that you are the EXPERT in your life! I therefore use narrative counselling as my main approach in therapy.
Narrative counselling is a unique approach that places your experience in a central position of importance. Then I use the stories you tell about of our life as the key to the healing or growth process. And through our conversation about your life stories we (together) find a way to shape new realities in your life. Ander create new narratives/stories of hope for your life.
(Click here for more info on the narrative approach to counselling)
Besides my narrative approach in journeying with clients, I am trained in the following (highly effective) techniques and brief protocols:
- Trauma and Tension Releasing Exercises
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
- Emotion Focused Couple Therapy
- Brainspotting
- Biofeedback
(Click here for more info on these protocols)
One of my main areas of therapy is helping people to deal with traumatic events. In my approach I use several techniques to help trauma victims to reprocess the experience of the trauma.
1. I will help you to retell the story in other, and more constructive, ways – without having to experience the strong negative emotions that resulted from the event over and over again.
2. I will assist you to rethink the event from a place of learning and to master the process of effectively managing the meaning you give to the event and the emotional effects of the event.
3. I will help you to regain confidence, consciously limit the effects of the event and to reclaim your life.
I also use TRETM - a revolutionary new method for stress and trauma recovery, developed by dr David Berceli.
(Click here for more info on trauma intervention)
If you decide to use me as a facilitator in your journey towards wholeness, you can expect:
- One-on-one meetings (once a week for between 45 and 60 minutes) with me as your therapist;
- A safe setting where you get my undivided attention;
- Focused attention to the agreed upon goals (e.g. to gain perspective, skills, solutions or relief for the issue at hand, to help you establish or re-establish your life as a thriving, nurturing process, to empower you to move forward with freedom in your life, etc.);
- An atmosphere for learning and exploring alternatives; and
- A longer or shorter journey, depending on the yourself and the problem at hand
(Click here for more information about individual therapy)