Lauren

Lauren McClurg

Licensed Clinical Psychologists

“Offers psychotherapy that aims to understand and alleviate a wide range of psychological distress in a compassionate environment.”

About Me

Licensed Clinical Psychologist Lauren offers psychotherapy within a compassionate environment. She guides individuals experiencing a wide range of psychological distress. This helps them explore complex feelings and find ways to alleviate their burdens. Clients will discover a supportive space where every concern is met with genuine care. This approach suits those seeking clarity and practical strategies to navigate life’s challenges with greater ease.

Approach

Therapy with me focuses on gentle curiosity and honest feedback to uncover patterns that keep difficulties active and to ease what feels burdensome. Sessions are offered in English from my Randburg practice and online, paced to fit your rhythms and responsibilities. For parents and young people I combine careful assessment, psychodynamic reflection and practical tasks between meetings so insights become usable in day-to-day life. People seeking steady, clear guidance through emotional or developmental challenges tend to find this way of working helpful.
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Basic Information

Services

Services Offered:

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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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    Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

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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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    Psychotherapy

    In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.

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    Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

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    Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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Works With:

  • •All ages

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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    Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

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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.

Professional Title:

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    Licensed Clinical Psychologists

    A psychologist licensed to independently assess, diagnose, and treat mental health conditions.

Qualifications

WITS University

Registrations

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

Clinical Psychologist

Service Area

Lauren McClurg

In-person & Online

Craighall

Randburg, Gauteng

South Africa