Ms Cathryne Baird

Licensed Educational Psychologist

“I’m Cathryne, an educational psychologist supporting children, teens, adults, and families. I provide a warm, open space to navigate learning difficulties, emotional struggles, and life transitions, using a compassionate, evidence-based approach tailored to your needs.”

About Me

I’m Cathryne, an educational psychologist who supports children, teens, adults, and families. I provide a warm, open space to help you navigate learning, emotional, and life transitions. We will collaboratively explore your unique profile, ensuring each evidence-based session is tailored to your needs. My compassionate approach helps clients clarify challenges and build practical ways forward.

Approach

By attending to how learning, emotion and identity show up day-to-day, I guide a steady, practical exploration that helps you make sense of patterns and choose small, doable changes. Sessions in Cape Town or online, in English or Afrikaans, are paced to your energy—blending focused assessment, brief teaching moments and collaborative problem-solving, with clear feedback between meetings. I balance structure with flexibility so adolescents, parents and young adults feel heard and practice useful skills. This way of working often suits those facing school, identity or burnout challenges.

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Basic Information

Cape Town, South Africa

In-person & Online

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.
Intellectual Psych & Diagnostic Assessment
Formal testing to evaluate intellectual ability and cognitive functioning, often used for educational planning or diagnosis.
Psychometric Testing
Standardised tests that measure cognitive abilities, personality traits, or emotional functioning, used to support diagnosis and inform treatment.
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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Counseling
A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.
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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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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
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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Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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ADHD / Attention
A neurodevelopmental condition involving persistent difficulty with attention, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity that interferes with daily functioning.
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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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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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Identity Issues
A person's sense of who they are, including their values, beliefs, roles, and self-perception, and the distress that arises when this sense is unclear, fragmented, or negative.
Life Transitions
Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.
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Parenting Support
Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.
Self-Esteem
A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.
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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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