Compassionate Support for Your Mental Well-Being
Professional, compassionate psychological support to help you navigate challenges, build resilience, and improve your wellbeing.
Services
Individual Psychotherapy
A compassionate, collaborative space dedicated to your unique story. In individual psychotherapy, you’ll explore patterns, beliefs, and experiences with a focus on growth, resilience, and lasting wellbeing. I tailor approaches to honour your pace while guiding you toward greater insight, emotional balance, and meaningful change.
In-Depth Trauma Treatment
Trauma leaves a complex imprint on the self. Our in-depth trauma treatment is designed to gently uncover and heal deep-rooted schemas that shape how you relate to yourself and the world. Through a structured, compassionate process, we help you rebuild safety, trust, and a coherent sense of self.
EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) offers a transformative path through trauma; whether arising from a single event or from recurring experiences that began in childhood. EMDR helps reprocess distressing memories, reduce lingering emotional charge, and restore a sense of identity, security, and self-worth. You’ll regain the confidence to move through life with clarity and resilience.
Couples Therapy
When working with couples, I help you clarify your shared goals, needs, and desires to guide compassionate and effective therapy. Together, we identify patterns in your relationship and explore each person’s contributions to the dynamics at play. We also examine significant experiences from each partner’s personal history that may influence behavior in the present, inviting understanding, empathy, and growth for both individuals and the relationship as a whole.
Family Psychotherapy
In family therapy, I work with the whole family in each session to illuminate how the family system functions. We explore the roles that interdependent members play, identify areas that may need attention, and gently address behaviors that perpetuate these patterns. The goal is to foster healthier communication, deeper connection, and practical strategies that support the well-being of every family member.
Corporate Workshops
I offer corporate workplace workshops focused on mental health and resilience in professional settings. Topics include burnout prevention, compassion fatigue, effective communication, and strategies to support wellbeing. I also address addiction and substance use disorders with a compassionate, evidence-based approach that respects workplace realities and promotes healthier, more sustainable outcomes.
“You are not broken. You have simply been made into a map of your experiences.” — Unknown
Available Assessments
Clinical Interview | Observation | Psychometric assessments, including:
– Mood-related disorders (depressive disorders, and bipolar-related disorders)
– Cognitive/neuropsychological evaluation
– Personality pathology
Why This Work Matters
- Reclaim your sense of self-worth and belonging
- Transform fear, shame, and doubt into insight and empowerment
- Build a durable sense of safety that supports daily life
- Heal from past events and reclaim a more authentic, connected future
About Pholly Zizi
The human mind is layered, nuanced, and uniquely crafted by both tangible experiences and the stories we tell ourselves.
My path in psychology began with a shift in perspective during a high school art lesson on surrealism. I realized I had been viewing the world in very concrete terms, and that beneath the surface lay a rich interior landscape.
This awareness became the compass guiding my journey: to understand how our minds adapt, cope, and thrive within the textures of everyday life.
Frequently Asked Questions
Rates per session
- Individual sessions: R1244
- Couple sessions and family sessions: R1600
Do I accept medical aid?
I accept most medical aid schemes, including Bankmed, Camaf, Discovery, and Gems. I also accept PMB claims; however, please note that not all medical aids cover PMB for out-of-hospital psychotherapy
How long is a session?
- Individual sessions: 51-60 minutes
- Couple and family sessions: 80-90 minutes
Qualifications
- BA in Psychology and English
- BA HONS in Psychology
- Masters in Clinical Psychology
- I have completed both phases (1 & 2) of EMDR Training