Mental Health
I am most passionate about mental health and Occupational Therapy.
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OT is all about function – functioning to your absolute best ability despite (and even because of) your mental health challenges.
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I help people who have been diagnosed with:
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Depression
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Bipolar Mood Disorder
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Anxiety and Panic Disorders
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Post Traumatic Stress
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Schizophrenia
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ADHD
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Sensory Processing issues
My main aims of treatment are to educate, foster better coping skills and provide tools to deal with how your symptoms and your condition affect your function in work, relationships, studies and activities of daily living.
A lot of my clients have been labelled as “crazy” or mad.
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They tend to experience a lot of stigma within their communities or in their workplaces and even within their families.
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I aim to ‘normalise’ mental illness, and to reduce stigma by empowering my clients to become mental health ambassadors.
I encourage them to show others that they are not defined or limited by their diagnosis, but that it serves as a source of strength and an opportunity for growth.
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Crazy just means that your reality is different from other people's reality.
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You might think out of the box more, be more creative, or see the world differently.
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This makes you a disruptor and someone who challenges the norm.
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Don’t change who you are. But do no harm – to yourself or to others.
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Deal with your illness, work on self growth, take your medication, and still be uniquely you.
Please Remember
In South Africa,
the Employment Equity Act protects employees in the workplace.
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This allows for reasonable accommodation at work
if your illness or disability
is being negatively affected by your working conditions or environment, OR if it affects your ability to work in a functional way.
An OT can assess and make recommendations for work related problems.