Ms Susan Haycock

Clinical Psychologist

Verified

“My aim through psychotherapy is to assist a person to improve their understanding of themselves and to live a meaningful and wholehearted life. I can work with you face to face at my practice, outside in nature (Nature Therapy) and online.”

About Me

I offer psychotherapy to help you deepen your self-understanding and cultivate a more meaningful life. We can explore your experiences together, finding ways to live more fully. Sessions are available face-to-face at my practice, online, or uniquely, outdoors through Nature Therapy. This flexibility helps us find the setting where you can best reflect and grow. Clients seeking a thoughtful, adaptable space to foster self-awareness will find a good match here.

Approach

To help you live with greater clarity and wholehearted presence, I attend closely to how you sense and respond to difficulties, using gentle experiments and reflective practices that can shift daily patterns. Sessions take place in my Ballito consulting room, outdoors among the coast and dunes, or via secure online video in English, letting us choose the setting that supports your process. We mix mindfulness, short practical tasks between meetings, and plainspoken exploration to address anxiety, relationships, trauma and burnout. This approach suits adults and couples seeking steady, practical change.

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Basic Information

Ballito, South Africa

In-person & Online

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Services

Services Offered:

Advocacy
Services that help individuals navigate healthcare, education, or social systems to ensure their mental health needs are recognised and met.
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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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Group Therapy
Therapy conducted with a small group of people who share similar concerns, using peer interaction and diverse perspectives as part of the healing process.
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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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Relationship Counseling
Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.
Stress Management
Techniques and strategies for managing the body and mind's response to excessive demands, including relaxation, cognitive restructuring, and lifestyle changes.
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Support Groups
Facilitated groups of people with shared experiences who meet regularly to listen, share, and support one another.

Works With:

Adults
Couples
Individuals

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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Behaviour or Conduct Issues
Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.
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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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 Issues
Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.
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Self-Care
Deliberate actions taken to maintain or improve one's own mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
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Spiritual or Faith-Based Counseling
Counselling that integrates spiritual or religious beliefs into the therapeutic process for people who want faith to be part of their healing.
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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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:

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.