As a Clinical Psychologist Pretoria based, I engage in psychotherapy (talking therapy) with those who experience depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, psychosis, personality disorders, etc., often with a psychiatrist, who can prescribe medicine. There are various forms of psychotherapy available for help. CBT is a form of psychotherapy which is applied worldwide and is evidence-based.

Beckian Cognitve Therapy/CBT is founded on the model of a dynamic interaction between a specific context, biology, thoughts, feelings and behaviour. The focus of therapy is determined by the specific problem and is individually tailored to you. The process of Cognitive Therapy is facilitated by guided discovery, whereby thinking is tested by what is termed ‘collaborative empiricism’.

Your early history is relevant in terms of the influence thereof on present experience and thinking. Therapy consists of various cognitive and behavioural interventions, and the encouragement of emotion related to your circumstances.
This change is embodied through a compassionate therapeutic relationship, in an informal and private environment. The therapeutic relationship would become more instrumental during later stages of therapy, when 'core beliefs' and 'schemas' established in earlier memory and emotional experience would be addressed; if necessary (also see Schema Therapy.

Contact our Clinical Psychologist Pretoria based if you are seeking CBT Therapy, contact Dr S Pienaar on 083 6316 499 between 8:30-9:00 or 18:00-18:30, alternatively please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

An interesting study has been published recently that compares psychoanalytic psychotherapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy in Bulimia Treatment South Africa.

In this trial 70 patients were tested, half received a 2 year psychoanalytic psychotherapy and the other half was required to do 20 sessions of CBT over a 5 month period.

Both treatments resulted in improvement, but a marked difference was observed between CBT and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. 20 sessions of CBT delivered over five months was more effective in relieving binging and purging than 2 years of weekly psychoanalytic psychotherapy and was generally faster in alleviating eating disorder features and general psychopathology.

It can be concluded that we need to develop a more structured and symptom-focused version of psychoanalytic psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa. Or we could also just use CBT.

Contact our Cbt Therapist if you are seeking Bulimia Treatment South Africa based for your eating disorder, please contact Dr S Pienaar on 083 6316 499 between 8:30-9:00 or 18:00-18:30, alternatively please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

A person who suffers from anxiety knows exactly what it is like to be trapped in an unwanted behavioural pattern. Fear of normal activities and locations can be a paralyzing force in a person's life. If you feel unexplained and irrational fear of activities and locations that most people find innocuous, Cognitive behavioural therapy can help you deal with your fear and anxiety by preparing and equipping you with the tools to deal with them.

You will also be able to realize and overcome why you feel the way you do, although sometimes there is no specific reason. In this case, your Cbt Therapist Pretoria based can help you to control your anxiety and fear so that you can lead a normal life. CBT Therapists have undergone years of studying and training so that they can help you. Don't be afraid to seek out therapy, it doesn't mean you're crazy: it means you need help dealing with naturally occurring issues , and there is no shame in admitting you need help.

Contact our Cbt Therapist Pretoria based if you are seeking assistance for your anxiety or fear, please contact Dr S Pienaar on 083 6316 499 between 8:30-9:00 or 18:00-18:30, alternatively please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Depression is a serious medical illness.

In contrast to the normal emotional experiences of sadness, loss, or passing mood states, clinical depression is persistent and can interfere significantly with an individual’s ability to function.

Psychotherapy is effective for treating depression.

Certain types of psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal therapy (IPT), have been shown to be particularly useful if you are seeking Depression Therapy South Africa based.

More than 80 percent of people with depression improve when they receive appropriate treatment with medication, psychotherapy, or the combination.

Contact a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist if you are seeking Depression Therapy South Africa based, Dr S Pienaar on 083 6316 499 between 8:30-9:00 or 18:00-18:30, alternatively please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..