Luzanne has worked in the mental health field in both public and private practise settings for 10 years. She takes a collaborative approach to treatment with clients and families, drawing on evidence-based treatment approaches and tailored treatments to assist clients in achieving their goals and making enduring changes in their lives.
Luzanne is a registered provider with ACC Sensitive Claims for both assessments and therapy as well as ACC concussion and Training for independence (physical injury). I am a Beck Institute Certified CBT clinician (Beck Institute, USA).
Expertise
- Trauma
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Anxiety Disorders including obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Loss and Grief
- Emotional dysregulation and managing intense emotions
- Self-harming behaviours
- Adjustments to life changes
- Therapy offered in English or Afrikaans
Therapy approaches
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Schema Therapy
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy informed approach (DBT)
- Psychodynamic therapy
Qualifications
- Masters in Community-Counselling Psychology (University of Witwatersrand)
- Bachelors of Arts (Honours) with distinction in psychology (Rhodes University)
- Bachelor of Arts (Rhodes University)
Affiliations
- Registered psychologist with the New Zealand Psychologists Board
- Registered psychologist with the Health Professions Council South Africa
- Member of the New Zealand Psychological Society
- Beck Institute Certified CBT Clinician (Beck Institute in Philadelphia, USA)
- ACC registered for sensitive claims
- ACC registered for concussion and training for independence
- Member of EMDR Association of New Zealand
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