Ms Safia Dockrat
Clinical Psychologist
verified by TherapyRoute
“I believe that it takes courage to seek help, and that it is a privilege to be able to work with clients to enrich their lives and enhance their psychological well-being. In order to do this, I endeavour to create a safe space that is non-judgemental, in order to build a trusting and safe therapeutic alliance.”
About Me
I am a clinical psychologist and a psychodynamic therapist dedicated to supporting individuals through a warm, collaborative, and deeply reflective therapeutic process. Central to my work is building a strong therapeutic relationship with a a foundation where openness, trust, curiosity, and genuine human connection allows for meaningful insight and transformation to emerge. My practice emphasises curiosity and compassion; both toward your inner experience and the ways we make meaning of emotions, patterns, and life stories. I believe that healing often grows out of understanding: understanding emotions, interpersonal patterns, unconscious influences, and the links between past experiences and present life. Together, we explore these themes in ways that feel safe, paced, and meaningful for you.
Approach
Honouring that first step, I work with you to gently map patterns that underpin present struggles and to name feelings as they arise. The process of therapy is grounded in respectful curiosity. Through psychodynamic exploration and diagnostic assessment we trace how earlier experiences shape current relationships and self-worth, combining reflective dialogue with small, practical steps between meetings when helpful. This approach often resonates with adults and couples facing anxiety, mood shifts, self esteem and/or relationship difficulties.
My approach is grounded in psychodynamic principles, enriched by contemporary relational perspectives. I hold a firm belief in the human capacity for growth and resilience, and I support clients in developing deeper self-awareness, emotional regulation, and more fulfilling relationships.I am committed to ongoing professional development, ethical practice, and culturally responsive care.
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Basic Information
Johannesburg, South Africa
Services
I work with adults navigating a broad range of life challenges, including childhood trauma, emotional distress, relationship difficulties, identity concerns, self-esteem struggles, life transitions, and unresolved patterns from the past.
Services Offered:
- •Psych & Diagnostic Assessment
- •Psychodynamic Therapy
- •Individual Psychotherapy
Works With:
- •Adults
- •Couples
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
- •Anxiety
- •Grief & Loss
- •Mood Disorder
- •Life Transitions
- •Personality Difficulties
- •Relationship Issues
- •Self-Esteem
- •Trauma
Professional Title:
- •Clinical Psychologist
Qualifications
University of Pretoria
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand
Registrations
Health Professions Council Of South Africa (HPCSA); Board of Health Funders (BHF)
Psychologist
Service Area
The Peartree
Craighall Park
Johannesburg, Gauteng
South Africa