Mr Andrew Ilsley

Registered Clinical Psychologist

Verified

“I work collaboratively with you to create a grounded and integrative therapy space that is compassionate, containing, and you-driven. Together, we explore ways to better understand your experiences, strengthen coping, and reconnect with your resilience, balance, and wellbeing.”

About Me

I am a Clinical Psychologist who believes that meaningful change begins with feeling understood. I work with individuals, adolescents, and couples, facing anxiety, stress, mood disturbance, burnout, relationship challenges, and life transitions. Whether you tell yourself “the problem” is big or small, I fully believe in the significance of its impact in your life and on your relationships.

Approach

My therapeutic approach is collaborative, grounded, and integrative, drawing on systemic, CBT, and DBT-informed perspectives. Although challenges are often experienced as deeply personal and isolating, they are frequently shaped by the relationships and systems in which we live, our relationships with ourselves, others, our environments, and our emotional, cognitive, and belief systems. I believe that therapy offers a unique space for curiosity, compassion, and exploration. Through the therapeutic relationship, we can expand our capacity to cope, develop greater self-awareness, and cultivate the willingness to be more authentic and vulnerable, both with others and importantly with ourselves.

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Basic Information

Sandton, South Africa

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

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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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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Relationship Counselling
Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.
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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Personality Difficulties & Diagnostic Assessment
Assessment of long-standing patterns in thinking, feeling, and relating that cause persistent distress, used to clarify diagnosis and guide treatment.

Works With:

Adolescents
Adults
Couples
Individuals
Children

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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Depression
A mood disorder marked by persistent low mood, loss of interest or pleasure, and changes in energy, sleep, or appetite that impair daily functioning.
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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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Stress / Burnout
The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).
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Mood Disorder
A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.
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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.
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Alzheimer's / Dementia
A progressive brain disease that causes memory loss, confusion, and decline in thinking skills, eventually affecting the ability to carry out everyday tasks.
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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.
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Performance
The psychological factors (confidence, focus, pressure management) that influence how well a person performs in sport, academics, the arts, or work.
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Professional Title:

Registered Clinical Psychologist
A psychologist registered with a regulatory body to independently assess, diagnose, and treat mental health conditions.