Ilse

Mrs Ilse du Preez

Clinical Psychologist

“I am a warm, compassionate and insightful therapist with 19 years’ experience. I love what I do and feel privileged to be a part of people’s journey.”

About Me

With 19 years' experience, I offer a warm, insightful space for your journey. As a Clinical Psychologist, I feel truly privileged to support you in exploring life's challenges. Clients value this compassionate approach, finding it helps them navigate complex feelings. We can work together to foster greater understanding and discover new, practical ways forward. My aim is for you to feel deeply heard.

Approach

You’ll find sessions in St Albans or online, delivered in English, paced to what feels manageable and honest for you. I listen closely, help you map patterns and gently work with painful memories while we try out different ways of coping between meetings. I bring focused, practical steps alongside reflective space so progress feels steady rather than rushed. This approach tends to suit adolescents, young adults and families navigating trauma, abuse, eating or personality-related struggles who want thoughtful, collaborative change.
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Basic Information

Services

Services Offered:

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    EMDR

    Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, a therapy that uses guided eye movements to help the brain process and integrate traumatic memories.

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    Schema Therapy

    A therapy that identifies deep, long-standing emotional patterns (schemas) formed in childhood and works to change the ones that cause recurring problems.

    Learn more about Schema Therapy

Works With:

  • •Adolescents
  • •Adults
  • •Families

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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    Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

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    Eating Disorders

    A group of conditions, including anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, involving disturbed eating behaviours and a distorted relationship with food and body image.

    Learn more about Eating Disorders
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    Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

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    Personality Difficulties

    Long-standing patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating to others that cause persistent distress or problems in relationships and daily life.

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    Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

    Learn more about Trauma
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    Young Adult Issues

    The unique psychological challenges of emerging adulthood (18–25), including identity formation, independence, relationship navigation, and finding direction.

    Learn more about Young Adult Issues

Professional Title:

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    Clinical Psychologist

    An advanced mental health professional trained to assess and treat a wide range of difficulties, from anxiety and depression to trauma and complex conditions.

Qualifications

University of Pretoria

University of Pretoria, South Africa

Registrations

Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Clinical Psychologist

Service Area

St Albans Rooms

In-person & Online

St Albans, Hertfordshire

United Kingdom