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...
Shakeel started with the Play Attention Programme in March 2013. Even at seven years old, Shakeel is a bit of a perfectionist, and not getting the results he wanted was frustrating for him. He didn’t know how to “zone in” on the task at hand given to him, and ignore...
Luca has always appeared to be a “bright child” but struggled to channel his intellectual capacity into everyday school tasks. His marks didn’t reflect his true potential. He found it difficult to ‘focus’ because he was focused in the classroom and tried hard. So why...
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...
By Natasha Liviero Mostly, we focus on our perceived faults. Ask any women and she’ll list at least five things she would change about her body in a heartbeat. But, things are not always as they seem. We investigate further to reveal surprisingly positive...
Facilitator Joanna Kleovoulou, Clinical Psychologist Many teenagers are at odds as to how best they can help themselves manage stress and do their best in exams in order to reach their full potential. It often is an anxious, overwhelming and daunting time for...
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...
Download the SAFM radio broadcast from 16 September 2013 done by Tamarin Epstein “Admitting you are wrong – is it a difficult thing to do and how do you get your life on track afterwards”
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...
Source: Beeld Vrydag 2 Augustus 2013 Al hoe meer mense in hul 20’s en selfs 30’s bly nog onder ma en pa se dak. Ander jongmense trek terug huis toe en staan as die “boemerang” generasie bekend. Karla Janse van Vuuren het meer uitgevind oor dié...