Farhana

Ms Farhana Goga

Counseling Psychologist

“Life throws curve-balls sometimes—or ask us to grow and adjust. I help professionals, creativse leaders, individuals & couples move through anxiety, burnout, trauma, & relationship challenges. I use talk therapy, brain-based modalities & relationship intelligence. https://www.farhanagoga.co.za/farhanagogapsychologist”

About Me

When life presents its challenges, I offer a supportive space for growth and adjustment. I help professionals, creative leaders, individuals, and couples navigate anxiety, burnout, trauma, and relationship difficulties. Through talk therapy, we can explore these experiences, building understanding and practical ways forward. My approach helps you find clarity and adjust to life's shifts, fostering resilience for your unique path.

Approach

When unexpected challenges arrive, I meet you with steady focus, mapping immediate stressors and longer-term patterns so each session has clear direction and purpose. From my Johannesburg practice I offer English sessions in-person and online, tailoring tempo to your workday and energy. Sessions blend reflective dialogue with simple, brain‑informed exercises and relational skills you can try between meetings, so insights become lived changes. This way of working often helps people juggling demanding jobs, creative work, or shifting relationships find clearer footing.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

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Services

Services Offered:

  • Coaching

    A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Trauma Counseling

    Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Therapy

    Professional treatment for mental health concerns, providing a structured space for insight, emotional processing, and behavioural change.

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  • Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

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Works With:

  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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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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  • 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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  • Divorce Counseling

    Counselling for individuals or couples going through separation or divorce, addressing the emotional, practical, and relational dimensions.

  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Self-Esteem

    A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.

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  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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Professional Title:

  • Counseling Psychologist

    A psychologist who helps people with everyday life challenges (relationships, work stress, adjustment) as well as mental health conditions.

Credentials

Registrations

Health Professions Council Of South Africa (HPCSA); Board of Health Funders (BHF)

Independant Practice

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Qualifications

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Service Areas

Farhana Goga

In-person & Online

Rosebank

Johannesburg, Gauteng

South Africa

Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa