You will be given a safe and protected environment to explore your most vulnerable emotions, memories, behaviours and thoughts. Most therapy rooms are private, quiet and comfortable. Although unpleasant, therapy will require you to be honest with yourself and about the life you live so that you may create awareness and change. Sometimes you may cry and sometimes you may laugh, but you can expect therapy to be a space in time dedicated to you and your needs.

Many clients expect their therapists to give them advice and tell them what to do. Unfortunately, this is not the job of a therapist. Our job is rather to provide a safe space for you to explore your behaviour, thoughts, and emotions and to come to your own conclusions. Our job is to make you feel heard and understood first. We may ask you thoughtful and guided questions in order to help us both understand you a bit better, we may even offer some insights or thoughts on what you bring to therapy. The focus of the session is on you and your story, and the one most qualified to make decisions about your life is you. Our job is to assist you in doing that.

The first few sessions of a therapeutic relationship are usually centred on the therapist getting to know you. People are dynamic and unique, this means we have a lot to learn about you before the real work can begin. Once the relationship is established, a session will follow a fairly similar structure. A client is usually asked how they have been and if anything has happened since the previous session. If any homework was assigned, the therapist will ask about this too. The client is usually the leader of the session and will guide where the focus will be. Sometimes the therapist will guide the content of the session if they feel it is necessary, but the client and their needs are most important. We will focus on the challenges that brought you to therapy in the first place and will generally work on coping skills, emotional awareness, thought awareness and behaviour management.

The cost per session is based on the current annual medical aid rates and is dependent on the duration of a session. For 2026, a standard 50-60 minute session will be charged at R 1,300. If you therapy session is shorter or longer, this will impact the cost of your therapy session. Head to our services tab to find out more about each session type and what they cost.

We have an in-house practice manager who handles all of the claims and financial matters for the practice and our clients. Claiming for sessions on your behalf from a medical aid is available for most schemes. We recommend checking directly with your medical aid provider to check if your plan covers therapy and if you have funds available before attending a session.