Building your Emotional Resilience (EQ)

Fee: R450 per person Facilitator: Clinical Psychologist & Director – Joanna Kleovoulou Feeling unproductive, de-motivated? Struggling to deal with conflict? Your relationship with yourself or with others in discord? Stressed out and feeling lost? “If we let our...

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Confident Kidz Workshop: Building an “I Can” attitude

CONFIDENT KIDS WORKSHOP: BUILDING AN “I CAN” ATTITUDE AGES 8-13 DOES your CHILD? Avoid trying new things Think negatively Worry Wobble when frustrated Give up easily Get easily disappointed Have self-doubt Lose his/her temper easily Compare self to other Feel...

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Goal Setting and Study Skills

4 Hours long, starting at 9AM The objectives of the workshop will be To raise awareness of the range of skills involved in studying To help students identify which learning style suits them best To reflect and evaluate methods that they currently utilizing To help...

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Strat Session for your Life: Manifest a Masterful Year

Fee: R450 Per Person Facilitator: Clinical Psychologist & Director – Joanna Kleovoulou Enjoy a morning of tapping into your Full Self, to access what you truly desire for the coming year. You will learn that you are the co-creator of your experiences, and that you...

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Living Legend Teen Empowerment

TEEN LIVING LEGEND MPOWERU WORKSHOP (TBA) A LIVING LEGEND: AN INSPIRATIONAL & EXTRAORDINARY HUMAN BEING LIVING LIFE WITH PURPOSE. When last has your teen paid attention to the choices he or she makes or how they listen? Self-awareness is the 1st step towards...

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Dealing with Divorce: Mastering the experience

Facilitator: Clinical Psychologist & Director – Joanna Kleovoulou Separated? Divorced? Co-Parenting? Stuck in the pain, anger and bitterness? Are you committed to empowering yourself and your child to master this life-changing event? Ages: any adult for 4...

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Calmkids Workshop

Are YOU? At your wits end to help your child? Working during the holidays? Staying in JHB for the holidays? Need to keep the kids occupied & empower them to learn mindful skills? Need something fun & therapeutic for the kids to do? Just need some “Sanity...

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Mindfulness Workshop

Stressed? Overwhelmed?? ANXIOUS??? PsychMatters is proud to present a MINDFULNESS WORKSHOP ‘The ability to be gently fully present… for ultimate well being…’ 8 weeks practical group sessions focused on: Stress Anxiety Physical pain Distressing...

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Edu – Feedback Talk – Mastering Focus & Concentration

Please call us to arrange a free talk Play Attention teaches children, students and adults the skills to survive and thrive in the classroom, lecture room and workplace. It is a dynamic integrated learning system built on NASA-proven technology that allows a child or...

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Workshops

Building your Emotional Resilience (EQ)

Fee: R450 per person Facilitator: Clinical Psychologist & Director – Joanna Kleovoulou Feeling unproductive, de-motivated? Struggling to deal with conflict? Your relationship with yourself or with others in discord? Stressed out and feeling lost? “If we let our...

Confident Kidz Workshop: Building an “I Can” attitude

CONFIDENT KIDS WORKSHOP: BUILDING AN “I CAN” ATTITUDE AGES 8-13 DOES your CHILD? Avoid trying new things Think negatively Worry Wobble when frustrated Give up easily Get easily disappointed Have self-doubt Lose his/her temper easily Compare self to other Feel...

Goal Setting and Study Skills

4 Hours long, starting at 9AM The objectives of the workshop will be To raise awareness of the range of skills involved in studying To help students identify which learning style suits them best To reflect and evaluate methods that they currently utilizing To help...

Strat Session for your Life: Manifest a Masterful Year

Fee: R450 Per Person Facilitator: Clinical Psychologist & Director – Joanna Kleovoulou Enjoy a morning of tapping into your Full Self, to access what you truly desire for the coming year. You will learn that you are the co-creator of your experiences, and that you...

Living Legend Teen Empowerment

TEEN LIVING LEGEND MPOWERU WORKSHOP (TBA) A LIVING LEGEND: AN INSPIRATIONAL & EXTRAORDINARY HUMAN BEING LIVING LIFE WITH PURPOSE. When last has your teen paid attention to the choices he or she makes or how they listen? Self-awareness is the 1st step towards...

Psych tips

by PsychMatters | April 9, 2017 | Media | 0 Comments

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Dealing with postpartum depression

by PsychMatters | February 3, 2016 | Media | 0 Comments

Joanna Kleovoulou, Clinical Psychologist and director of the PsychMatters family therapy center, speaks on dealing with the emotional difficulties that arise shortly after giving birth.

Hall of Shame

by PsychMatters | October 28, 2015 | Media | 0 Comments

Written by Fiona Davern, www.destinyconnect.com We all have shameful stories. But when shaming happens in the “fever swamps of the Internet”, with millions of people watching, the public humiliation is akin to being locked in stocks and pelted with rotten...

ADHD What is it?

by PsychMatters | June 2, 2015 | Media | 0 Comments

by Carol Smit and contributions by Joanna Kleovoulou, Clinical Psychologist, Director of PsychMatters Centre ADHD is a biological brain based condition that is characterized by persistent difficulty in paying attention and/or hyperactivity. Due to the various ADHD...

I’m fat because I’m depressed

by PsychMatters | January 16, 2015 | Media | 0 Comments

Decoding the relationship between depression and weight gain. By Natasha Liviero, Weighless Magazine, Contribution by Joanna Kleovoulou, Clinical Psychologist from PsychMatters Centre The relationship between weight gain and depression is a complicated one. Many...

What We Offer

Includes:

Support Group for Mothers
Support Group for Adults (for friends, family & support structures affected by Depression & Anxiety)
Auditory Integration Training

Includes:

Play Therapy
Teenage Therapy
Workshops
Public Speaking
Media Liaising
Parental Guidance
Family Therapy
Couples Therapy

Edu-Feedback Play Attention Training: a non-invasive treatment for:

AD(H)D
Concentration
Attention
Memory
Mental Performance
Motivation

Includes:

Care & Access
Parenting Plans
Mediation
Psycho-Legal Cases
Sexual Abuse Cases
Case Management

Includes:

Care & Access
Parenting Plans
Mediation
Psycho-Legal Cases
Sexual Abuse Cases
Case Managemen

Workshops

Parenting plans

Counseling

Power Talks

Assessments

Trauma Therapy

PsychMatters

PsychMatters has dual meaning – that psychology is an integral and significant part of our well-being, and that our family centre deals with matters of the mind.

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What Ferdinand can teach us about advancing humanity

By Joanna Kleovoulou, Clinical Psychologist & Founder of PsychMatters® Welcome friends to Fabulous February – not because it is a short month and you wishing for the holidays to arrive already! Rather because there is something fresh and alive that...

Being a Teen in The 21st Century

Written by anonymous teen, learner at St. Benedicts College, Bedfordview, Johannesburg With the exams coming to an end, many teens (and their parents) are relieved and look forward to a much need break before the business of the new year. But for many others, as much...

Self-esteem or is it narcissism?

By Joanna Kleovoulou, clinical psychologist and founder So many of my adult patients loosely refer to their ex-partner, boss or family member as being “a real narcissist!… It makes me so angry when he is patronising!” we all know of someone that winds us up the...

PsychMatters – On Taking responsibility

By Joanna Kleovoulou, Clinical Psychologist & Founder In light of what is happening currently in our country, with an uproar at the violation of our constitution by our president, I have this to contribute about my thoughts on responsibility – or the lack thereof...

Using Empathy

Empathy is the ability to put yourselves in somebody else’s shoes; to see the situation through their eyes; to understand their feelings given the situation they are in. What does this really mean in everyday life? Why is it important to practice this? How does it...

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Director – Joanna Kleovoulou

About Joanna

Joanna Kleovoulou is a registered clinical psychologist, facilitator, speaker and mentor. She has a deep belief that every individual has a profound purpose and is passionate about empowering children and adults to dip into their fullness.

She is passionate about assisting groups of people with personal transformation through her workshop facilitation and media exposure and has featured in national and international media. Currently you can hear Joanna on SAfm Radio as the in-house psychologist. It is a privilege for her to assist children and adolescents in developing the skills necessary for a happy, holistic and fulfilled life, and to help them recognise the light that shines within. She likes to work holistically and address the family and system at large.

A few testimonials

The workshop presented by Joanna is very informative and certainly assists with every day occurrences and techniques, which were very practical and one can relate to the practical examples given. The suggestions and techniques are valuable tools to guide and assist and give parents an opportunity to really connect with and understand the behaviour projected by the child and indeed an understanding of one’s own values and how we go about parenting. Joanna is very professional and articulate giving much needed insight and help. Thank you so much, I have learnt a few things that could shift my current situation at home in terms of effective parenting with love and not fear-based.

single parent of a special needs child

The talk was an eye-opener to me. Feel more confident to talk openly to the children I teach and even my own children. Thanks it was great!!!

teacher and mother of a pre-primary school

Absolutely informative – quick easy session of sharing such valuable information. A must for all parents!

Mel from Dunvegan Nursery School

I gained some wonderful insights into Play Therapy and getting more connected with my kids. I am inspired to try a few practical tips I learnt from this workshop – See more at: http://psychmatters.co.za/about/clients-testimonials#sthash.AWVjbW8D.dpuf

Anaesthetist mother of 3

Thank you for a very informative talk, explained in a very gentle way

Celeste form Dunvegan Nursery School