Mrs Daniela Prado-Castro

Counseling Psychologist

“I am a licensed psychologist who provides compassionate, evidence-based therapy to help individuals navigate life’s challenges and foster meaningful change. I offer a warm, supportive space grounded in kindness, respect, and clear therapeutic boundaries. My work focuses on helping clients build insight, strengthen resilience, and reconnect with their capacity for healing and growth.”

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About Me

I am a Counseling Psychologist based in Johannesburg South with a Master’s degree in Community-Based Counselling Psychology. I take a psychodynamic, integrative approach to therapy, helping individuals and families understand their emotional experiences while developing practical tools for change. I work with children and adults navigating life transitions, adoption-related concerns, career issues, mood disorders, and divorce. I also offer play therapy to support children in expressing emotions and building resilience. Fluent in both English and Spanish, I strive to create a warm, supportive space where every person feels understood and empowered to move forward with confidence.

Approach

Grounded in a whole-person perspective, I focus our sessions on your existing strengths and the small, sustainable shifts that can make daily life feel steadier. Whether you join me in my Johannesburg-South practice or online in English or Spanish, we work at a pace that suits you — sometimes reflective, sometimes more action-focused — with gentle experiments between sessions to help you discover what truly supports you. I combine emotional clarity with practical steps so that decisions feel less overwhelming and more manageable. Many people navigating life transitions, parenthood, fertility journeys, or relationship changes find this balanced, compassionate approach both reassuring and effective.

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Basic Information

Not taking new referrals

Johannesburg South, South Africa

Services

My practice is open to couples, children, and adults, and I work with care and curiosity across a range of emotional and relational concerns. I have a particular interest in supporting individuals and families through the often-overlooked emotional toll of fertility challenges, female wellness, and identity-related questions. I also offer an affirming space for LGBTQIA+ clients to explore their experiences and sense of self. Whether we are navigating relationship dynamics, supporting a child’s emotional world, or helping you reconnect with your own wellbeing, my approach is collaborative, respectful, and grounded in practical tools that make everyday life feel more manageable. My aim is to offer a space where you feel understood, supported, and empowered to move forward with confidence.

Services Offered:

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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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Family Therapy
A form of therapy that works with family members together to improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen relationships within the family system.
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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
•Couples

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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Adoption
The process of legally becoming a parent to a child who is not biologically yours, which can raise complex emotions around identity, attachment, and belonging for all involved.
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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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Career Issues
Work-related difficulties such as chronic dissatisfaction, conflict, burnout, uncertainty about direction, or the stress of career change.
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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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Divorce Counseling
Counselling for individuals or couples going through separation or divorce, addressing the emotional, practical, and relational dimensions.
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Fertility Counseling
The emotional and psychological dimensions of fertility challenges, including the stress of treatment, pregnancy loss, and the impact on relationships.
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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.
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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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LGBTQI+ Support
The unique psychological experiences of LGBTQI+ individuals, including identity exploration, coming out, discrimination, minority stress, and relationship dynamics.

Professional Title:

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Counseling Psychologist
A psychologist who helps people with everyday life challenges (relationships, work stress, adjustment) as well as mental health conditions.

Qualifications

University of the Witwatersrand

Registrations

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

Counseling Psychologist

Service Area

My office

In-person & Online

Mulbarton

Johannesburg South, Gauteng

South Africa