Ms Alice Gelderblom Waddilove
Occupational Therapist
“A direct, honest, proactive, and compassionate Occupational Therapist. I enjoy working with people of all ages, stages of life, and backgrounds. This is a LGBTQIA+ friendly practice”
About Me
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Services
I offer a safe, welcoming space for clients to explore all parts of themselves. My practice is gender-affirming, LGBTQIA+ inclusive, and supportive of neurodiverse individuals in recognising strengths and building self-acceptance. I assist clients with burnout recovery and life restructuring.
Therapy is collaborative and practical, focusing on insight, confidence, and effective coping strategies for daily life. I provide compassionate, specialised care for adolescents and adults in recovery from substance use, alcohol, and eating disorders, with an emphasis on mental well-being and resilience.
My aim is to support clients through life transitions, strengthen relationships, and build balanced, meaningful lives grounded in growth and connection.
Services Offered:
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Occupational Therapy
A therapy that helps people develop or recover the practical skills needed for daily life activities, from self-care to work and social participation.
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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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Rehabilitation
Structured programmes that help people recover functioning after addiction, injury, or severe mental illness through therapy, skills training, and ongoing support.
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Adolescent Therapy
Therapy designed for teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address issues like anxiety, identity, peer pressure, and family conflict.
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Individual Therapy
One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.
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Works With:
- •Adolescents
- •Adults
- •Elderly
- •Families
- •Individuals
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
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Addiction
A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.
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Life Transitions
Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.
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Adolescent Therapy
Therapy designed for teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address issues like anxiety, identity, peer pressure, and family conflict.
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Autism (ASD)
A neurodevelopmental condition affecting social communication, sensory processing, and behaviour patterns, with a wide range of presentations and strengths.
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Career Issues
Work-related difficulties such as chronic dissatisfaction, conflict, burnout, uncertainty about direction, or the stress of career change.
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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.
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Professional Title:
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Occupational Therapist
A therapist who helps people develop or recover the practical skills needed for daily life, work, and social participation.
Qualifications
University of Cape Town
Registrations
Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
Occupational Therapist