Joshua

Mr Joshua Rubenstein

Clinical Psychologist

verified by TherapyRoute

Psychodynamic psychotherapist operating in Hout Bay. I treat adolescents and adults with a range of life challenges and mental health problems.

About Me

I am a Clinical Psychologist in Hout Bay, Cape Town. I provide psychotherapeutic services to adolescents and adults to help with the challenges of life and personal growth. I am an empathetic person with a passion for psychological work, human healing and learning about the complexity of human experience.

Approach

As a psychotherapist I work from a psychodynamic perspective. Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a widely employed scientific, evidence-based approach to therapy. I see clients with a minimum frequency of once a week. Psychodynamic psychotherapy is an open-ended, approach to therapy with an emphasis on creating a safe space to understand oneself better, feel emotions more fully, build healthy relationships and find meaning in life. If you are interested in learning more about this approach I recommend this article by Dr Jonathan Shedler, internationally acclaimed psychologist. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/getting-to-know-me/ I also offer psychoanalytic psychotherapy which is a more intensive version of psychodynamic psychotherapy, where we meet twice a week over a long time period. I do offer a couple of slots of low fee psychotherapy only for clients willing to do twice weekly therapy for 18 months or more.
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Basic Information

Services


I am interested in working with adolescents and adults struggling with a wide range of problems. This includes relationship and interpersonal problems, stress and burnout, existential problems, as well as conditions like anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD/ trauma and substance use problems. I also work with people seeking personal exploration and growth. An area of special interest for me is adolescent mental health. I am passionate about helping young people and families negotiate the challenges of growing up and finding a meaningful path in life.

Services Offered:

  • Psych & Diagnostic Assessment
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Adolescent Therapy

Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Families
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise


Scope of Practice:

  • Addiction
  • Anxiety
  • Relationship Issues
  • Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment
  • Mood Disorder
  • Trauma
  • Young Adult Issues
  • Adolescent Therapy

Professional Title:

  • Clinical Psychologist

Qualifications


University of Pretoria

University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town

Registrations


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

Clinical Psychologist

Memberships


South African Psychoanalytic Initiative (SAPI)

Service Area


Andrews Road Practice

In-person & Online

Scott Estate

Cape Town, Western Cape

South Africa