Ms Nicki Dawson
Counseling Psychologist
“My main focus area is in insight-oriented child psychotherapy, parenting, and parent(caregiver)-infant psychotherapy.”
About Me
Understanding your child's inner world can transform family life. I offer a thoughtful space where children can explore their feelings, helping them gain valuable insights. For parents, we work together to navigate challenges, building deeper awareness of family dynamics. I also nurture early bonds through parent-infant psychotherapy, supporting the crucial first connections. This approach is ideal for families seeking lasting emotional well-being and clear communication.
Approach
I guide families to notice the small, everyday interactions that reveal a child's inner life and shape sessions around those discoveries. In Johannesburg or online, in English, sessions feel calm and focused—play and gentle questioning for children, alongside brief, practical consultations with parents between activities. For adoption-related issues, postnatal concerns or diagnostic assessment I use paced observation, timed parent‑infant exercises and collaborative problem‑solving, with short between-session steps to try at home. This approach suits caregivers who want steady, practical shifts in connection and understanding.
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Basic Information
Services
Services Offered:
- •Counseling
- •Parenting Support
- •Child / Adolescent Therapy
Works With:
- •Adults
- •Children
- •Communities
- •Individuals
- •Under Fives
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
- •Adoption
- •Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment
- •Postnatal or Perinatal Depression
- •Parenting Support
Professional Title:
- •Counseling Psychologist
Qualifications
University of Witwatersrand
Registrations
Health Professions Counsel
Psychologist