Kathy

Mrs Kathy Knott, MCP

Counseling Psychologist

Verified

“A counselling psychologist focused on helping individuals, couples and teams thrive through change in a mindful way.”

About Me

This Counselling psychologist guides individuals, couples, and teams through significant life changes. Focusing on a mindful approach, sessions help clients cultivate inner resources and clarity. They find support in developing greater awareness, transforming challenges into opportunities for growth. This style suits those seeking to process transitions with calm and build resilience. It fosters healthier relationships and more effective team dynamics, helping clients learn practical ways to thrive.

Approach

I work with clients through steady, curiosity-led sessions that blend awareness with practical steps to navigate change. In my White River consulting room and through secure English-language online meetings I keep the pace deliberate, checking in on mood, relationships and role-based stresses while using brief assessments when clarity is needed. Between sessions we set small, achievable experiments and reflective prompts to build new patterns. This style suits those wanting calm, structured support during transitions and career or family shifts.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal psychological testing to identify conditions, understand cognitive and emotional functioning, and guide treatment planning.

  • 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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  • 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.

  • Stress Management

    Techniques and strategies for managing the body and mind's response to excessive demands, including relaxation, cognitive restructuring, and lifestyle changes.

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  • Therapy

    Professional treatment for mental health concerns, providing a structured space for insight, emotional processing, and behavioural change.

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  • Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal assessment of a child's psychological, cognitive, or emotional functioning to identify conditions and guide appropriate support.

Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Elderly
  • Groups
  • Individuals
  • Organisations

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy designed for teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address issues like anxiety, identity, peer pressure, and family conflict.

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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.

  • 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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  • 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.

  • Relationship Counseling

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

  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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Professional Title:

  • Counseling Psychologist

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

Credentials

Registrations

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

Counseling Psychologist

Qualifications

Master of Counselling Psychology

University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg

Year: 1999

Bachelor of Social Science

University of Natal, Pietermartizburg

Year: 1996

Service Areas

PIVOT Psychology

In-person & Online

White River, Mpumalanga

South Africa

White River, South Africa