Kersha

Ms Kersha Govender

Occupational Therapist

“Occupational therapist with special interest in mental health and psychiatry.”

About Me

Living with mental health challenges can make everyday tasks feel overwhelming. As an occupational therapist, I support individuals in finding practical ways to manage their well-being. We collaborate to explore how mental health impacts your routines, helping you re-engage with meaningful activities. Our sessions equip you with personalised strategies, from structuring your day to building coping skills. This approach is ideal for anyone seeking tangible steps to improve their daily functioning and quality of life.

Approach

With an occupational therapy lens focused on mental health and psychiatry, I guide a practical, stepwise way of working that turns goals into small, doable actions. Based in Cape Town and offering online sessions in English, appointments move at your pace—short structured check-ins, hands-on problem-solving and collaborative planning shaped around your daily realities. Between sessions we try simple experiments with routines, sensory or self-care adjustments and reflect on what helped so skills grow into habit. This hands-on, gradual approach tends to suit people facing transitions, parenting demands, work stress or recovery.
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Basic Information

Services

Services Offered:

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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

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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    Addiction

    A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.

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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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    Anxiety

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

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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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    Postnatal or Perinatal Depression

    Depression occurring during pregnancy or in the months following childbirth, affecting mood, energy, bonding with the baby, and daily functioning.

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    Pregnancy & Fertility Issues

    The emotional and psychological dimensions of pregnancy, fertility treatment, pregnancy loss, or the transition to parenthood.

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    Self-Care

    Deliberate actions taken to maintain or improve one's own mental, emotional, and physical well-being.

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    Self-Esteem

    A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.

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Professional Title:

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    Occupational Therapist

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

Qualifications

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Registrations

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

Occupational Therapist

Service Area

Kersha Govender I Occupational Therapy

In-person & Online

Kenilworth

Cape Town, Western Cape

South Africa