'Ambivalence − a Love-Hate Story'
A psychoanalytic take on how we try resolve powerfully conflicting emotions towards those who matter most. Contains disguised session material.
Mrs Coletta Canale
Social Worker (Mental Health)
“I am a clinical social worker and psychoanalytic psychotherapist. I work with parents, adolescents, couples and adults. I am also able to offer online consultations.”
About Me
I offer a thoughtful space for parents, adolescents, couples, and adults ready to explore their inner world. As a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, I help you understand how past experiences influence present patterns. We can work together to make sense of complex emotions and find new ways forward. Convenient online consultations are available to suit your needs.
Approach
You’ll find sessions that balance careful listening with gentle challenge, allowing patterns to emerge and be renamed. In Cape Town or via English-language online sessions, I keep steady rhythms—regular weekly meetings, occasional focused check-ins—to preserve continuity and safety. Work often turns on noticing small moments—silences, tensions, repeated choices—and linking them to life events so reactions loosen and new options appear. People navigating loss, anxiety, life transitions or relationship strain tend to find this steady, reflective way of working helpful.
Contact Coletta
Ask a quick question or arrange a time to meet.
Basic Information
Services
Services Offered:
- •Relationship Counseling
- •Adolescent Therapy
- •Psychodynamic Therapy
Works With:
- •Adolescents
- •Adults
- •Couples
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
- •Abuse
- •Life Transitions
- •Anxiety
- •Grief & Loss
- •Mood Disorder
- •Relationship Issues
- •Personal Development
Professional Title:
- •Social Worker (Mental Health)
Qualifications
University of the Witwatersrand
Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
Registrations
South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP)
Social Worker
