Stephanie

Ms Stephanie Barrett, BPsych

Registered Counselor

Verified

“An integrative approach to the clients needs,including online sessions, to attain tools for them to empower their own life's.”

About me

I am a Registered Counsellor based in Fourways, Gauteng, South Africa. I work with anger, behaviour or conduct issues, relationship problems, self-care, and trauma. I offer personal development and adoption counselling in a practical, supportive space.

Approach

Working with me involves practical skills and gentle reflection, combining structured exercises with space to move at your own pace. Sessions in Sandton or online, in English, are calm, focused, and tailored to adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Together, we explore patterns related to anger, relationship difficulties, and trauma, try small, practical changes between sessions, and build self-care routines that fit naturally into everyday life. This approach can be especially helpful for people looking for clear, practical changes that they can carry into their daily lives.
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Basic information

Languages:

English

Fees:

Direct payment

In-person & Online

Services

I deliver a holistic approach including Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Equestrian Assisted Psychotherapy and other evidence-based treatments to clients with a wide range of emotional, behavioural, and adjustment problems, such as anxiety, stress, depression and bipolar.

Services Offered:

  • 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.

  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • 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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  • Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy designed for teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address issues like anxiety, identity, peer pressure, and family conflict.

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  • Conflict Management

    Structured approaches to resolving disputes and improving communication between people in conflict, whether in relationships, families, or workplaces.

  • Corporate Workshops

    Mental health and well-being workshops delivered in workplace settings, covering topics like stress management, resilience, and communication.

  • Counselling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Individual Psychotherapy

    In-depth one-on-one therapy that explores the deeper roots of a person's difficulties, often drawing on psychodynamic or psychoanalytic models.

  • Integrative Psychotherapy

    An approach that draws on multiple therapeutic models, tailored to the individual, rather than following a single method.

  • Interpersonal Therapy

    A short-term, structured therapy that focuses on improving relationships and resolving interpersonal difficulties as a way to relieve emotional distress, particularly depression.

Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Organisations

Area of expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anger

    An intense emotional response to perceived threat, injustice, or frustration that, when persistent or uncontrolled, can damage relationships and well-being.

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  • Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

  • 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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  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Self-Care

    Deliberate actions taken to maintain or improve one's own mental, emotional, and physical well-being.

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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:

  • Registered Counselor

    A counselor who is formally registered with a professional or regulatory body.

Credentials

Registrations

Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)

Registered Counsellor

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Qualifications

Bachelor of Psychology

Midrand Graduate Institute

Year: 2009

Equestrian Assisted Psychotherapy

EAPISA

Year: 2023

Service Areas

Private Practice Office

In-person & Online

Fourways

Sandton, Gauteng

South Africa

Fourways, Sandton, South Africa