Brenda

Mrs Brenda Lane

Social Worker (Mental Health)

A Clinical Social Worker of 35 years working predominantly with adolescents and adults with depression, anxiety and addictions. I am also qualified to supervise practitioners.

About Me

I am a registered Social Worker and Clinical Social Worker based in Kenilworth, Western Cape, South Africa. I help adolescents and adults manage addiction, mood disorders, eating disorders, and identity issues. I deliver individual and psychodynamic therapy and provide clinical supervision, adoption support, and Ukraine aid.

Approach

Thirty‑five years of practice shape how I hold the therapeutic space: steady, attentive and pragmatic, tuned to the rhythms each person brings. In sessions in Cape Town or online in English, we pace work to what feels manageable—sometimes focusing on immediate coping and other times following deeper patterns between sessions through brief tasks or reflective notes. The approach blends close listening with clear, collaborative planning so change feels doable rather than distant. People juggling mood, identity or addictive struggles often find this steady, practical rhythm helpful.
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Basic Information

Services


As a Clinical Social Worker, my primary role is to provide supportive services to clients who are experiencing difficulties, stress, trauma and any life changing event that they may be experiencing.

Understanding the client's experience is fundamental as each individual is unique and will require specific and optimal treatment.

A holistic approach will always be considered, taking into consideration the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and spiritual dimensions of a client.

The goal of counselling and therapy is that the client gains insights into their behaviour and that tools for coping are created and implemented to improve general functioning.

Services Offered:

  • Clinical Supervision
  • Ukraine Aid
  • Psychiatry
  • Adolescent Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Individual Therapy
  • Sex Therapy
  • Psychiatric Social Work
  • Supervision
  • Therapy

Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise


Scope of Practice:

  • Addiction
  • Sex Addiction
  • Mood Disorder
  • Eating Disorders
  • Identity Issues
  • Suicide Bereavement or Crisis

Professional Title:

  • Social Worker (Mental Health)

Qualifications


University of South Africa (UNISA)

Registrations


South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP)

Social Worker

South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP)

Clinical Social Worker

South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP)

Social Worker

Service Area


Brenda Lane Private Practice

In-person & Online

Kenilworth

Cape Town, W. Cape

South Africa

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