Joanne

Ms Joanne Gouveia

Registered Clinical Psychologists

“All real living is meeting… (Buber, 1958). I aspire to provide a safe and collaborative space to foster self-exploration, self-understanding and acceptance.”

About Me

I believe genuine connection is central to growth. I offer a safe, collaborative space where we explore your experiences. This process fosters deeper self-understanding and acceptance. If you are seeking to know yourself better, we can navigate life's complexities together. This helps you find a clear way forward.

Approach

With presence and meeting as our starting point, I create a steady, attentive environment where we gently turn toward what matters to you. Sessions are conversational and reflective — we track patterns, make sense of emotions and relationship dynamics, and I offer questions or observations that invite new perspective between sessions. Telephone or video sessions from Sandton, in English, keep the work accessible and continuous. People seeking clearer relational choices and deeper self-knowing tend to find this pace helpful.
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Basic Information

Services

Services Offered:

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    Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

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    Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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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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    Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

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Works With:

  • •Adults
  • •Couples
  • •Groups

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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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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    Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

Professional Title:

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    Registered Clinical Psychologists

    A psychologist registered with a regulatory body to independently assess, diagnose, and treat mental health conditions.

Qualifications

University of Pretoria

Registrations

Health Professions Council of Namibia

Clinical Psychologist

Service Area

Bryanwood Therapy & Assessment Centre

In-person & Online

Bryanston

Johannesburg, Gauteng

South Africa