Carisa

Mrs Carisa Smuts

Counseling Psychologist

An experienced, mature and committed psychologist working with children, adolescents and adults.

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About Me

My mature and committed approach provides a consistent, understanding space for children, adolescents, and adults. I help you explore your thoughts and feelings, guiding younger clients to navigate their world. For adults, I foster clarity and resilience. This steady partnership allows for genuine growth, building confidence at any age.

Approach

That steady, reliable space becomes a working rhythm where I attend to each person's pace, curiosity and need for clear boundaries. In Gqeberha I offer sessions in English or Afrikaans and connect online when needed, keeping meetings practical and predictable. We use gentle inquiry, guided play with younger clients, and careful pacing after trauma, with focused feedback and short reflective tasks between sessions to track change. Those seeking calm clarity and steady support—children, teens or adults—tend to find this approach helpful.
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Basic Information

Services


Services Offered:

  • Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment
  • Intellectual Psych & Diagnostic Assessment
  • Trauma Counseling
  • Relationship Counseling
  • Play Therapy
  • Psychoeducation
  • EMDR

Works With:

  • All ages

Area of Expertise


Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse
  • Life Transitions
  • Anxiety
  • Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

Professional Title:

  • Counseling Psychologist

Qualifications


Nelson Mandela University (NMU)

Registrations


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

Psychologist

Service Area


Walmer Wellness

In-person & Online

Port Elizabeth

Gqeberha, Eastern Cape

South Africa