Karlien

Mrs Karlien Terblanche

Occupational Therapist

“Occupational Therapist speciliased in mental health and psychiatry. I offer a practical, skills-building, goal-directed therapy approach.”

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About Me

I help individuals navigate mental health challenges, focusing on practical skills for daily life. My goal-directed approach offers tangible steps you can use immediately. We might explore routines, energy management, or specific coping strategies. Clients seeking concrete tools and a clear path forward find my support helpful. I aim to help you regain control and participate fully in your life.

Approach

You’ll notice the work moves quickly from talk to tiny, testable changes—brief experiments, short routines and clear micro-tasks you can try between sessions to see what shifts your mood, energy and relationship with your body. I offer sessions in English or Afrikaans in Cape Town and online, paced to suit adolescents, adults or groups and geared toward measurable progress rather than abstract insight. We track what works, adapt tasks collaboratively and sharpen strategies over time. People who want practical, steady forward movement tend to find this helpful.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Coaching

    A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Occupational Therapy

    A therapy that helps people develop or recover the practical skills needed for daily life activities, from self-care to work and social participation.

Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Groups
  • Organisations

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

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

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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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  • Body Image

    How a person perceives, thinks, and feels about their physical appearance. When persistently negative, it can drive distress, avoidance, and disordered eating.

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  • Eating Disorders

    A group of conditions, including anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, involving disturbed eating behaviours and a distorted relationship with food and body image.

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  • Personality Difficulties

    Long-standing patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating to others that cause persistent distress or problems in relationships and daily life.

  • Procrastination

    The habitual delay of important tasks despite knowing the consequences, often driven by underlying anxiety, perfectionism, or fear of failure.

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Professional Title:

  • Occupational Therapist

    A therapist who helps people develop or recover the practical skills needed for daily life, work, and social participation.

Credentials

Registrations

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

Occupational Therapist

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Qualifications

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

University of Pretoria

Year: 2008

Master of Occupational Therapy

Stellenbosch University

Year: 2013

Service Areas

Encompass Practice

In-person & Online

Gardens

Cape Town, Western Cape

South Africa

Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa