Karen

Ms Karen Walton

Counseling Psychologist

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About Me

I offer a calm, confidential space. Here, we can help you navigate life's challenges and make sense of difficult emotions. As a Counseling Psychologist, I work alongside you. We explore underlying patterns and develop practical strategies for change. If you are facing anxiety, relationship worries, or feeling stuck, I aim to provide clarity. My approach helps you build resilience and find a way forward.

Approach

You’ll notice a calm, steady focus in sessions as we gently map what’s happening and try small, practical steps between meetings. I offer therapy in English and Afrikaans from Cape Town and online, keeping sessions paced to your needs and checking in by brief messages when helpful. Assessment informs the next practical move, play or conversation helps younger clients loosen rigid patterns, and coping tools are practised until they fit your life. This way suits people who want clear, doable change without rush.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

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Services

Services Offered:

  • Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal psychological testing to identify conditions, understand cognitive and emotional functioning, and guide treatment planning.

  • 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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  • Play Therapy

    A therapy for children that uses play as a natural form of communication, allowing them to express feelings and process difficult experiences.

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  • Risk Management

    Assessment and planning to identify and reduce the risk of harm to oneself or others, often part of crisis intervention or ongoing care.

Works With:

  • All ages

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • 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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  • 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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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Autism (ASD)

    A neurodevelopmental condition affecting social communication, sensory processing, and behaviour patterns, with a wide range of presentations and strengths.

  • Career Issues

    Work-related difficulties such as chronic dissatisfaction, conflict, burnout, uncertainty about direction, or the stress of career change.

  • 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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  • 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 Namibia (HPCNA)

Psychologist

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Qualifications

University of Fort Hare

North-West University

Service Areas

In-person & Online

Oude Westhof

Cape Town, Western Cape

South Africa

Oude Westhof, Cape Town, South Africa