Ms Sarah Green

Counseling Psychologist

“Psychological therapy is an opportunity and dedicated space to explore and understand the difficulties and challenges that you experience that cause you emotional pain and distress. I have extensive experience of working with adults who are anxious, depressed or low in mood, have experienced trauma, are struggling with grief and bereavement, have self identity concerns and struggles, low self esteem, or are experiencing a personal loss or difficulty making an adjustment in a new phase of life. Change brings the potential for growth and development but may also come with an unexpected cost to our wellbeing and sense of personal achievement and emotional stability. Stress, anxiety, and burnout is an identified and acknowledged experience in today's fast pace of life for many people. ”

About Me

As a Counselling Psychologist with a past experience of working as a Social Worker, I enjoy working together with people from various family and cultural backgrounds. I have trained and worked most of my adult life in South Africa and have worked in the UK for the NHS in Adult Mental Health services. My professional expertise is now focused on working with adults who want to understand and make sense of their personal difficulties and challenges so that they can understand more about their feelings, thoughts and patterns of behaving that keep them stuck in repetitive or maladaptive cycles that are ultimately not as healthy as they would like them to be. I offer inperson sessions in my office in Ballito and Online therapy.

Approach

I work from an Integrative approach drawing on my knowledge and skills of Attachment theory, Psychodynamic theory, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Schema Therapy. Using the knowledge that I have gained from academic training and extensive experience working with clients over many years, I focus on working together with you in a collaborative way to improve your wellbeing and explore the psychological dynamics and issues that you are experiencing. Together we develop an understanding of what you are struggling with and what you want therapy to help you with so that you can make sense of your thoughts and feelings, patterns and ways of behaving and how this impacts and influences your personal challenges and difficulties.

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Basic Information

Ballito, South Africa

Services

Individual Psychological Therapy – Adults from 18 years onwards.

Services Offered:

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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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Integrative Psychotherapy
An approach that draws on multiple therapeutic models, tailored to the individual, rather than following a single method.
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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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Schema Therapy
A therapy that identifies deep, long-standing emotional patterns (schemas) formed in childhood and works to change the ones that cause recurring problems.
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Works With:

•Adults

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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Abuse
Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.
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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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Bipolar
A mood disorder involving episodes of mania (abnormally elevated mood and energy) alternating with episodes of depression, affecting judgement, sleep, and daily functioning.
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Depression
A mood disorder marked by persistent low mood, loss of interest or pleasure, and changes in energy, sleep, or appetite that impair daily functioning.
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Identity & Self-Image
A person's sense of who they are, including their values, beliefs, roles, and self-perception, and the distress that arises when this sense is unclear, fragmented, or negative.
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Life Transitions
Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.
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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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Personal Development
The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.
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Personality Difficulties
Long-standing patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating to others that cause persistent distress or problems in relationships and daily life.
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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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Professional Title:

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Counseling Psychologist
A psychologist who helps people with everyday life challenges (relationships, work stress, adjustment) as well as mental health conditions.

Qualifications

MSocSc (Couns Psych)

Rhodes University

Year: 2006

B. Social Work Honours

Rhodes University

Year: 1990

Honours Bachelor of Arts in Social Science in Psychology

UNISA

Year: 2004

B.SocSci(Social Work)

Rhodes University

Year: 1986

Registrations

Health Professions Council of South Africa

Counselling Psychologist (PRC)

Registration: PS 0096288

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Health and Care Professions Council

Counselling Psychologist (AS)

Registration: PYL38171

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Memberships

International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST)

Associate Member

Membership: 55284379

Service Area

Sarah Green Counselling Psychologist

In-person & Online

Kwadukuza, Kwazulu Natal

South Africa