Kgomotso

Ms Kgomotso Siwelane

Clinical Psychologist

verified by TherapyRoute

I seek to assist clients clarify and accept emotional problems, understand the root of their difficulties and gain mastery over them, and obtain insight into their behavioural patterns that maintain their psychological challenges. All this is to facilitate a move towards acceptance, modification, and change.

About Me

I help clients gain clarity and accept their emotional challenges. We work together to understand the roots of your difficulties. Our sessions involve exploring behavioural patterns that may be holding you back. My aim is to guide you towards gaining mastery and insight. Clients ready to explore their experiences for lasting change and greater acceptance will find this approach helpful.

Approach

To move insight into lasting adjustments, I guide clients through practical, paced exploration of feelings and routines that sustain distress. In Pretoria or online I offer sessions in English, Sesotho, Xitsonga, seTswana or isiZulu with focused check-ins, reflective tasks and clear pacing tailored to you. We combine assessment-informed dialogue, short in-session experiments and targeted between-session reflections to test new responses to grief, trauma, mood and relationship strains. People seeking steady, collaborative work to reshape familiar patterns tend to find this approach helpful.
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Basic Information

Services


Client Centred Therapy Psychodynamic Therapy Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Supportive Therapy Crisis intervention Trauma Therapy Grief Therapy

Services Offered:

  • Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

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

  • Wellness Support

    Holistic support focused on overall well-being, including stress management, lifestyle balance, and building sustainable healthy habits.

  • Group Therapy

    Therapy conducted with a small group of people who share similar concerns, using peer interaction and diverse perspectives as part of the healing process.

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  • Relationship Counseling

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

  • Play Therapy

    A therapy for children that uses play as a natural form of communication, allowing them to express feelings and process difficult experiences.

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  • Psychoanalysis

    An in-depth therapy that explores unconscious patterns, early experiences, and inner conflicts to produce lasting psychological change, typically involving frequent sessions.

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  • Psychoeducation

    Structured information provided about a mental health condition (what it is, why it occurs, and what strategies can help) as part of the therapeutic process.

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  • Child / Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy for children and teenagers using age-appropriate methods, such as play, art, or adapted talk therapy, to address emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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  • Learning Support

    Specialised assistance for children or adults with learning difficulties, building strategies to succeed in education and daily tasks.

  • 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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Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Organisations

Area of Expertise


Scope of Practice:

  • Anger

    An intense emotional response to perceived threat, injustice, or frustration that, when persistent or uncontrolled, can damage relationships and well-being.

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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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  • Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

  • Grief & Loss

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.

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  • 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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  • 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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  • Divorce Counseling

    Counselling for individuals or couples going through separation or divorce, addressing the emotional, practical, and relational dimensions.

  • PTSD

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

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  • Suicide Bereavement or Crisis

    The grief of losing someone to suicide, or being in a state of suicidal crisis oneself, both carrying unique psychological weight that differs from other forms of loss.

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Professional Title:

  • Clinical Psychologist

    An advanced mental health professional trained to assess and treat a wide range of difficulties, from anxiety and depression to trauma and complex conditions.

Qualifications


Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

Registrations


Health Professions Council of South Africa

Clinical Psychologist

Registration: PS0156736

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Service Area


Family Matters Wellness Centre

In-person & Online

centurion

Pretoria, gauteng

South Africa

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