Jessie-Anne

Ms Jessie-Anne Bird

Educational Psychologist

“Team Leader at the Neurodiversity Centre, KZN. I work with children, adolescents, individuals, and families with the aim of improving psychological, emotional, and educational functioning. Interest in neurodevelopmental conditions.”

About Me

I am a licensed Educational Psychologist based in Salt Rock, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. I assess and treat children and adolescents for behaviour issues and trauma. I provide diagnostic assessments, play therapy, psychotherapy and parenting support to help you and your child.

Approach

Strengthening emotional wellbeing and learning skills begins with practical, paced sessions that blend focused assessment and child-led play. I meet with families from Salt Rock and online in English, working alongside parents and young people to tailor steps that fit your day-to-day life. Sessions alternate brief, goal-focused tasks, reflective conversation, and playful interventions; between appointments I share clear feedback and simple parenting strategies so gains translate to school and home. This way of working often helps families facing behaviour challenges, trauma or developmental uncertainty who want collaborative, straightforward support.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

I am an educational psychologist with a history of working in both mental health care and education. My practice is based at The Children's Therapy Centre in the Petervale/Bryanston area. I work with children, adolescents, individuals, and families with the aim of improving psychlogical, emotional, and educational functioning.

Services Offered:

  • Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal assessment of a child's psychological, cognitive, or emotional functioning to identify conditions and guide appropriate support.

  • Child / Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy for children and teenagers using age-appropriate methods, such as play, art, or adapted talk therapy, to address emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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  • Play Therapy

    A therapy for children that uses play as a natural form of communication, allowing them to express feelings and process difficult experiences.

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  • Psychotherapy

    In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.

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  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Children
  • Groups
  • Individuals
  • Parents

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

  • Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal assessment of a child's psychological, cognitive, or emotional functioning to identify conditions and guide appropriate support.

  • 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.

  • Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

  • Trauma

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

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Professional Title:

  • Educational Psychologist

    A psychologist specialising in learning, development, and educational needs of children, adolescents, and young adults.

Credentials

Registrations

Health Professions Council Of South Africa (HPCSA); Board of Health Funders (BHF)

Psychologist

Qualifications

University of Pretoria

Service Areas

Jessie-Anne Bird Educational Psychologist

In-person & Online

Salt Rock, KwaZulu Natal

South Africa

Salt Rock, South Africa