Simona

Ms Simona Castelletto

Clinical Psychologist

Verified

“I am a clinical psychologist, with 20 years of experience, working with people in a respectful relationship toward growth and healing.”

About Me

I am a Clinical Psychologist in Milnerton, Western Cape, South Africa. I help you through individual therapy and psychodiagnostic assessment for anxiety, relationship issues, grief, and mood disorders. I use clear, practical methods to reduce symptoms and strengthen relationships. My areas of interest include chronic and acute trauma conditions.

Approach

My sessions are steady and respectful, moving at a pace you set while I notice patterns and attend to safety. I work with adults in Milnerton and across Cape Town, offering English appointments in person and online so practical changes fit your life. Therapy blends careful assessment, targeted skill practice between sessions, and trauma-sensitive processing when needed to reduce overwhelm and rebuild connection. People seeking clear, collaborative support through trauma, grief or relationship strain tend to find this way of working helpful.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

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Services

I offer online psychotherapy.

Services Offered:

  • Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

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

  • Skills Training

    Structured programmes that teach practical coping and life skills, such as emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance.

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  • Crisis Counselling

    Immediate, short-term psychological support during an acute mental health crisis such as a panic episode, suicidal thoughts, or overwhelming distress.

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  • EMDR

    Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, a therapy that uses guided eye movements to help the brain process and integrate traumatic memories.

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  • 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.

  • Mindfulness

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

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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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  • Personality Difficulties & Diagnostic Assessment

    Assessment of long-standing patterns in thinking, feeling, and relating that cause persistent distress, used to clarify diagnosis and guide treatment.

  • Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

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  • 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.

Works With:

  • Adults

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

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

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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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  • Grief & Loss

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.

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  • 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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  • Life Transitions

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

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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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  • Bipolar

    A mood disorder involving episodes of mania (abnormally elevated mood and energy) alternating with episodes of depression, affecting judgement, sleep, and daily functioning.

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  • Depression

    A mood disorder marked by persistent low mood, loss of interest or pleasure, and changes in energy, sleep, or appetite that impair daily functioning.

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  • PTSD

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

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  • Women's Issues

    Psychological challenges more commonly experienced by women, including gender-based stress, reproductive health concerns, body image, caregiving burden, and societal expectations.

Professional Title:

  • Clinical Psychologist

    An advanced mental health professional trained to assess and treat a wide range of difficulties, from anxiety and depression to trauma and complex conditions.

Credentials

Registrations

Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)

Clinical Psychologist

Verify License

Qualifications

Rhodes University

EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)

Service Areas

Simona Castelletto

In-person & Online

Milnerton

Cape Town, Western Cape

South Africa

Milnerton, Cape Town, South Africa