Claire

Ms Claire Lund

Clinical Psychologist

“I am a Clinical Psychologist in Claremont, Cape Town offering psychotherapeutic services to young adults and adults”

About Me

As a Clinical Psychologist in Claremont, I help young adults and adults navigate life's complexities. My psychotherapeutic services offer a confidential space to explore thoughts, feelings, and experiences. This approach supports those seeking to understand themselves better, manage stress, or build resilience during challenging times. Together, we can work towards greater well-being and a more fulfilling life.

Approach

I centre sessions on practical, moment-to-moment work that helps you name patterns and try new responses to stress, identity questions or rocky relationships. In my Claremont consulting room, conducted in English, we move between reflective conversation and short, structured practices so assessment and therapy feel connected and manageable. I give clear feedback, occasional gentle challenges and simple between-session tasks to build insight and steady coping. This way of working tends to suit people in early adulthood and beyond who want steady, practical change.
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Basic Information

Services

Services Offered:

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    Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal psychological testing to identify conditions, understand cognitive and emotional functioning, and guide treatment planning.

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    Psychotherapy

    In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.

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Works With:

  • •Adults
  • •Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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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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    Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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    Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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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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    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.

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    Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

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    Women's Issues

    Psychological challenges more commonly experienced by women, including gender-based stress, reproductive health concerns, body image, caregiving burden, and societal expectations.

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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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Professional Title:

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    Clinical Psychologist

    An advanced mental health professional trained to assess and treat a wide range of difficulties, from anxiety and depression to trauma and complex conditions.

Qualifications

University of the Western Cape

Registrations

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

Clinical Psychologist

Service Area

Next to Kingsbury Hospital

In-person

Cape Town, Western Cape

South Africa