Marise

Mrs Marise Swart

Licensed Clinical Psychologists

“Empathic, experienced Clinical Psychologist with more than 10 years experience. Working with adults, adolescence and children (15 yr and older).”

About Me

As an empathic clinical psychologist, I bring over a decade of experience to my work. I offer a supportive space for adults, adolescents, and children aged 15 and older. My approach helps you navigate life's challenges, fostering understanding and personal growth. Sessions provide a safe environment to freely explore your thoughts and feelings. Clients value my calm, experienced guidance. It helps them gain clarity, build resilience, and address unique concerns with care.

Approach

Small, focused shifts in attention and bodily awareness often open the space for new understanding and change. In sessions I blend attentive listening with gentle, structured interventions—we track bodily cues, slow down distressing memories, and practise simple mindfulness and grounding you can use between meetings. Pace is collaborative and measured so you feel contained while exploring relationship, mood or trauma-related patterns. This way of working often suits people seeking clarity, steadiness and practical tools in English or Afrikaans, in-person in Pretoria or online.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

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Services

Services Offered:

  • Brainspotting

    A therapy that uses fixed eye positions to access and process unresolved trauma stored in the brain and body.

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  • Brain Working Recursive Therapy

    A therapy that works with the brain's natural response patterns to change unwanted reactions before they reach conscious awareness.

  • Mindfulness

    The practice of paying deliberate attention to the present moment without judgement, used to reduce stress and increase awareness of automatic reactions.

    Learn more about Mindfulness
  • Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

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

  • Somatic Psychotherapy

    A form of therapy focused on the connection between mind and body, using body awareness and movement to release held tension, trauma, and emotion.

  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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  • Relationship Counseling

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

  • Schema Therapy

    A therapy that identifies deep, long-standing emotional patterns (schemas) formed in childhood and works to change the ones that cause recurring problems.

    Learn more about Schema Therapy

Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Families
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Life Transitions

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

    Learn more about Life Transitions
  • Anxiety

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

    Learn more about Anxiety
  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

    Learn more about Relationship Issues
  • 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.

    Learn more about Mood Disorder
  • Identity Issues

    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.

  • Suicide Bereavement or Crisis

    The grief of losing someone to suicide, or being in a state of suicidal crisis oneself, both carrying unique psychological weight that differs from other forms of loss.

    Learn more about Suicide Bereavement or Crisis
  • Trauma

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

    Learn more about Trauma

Professional Title:

  • Licensed Clinical Psychologists

    A psychologist licensed to independently assess, diagnose, and treat mental health conditions.

Credentials

Registrations

Health Professions Counsel of South Africa

Clinical Psychologist

Qualifications

University of The Free State

Service Areas

TherapyWise Therapy Centre

In-person & Online

Garsfontein

Pretoria, Gauteng

South Africa

Garsfontein, Pretoria, South Africa