About

B.Soc.Sc (SW) Hons in Psychiatric Social Work (UCT)

About

B.Soc.Sc (SW) Hons in Psychiatric Social Work (UCT)

Sheila is a Clinical Social Worker based in Muizenberg in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town. She also consults from her rooms in Vredehoek in the city centre. Sheila has many years experience in the mental health profession and specializes in providing help and support to adults and older adolescents.

She is also experienced in meditative, mindfulness and relaxation techniques which can ease stress and anxiety thereby helping clients to cope better and gain more enjoyment from life.

On request, she is able to provide life coaching services.

 

Additionally, Sheila has Skype capacity for sessions for people outside of Cape Town.

CONTACT SHEILA

Areas Of Expertise

The aim of counselling sessions is to provide a supportive and non-judgemental space in which current difficulties can be shared and different ways of viewing and approaching them can be explored. In this way people are able to connect to inner strengths and gain confidence so that they are able to relate to life in new ways.

 

Sheila works with adults, adolescents and families. On special request, Sheila also works with corporates and their employees. Supervision to social workers and other health professionals can also be arranged. Additionally, Sheila has Skype capacity for sessions for people outside of Cape Town.

Sheila’s areas of expertise include, but are not limited to the following:

ISSUES PERTAINING TO AGEING AND LIFESTYLE CHANGES

ANXIETY, PANIC AND STRESS MANAGEMENT

MINDFULNESS

BEREAVEMENT OR GRIEF

DEPRESSION, INCLUDING POSTNATAL DEPRESSION

RETIREMENT OR RETRENCHMENT COUNSELLING

CHRONIC ILLNESS

GENDER ISSUES

FAMILY OR PARENTING OF ADOLESCENT/ADULT CHILDREN

MOOD DISORDERS OR SIMILAR MENTAL ILLNESSES

TRAUMA COUNSELLING

SCHIZOPHRENIA