Anfi

Ms Anfi Strauss

Educational Psychologist

“A compassionate psychologist focussing predominantly on promoting the emotional, behavioral, and scholastic well-being of children and adolescents.”

About Me

This educational psychologist offers compassionate support, helping children and adolescents navigate challenges affecting their emotional, behavioural, and scholastic well-being. They create a safe, collaborative space where young people can explore feelings and build practical strategies. This tailored approach fosters resilience and confidence, making them an ideal match for families seeking gentle guidance to help their child thrive and flourish at home and school.

Approach

Sessions move from attentive listening into hands‑on, child‑centred work where feelings are explored through play, stories and short experiments that feel manageable for busy families. I see children, adolescents and parents in my Centurion office, offering sessions in English or Afrikaans and setting small between‑session tasks that build skills steadily. Therapy blends steady pacing, clear goals and active feedback so progress is visible to caregivers and young people alike. Families seeking practical, grounded support for behaviour, learning or emotional recovery often find this approach helpful.
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Basic Information

In-person

Services

Services Offered:

  • Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

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

  • Brain Working Recursive Therapy

    A therapy that works with the brain's natural response patterns to change unwanted reactions before they reach conscious awareness.

  • 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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  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

    A therapy combining mindfulness meditation with cognitive behavioural techniques, designed particularly to prevent relapse in depression.

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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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  • 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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Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Children
  • Parents

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • 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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  • 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 Behaviour

    Behavioural difficulties in children, such as tantrums, aggression, withdrawal, or defiance, that signal emotional distress or developmental needs.

  • 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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  • Learning or Development Difficulties

    Conditions that affect a person's ability to acquire, process, or apply information, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, or intellectual disability, impacting education and daily life.

  • Parenting Support

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

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)

Psychologist

Qualifications

University of South Africa (UNISA)

Service Areas

Anfi Strauss

In-person

Centurion, Gauteng

South Africa