Ms Vanessa Richards
Clinical Social Worker
verified by TherapyRoute
“Experienced & competent in child, adolescent & adult psychotherapy”
About Me
I offer psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults. Drawing on my extensive experience, I create a calm space to explore thoughts and feelings. We can work together to understand difficult experiences and build resilience. My approach helps individuals and families navigate life's challenges. I offer support tailored to your unique situation. This can be a good fit if you are seeking someone to gently guide you through personal growth.
Approach
Experience across life stages shapes how I pace sessions, attune to developmental needs and blend gentle enquiry with structured steps. In Johannesburg I work in English and offer both in-person and online appointments, keeping a calm, predictable rhythm that helps children, adolescents and adults feel safe. Sessions often mix playful tasks or focused assessments with trauma-informed pacing, brief between-session experiments and careful liaison with schools or medical colleagues when that helps. This approach suits people and families looking for steady, practical support through change.
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Basic Information
Services
Services Offered:
- •Advocacy
- •Clinical Supervision
- •Consultation
- •Mediation
- •Play Therapy
- •Psychiatry
- •Psychoeducation
- •Psychotherapy
- •Sex Therapy
- •Individual Therapy
Works With:
- •Adolescents
- •Adults
- •Children
- •Couples
- •Families
- •Groups
- •Individuals
- •Parents
- •Under Fives
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
- •Abuse
- •Relationship Issues
- •Autism (ASD)
- •Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment
- •Mood Disorder
- •OCD
- •Trauma
Professional Title:
- •Clinical Social Worker
Qualifications
M A Clinical Social Work
University of Johannesburg
Year: 2001
Honours Degree Social Work
University of Witwatersrand
Year: 1991
Honours Degree Psychology
Rhodes University
Year: 1986
B A Journalism & Psychology
Rhodes University
Year: 1985
Registrations
South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP)
Social Worker