by Claremont Practice | Nov 12, 2014 | Mood Disorders
By Julian Jooste An aspect of human life is that we will all experience ups and downs – with feelings of sadness touching all of us at some time. If these feelings take over and have started to impact on your functioning, you may have depression. Depression...
by Claremont Practice | Sep 21, 2014 | Therapeutic Interventions
By Dr Bruce Bradfield Group psychotherapy is a form of psychotherapeutic intervention in which one or more facilitators, depending on the size of the group, works together with a small number of people who share a similar therapeutic need, range of lived experiences,...
by Claremont Practice | Jul 21, 2014 | Emotional Growth
By Kerry Acheson If we were to closely pay attention to the stream of thoughts we have on a daily basis, we may well be surprised about how much of this includes negative evaluations of ourselves. If we were to speak them out loud, we might catch how many of our...
by Claremont Practice | Apr 26, 2014 | Emotional Growth
by Ilke Bezuidenhout ‘Man’s search for meaning and values may arouse inner tension rather than inner equilibrium. However….there is nothing in the world…that would so effectively help one to survive even the worst conditions, as the knowledge that there is a meaning...
by Claremont Practice | Mar 21, 2014 | Children
by Mareli Fischer Kinders van verskillende ouderdoms groepe benodig verskillende hoeveelhede slaap. Baie ouers is bekommerd oor die hoeveelheid slaap wat hulle kind kry, en om ‘n gesonde, vaste slaap roetine vas te stel kan ook baie uitdagend wees. Hier volg...
by Claremont Practice | Feb 16, 2014 | Therapeutic Interventions
by Sinmarie Pieterse There are many misconceptions and myths about hypnosis. As a trained and experienced hypnotherapist, I would like to try and clarify and clear up some of the myths by providing some information regarding hypnosis. What is Hypnosis? HYPNOSIS IS AN...
by Claremont Practice | Jan 9, 2014 | Divorce
More than 20,000 children are affected by divorce in South Africa each year. The overwhelming majority of these children feel sad, confused, angry, guilty, and conflicted. In the words of a boy who’s parents divorced: “It’s like when you hurt both feet and...
by Claremont Practice | Dec 15, 2013 | Mood Disorders
By: Mareli Fischer OCD is an anxiety disorder with two main symptoms, namely intrusive thoughts and compulsive rituals. The intrusive thoughts or so called obsessions, produce uneasiness, worry and feelings of apprehension for the individual. The compulsions, or...
by Claremont Practice | Nov 21, 2013 | Addiction
By: Julian Jooste As a parent you might have heard the words “World of Warcraft; Call of Duty, or League of Legends” being used by your teens. For most teens video games, or rather “gaming”, can be an innocent past time. But the reality is many teens...
by Claremont Practice | Oct 21, 2013 | Therapeutic Interventions
By: Dr Bruce Bradfield One of the strengths of a practice such as this one is that it consists of six psychotherapists who each have a unique way of thinking about and approaching the work that we do. Psychotherapeutic practice has many many faces, even though there...