Mr Yochi (Jonathan) Ress

Clinical Psychologist

“20 Years Experience, versatile Clinical Psychologist, Mindfulness/Neuroscience Expert and Leadership & Culture Consultant in resilience & wellness. I enjoy helping you manage stress and stay awake and free from self-sabotaging patterns stemming from deep conditioning and negative or traumatic early experiences.”

About Me

I help you manage stress and move beyond self-sabotaging patterns. Drawing on my clinical experience, I use insights from mindfulness and neuroscience. We explore how deep conditioning or early traumatic experiences might be limiting you. This approach fosters resilience, helping you stay truly awake and free. It’s ideal if you seek lasting wellness and freedom from old cycles.

Approach

Therapy here moves between gentle attention practices and targeted, evidence-informed experiments designed to loosen long-standing survival habits. Sessions in Randburg or via secure online video are paced to your tolerance—sometimes slow, sometimes active—and we track small shifts you can practise between meetings in daily life and at work. I blend somatic noticing with clear cognitive reframes so insights translate into choices, not just ideas. This approach suits people juggling career pressures, relationships or questions of meaning.

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Basic Information

Randburg, South Africa

Services

Services Offered:

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Coaching
A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.
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Consultation
An initial meeting with a therapist to discuss concerns, ask questions, and determine whether they are the right fit.
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Corporate Workshops
Mental health and well-being workshops delivered in workplace settings, covering topics like stress management, resilience, and communication.
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Relationship Counseling
Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.
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Mindfulness
The practice of paying deliberate attention to the present moment without judgement, used to reduce stress and increase awareness of automatic reactions.
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Psychotherapy
In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.
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Stress Management
Techniques and strategies for managing the body and mind's response to excessive demands, including relaxation, cognitive restructuring, and lifestyle changes.
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Works With:

•Adolescents
•Adults
•Couples
•Families
•Groups
•Organisations

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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Addiction
A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.
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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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Career Issues
Work-related difficulties such as chronic dissatisfaction, conflict, burnout, uncertainty about direction, or the stress of career change.
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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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Online Therapy
Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.
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Spiritual or Faith-Based Counseling
Counselling that integrates spiritual or religious beliefs into the therapeutic process for people who want faith to be part of their healing.
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Stress / Burnout
The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).
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Professional Title:

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Clinical Psychologist
An advanced mental health professional trained to assess and treat a wide range of difficulties, from anxiety and depression to trauma and complex conditions.