Mrs Lindy Ackermann, MPsych
Educational Psychologist
verified by TherapyRoute
“ My overall therapeutic aim is to offer adolescents and young adults emotional support, insight, and opportunities for growth in order to develop into confident, resilient, and well-balanced individuals. I work within a psychoanalytic framework informed by attachment and object relations theory and deeply influenced by the work of Winnicott and also Jung. I aim to integrate the body and the symbolic expression of the unconscious as an essential guide to deeper understanding and meaningful psychological change. ”
About Me
I am an experienced and compassionate psychotherapist specializing in work with adolescents and young adults. I support clients as they navigate the formative journey of identity development, helping them to connect with their emotional lives in order to cultivate a sense of safety within their bodies. My therapeutic approach aims to nurture the internal conditions that allow young people to meet life’s transitions with resilience and the capacity to express themselves with greater authenticity. I am dedicated to providing a grounded, secure therapeutic space that fosters growth, self-understanding, and the capacity to move into adulthood with confidence.
Approach
The therapeutic setting plays an essential role in my therapeutic offering. My professional space is surrounded by a calm, green environment that supports reflection, regulation, and a felt sense of grounding. Within this space, I strive to be gentle, respectful, and genuinely curious, providing a safe and steady presence in which young people can explore themselves, strengthen their inner resources, and move toward adulthood with clarity and confidence.
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Basic Information
Services
Services Offered:
- •Counseling
- •Group Therapy
- •Adolescent Therapy
- •Child / Adolescent Therapy
- •Online Therapy
Works With:
- •Adolescents
- •Children
- •Groups
- •Individuals
- •Parents
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
- •Adolescent Therapy
- •Relationship Issues
- •Behaviour or Conduct Issues
- •Child Behaviour
- •Divorce Counseling
- •Life Transitions
- •Online Therapy
- •Parenting Support
- •Young Adult Issues
Professional Title:
- •Educational Psychologist
Qualifications
Master of Psychology (Educational)
UWC
Year: 2004
Registrations
Health Professions Council Of South Africa (HPCSA); Board of Health Funders (BHF)
Educational Psychologist
Memberships
Center for Group Analytic Studies (CGAS)
Full Member
Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA)
Full Member