It’s true…

I’m obsessed with the mind and dedicated to teaching people the mindset that will make them feel secure and excited about their lives.

I believe that we all need a regular, self-compassionate practice of examining and undoing the limiting beliefs that separate us from ourselves and others.

This is the foundation of my personal growth and work as a therapist. Whether you work with me individually or join The Weekly Mindset Boost, I want to help you develop this healthy habit and provide you with the tools to transform your mindset.

 

My LOCATION (For what it’s worth)

I was born in durban and raised in Cape Town. Now I call George, on the beautiful garden route, my home. like most of you, home is where my work is.

I can honestly say that i love what i do. NOTHING GIVES ME MORE SATISFACTION THAN SEEING SOMEONE FEEL HOPEFUL AND ENERGISED ABOUT THE FUTURE AGAIN.

 

— Janie

 
 

My proven TECHNIQUES:

1. Mindfulness based stress reduction

2. Cogntive behavioral therapy

4. PARTS WORK

5. active imagery

6. self observation

7. custom meditations

8. reprogramming the subconscious

 
 

My professional qualifications + affiliations / ‘street cred’

  • Bachelors Degree in Law

  • Masters in Clinical Psychology form the University of Stellenbosch

  • Masters Thesis on Attachment Theory

  • Two-year Infant Observation Course through the Tavistock Institute

  • Four-year Psychoanalytic Couples Training (based on the Tavistock training)

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction - Center for Mindfulness UMASS Memorial Health

  • Diploma in Integrative Medicine from University of Stellenbosch Medical School

  • Professional and Advanced Training in Mind-Body Medicine through the Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM) in Washington with Dr. James Gordon PhD

  • RAIN Partners Training with Tara Brach

  • Over the years I’ve been a member of The South African Psychoanalytic Initiative (SAPI), the Association of Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists, the Cape Town Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytical Group, and the South African Psychoanalytic Confederation.

  • Registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa and the Board of Healthcare Funders

 

Recent development, training + interests

Early in my career, I explored Integrative Medicine for a holistic approach to well-being, which led me to study Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Since then, I have been meditating and teaching meditation. During COVID-19, I completed advanced training in Mind-Body Medicine at the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, where I learned evidence-based skills to help clients access their subconscious mind, strengths, and decision-making abilities.

My work and life experiences have merged to create a unique expertise that helps me identify and understand what hinders my clients' progress. If you feel stuck despite your efforts in therapy, career, or other areas of life, I can guide you to explore and resolve inner conflicts and patterns. Using methods like CBT, Somatic Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Internal Family Systems, I offer evidence-based and personalised care.

You can choose between a regular 50 minute session or an intensive 90 minute session.

my beliefs, mission + values

Tara Brach teaches that our fears and worries show us what we really care about. I have been worried about the future since my childhood.

Sometimes the worries were debilitating and caused severe anxiety, but other times it helped me imagine solutions that would make me feel secure and excited about my life. When I discovered Tara’s teaching I decided to stop thinking that it’s wrong to worry about the future. Instead I owned that I care about the future and that I have solutions for the future. I am not even ashamed to say that I AM OBSESSED.

In fact, it is this very obsession that is my unique gift to the world. I now get to help other people find solutions to the problems that wear them out so that they can be excited about the future. All of this is done with my feet firmly grounded in the present - life is here to be experienced and enjoyed right now. I am on a mission to teach the world to free themselves from the limiting beliefs that separate them from themselves and others.

Do you want to turn your worries into solutions and create a future that you feel secure and excited about? Do you want to build a future where you can help others’ dreams come true as well? Do you want to trust that you can transform not only your own life but also those around you?

I do, too.

And just like you, my story started with a deep fear about the future.

Let’s work together so that we can all look back on life, knowing we really went for it!