Progress Check: Evaluating Your Therapy Journey
You’ve taken an important step by committing to therapy. Now it may be time to pause and reflect. Read on to learn why tracking progress matters, how to recognise meaning...
Dr Vicky Downing
Educational Psychologist
verified by TherapyRoute
“I have 14 years experience working with diverse clients. I have special interests in ADHD, forensic (psycho-legal) assessments, working with families in transition (divorce/ separation) and teacher and practitioner training. I work online and in-person.”
About Me
I am an Educational Psychologist based in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa. I conduct psycho-educational assessments for school placement, identification of learning and other problems, and applications for examination accommodations and concessions. I also administer forensic assessments for residency and contact, as well as abuse (including sexual) abuse matters. I also consult with children, teens and adults using a variety of psychotherapeutic modalities.
Approach
Brain-based techniques (including hypnotherapy, eye position work), DBT, CBT, client-centred, and Gestalt
Contact Vicky
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Basic Information
Services
Psychotherapy and play therapy
Trauma counselling
Parental guidance
Assessments: psycho-educational, concessions/ accommodations, psycho-legal, emotional
Family mediator
Work in-person and online
Services Offered:
- •Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment
- •Psycho-Legal
- •Trauma Counseling
- •Adolescent Therapy
- •Child / Adolescent Therapy
- •Individual Psychotherapy
Works With:
- •Adolescents
- •Adults
- •Children
- •Families
- •Individuals
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
- •Adolescent Therapy
- •Anxiety
- •ADHD / Attention
- •Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment
- •Trauma
- •Mood Disorder
- •Divorce Counseling
- •Parenting Support
- •Trauma Therapy
- •Psycho-Legal
Professional Title:
- •Educational Psychologist
Qualifications
University of South Africa (UNISA)
University of Johannesburg
University of South Africa (UNISA)
University of Johannesburg
University of Cape Town
Registrations
Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
Psychologist
Educational Psychology Association of South Africa (EPASSA)
Member
South African Association of Mediators (SAAM)
Family Mediator
