How to prepare for Psychometric Assessments
Whether you are a school leaver entering tertiary education and completing compulsory psychometric assessments, a graduate searching for employment and completing a set of assessments as part of your interview process, or a seasoned professional having to now do...
Painful partings – Separation Anxiety Disorder
by Tamarin Epstein, Educational Psychologist "Separation Anxiety" refers to an abnormally high fear response to real/imagined separation from home or a major attachment figure (usually a parent/caregiver). In babies under 2 years, it is a normal survival response. It...
Coping with a Breakup or Divorce
By Joanna Kleovoulou, Clinical Psychologist With almost 50% of all marriages ending in divorce, most of us have been affected directly or indirectly by this stressful life event. When a marriage or significant relationship ends, it can turn your entire world upside...
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – Fact or Fallacy?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is enormously over-diagnosed in children today; even so, it is a very real, debilitating yet completely treatable disorder. In a society where the focus is fixated on convenience, speed, fast gratification and instant...
The healing power of Play Therapy
By "Tamarin Epstein, Educational Psychologist Children's games are hardly games. "Children are never more serious than when they play". Michel de Montaigne, statesman & philosopher, Essays. Play therapy is psychotherapy for children. It is often the treatment of...
Strategise your Life
By Joanna Kleovoulou, Clinical Psychologist & Director at PsychMatters Family Therapy Centre Happy Chinese New Year to all and welcome 2014 – may the year of the strong and graceful horse assist you in galloping towards your goals and desires. “Create your future...
Give PEACE a chance
By Joanna Kleovoulou, Clinical Psychologist and Founder of PsychMatters Whether you believe in and celebrate Christmas or not, this time of the year is usually synonymous with values of forgiveness, peace, love, restoration and cheer. Reflecting on the year and...
Toxic Love – The dysfunctional attraction
By Chael Nel, Clinical Psychologist Toxic relationships can be defined by a continuous psychological, emotional or physical abuse. When a person is subjected to this type of destructive behaviour in a relationship it may lead to psychological trauma, depression and...
7 ways on how to respond to challenging behaviour
By Sandra Roberts at PsychMatters Family Therapy Centre As anyone who has ever dealt with challenging behaviour will know, it can be extremely stressful. Have you as a parent or teacher been faced with children that display challenging behaviour and wandered how to...
Positive Psychology, For real?
By Esther van der Walt, Clinical Psychologist at PsychMatters Family Therapy Centre During my formal psychology training I had to sit through a module of Positive Psychology. At the time I preferred to see myself as an emo; a real humanities student struggling through...
Ready, steady, Grade 1 ready?
By Tamarin Epstein, Educational Psychologist at PsychMatters Starting “big school” is an important milestone in your child’s lifelong process of learning and development. Although many children attend nursery school and Grade R, Grade 1 marks the start of their formal...
How to stay motivated mid-year
By Sandra Roberts, Reg. Counsellor and Edu-(bio)-feedback Play Attention (ADD) Practitioner “Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis.” - Zig Ziglar Everyone from our boss, our spouse,...