Ms Fiona Wicksted

Educational Psychologist

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“I am an analytically-oriented psychotherapist, whose training in educational psychology and early development informs my current practice with adolescents and adults. ”

About Me

As a practitioner of the talking cure, I am interested in the unique ways that we choose, to tell our life stories, and in the symptoms we develop to express our struggles. I attempt to help you to discover the meaning underlying these narratives which may be firmly lodged in earlier, long buried experiences.

Approach

Therapy is a dynamic process of self-exploration that takes the form of an evolving dialogue between client and therapist, but which may continue between sessions as an ongoing internal narrative. I attempt to facilitate your path back to yourself, in an empathic but challenging way, rather than to prescribe a one-size -fits-all, “solution”.

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Basic Information

Johannesburg, South Africa

In-person & Online

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Services

I work with couples and individuals from all walks of life, across a wide array of open-ended difficulties. Sometimes needing to make a decision, a crisis, or a dream, are what bring a person to therapy, but often the reason they stay, may only became apparent as the process unfolds…

Services Offered:

Adolescent Therapy
Therapy designed for teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address issues like anxiety, identity, peer pressure, and family conflict.
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Divorce Counselling
Counselling for individuals or couples going through separation or divorce, addressing the emotional, practical, and relational dimensions.
Individual Psychotherapy
In-depth one-on-one therapy that explores the deeper roots of a person's difficulties, often drawing on psychodynamic or psychoanalytic models.
Dream Analysis
A technique that explores the themes, symbols, and emotions in dreams to uncover unconscious thoughts and unresolved feelings.
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Relationship Counselling
Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.
Supervision
Professional oversight for therapists and counsellors, providing guidance, ethical support, and reflective space for their clinical work.
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Psychodynamic Therapy
A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.
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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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Geriatric Psychology
A branch of psychology focused on the mental health needs of older adults, including cognitive decline, loss, loneliness, and adjustment to ageing.
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Works With:

Adolescents
Adults
Couples
Individuals
Parents
Elderly

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

Codependency
A relational pattern in which a person's sense of identity and self-worth becomes excessively tied to caring for or controlling another person, often at their own expense.
Postnatal or Perinatal Depression
Depression occurring during pregnancy or in the months following childbirth, affecting mood, energy, bonding with the baby, and daily functioning.
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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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Guilt or Forgiveness
Persistent feelings of guilt, shame, or difficulty forgiving oneself or others that weigh on emotional well-being and relationships.
Grief, Loss & Bereavement
The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss, varying widely in duration and expression.
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Relationship Issues
Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.
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Parenting Support
Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.
Divorce Coping
The emotional upheaval of separation or divorce, including grief, anger, identity disruption, and the challenge of restructuring family life.
Life Transitions
Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.
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Identity & Self-Image
A person's sense of who they are, including their values, beliefs, roles, and self-perception, and the distress that arises when this sense is unclear, fragmented, or negative.