Yvonne

Ms Yvonne Dobson

Counseling Psychologist

“Experience of 30 years with adults: Mood disorders, anxiety, complex trauma survivors, addictions incl. 'co-dependency', life changes, e.g. divorce”

About Me

With 30 years' experience, I guide adults navigating significant life shifts and deeply held challenges. I offer a calm, consistent space to explore mood disorders, anxiety, and the lasting impact of chronic trauma. We can also process addictions, including 'co-dependency', and complex life changes like divorce. My steady approach helps clients understand their experiences, fostering resilience and a clearer path forward.

Approach

I keep the work practical and measured, helping you name patterns and try small shifts that feel safe and useful. In sessions, whether in Cape Town or online, in English, we move at a steady pace—exploring thoughts and bodily reactions, linking past wounds to present choices, and setting doable steps between meetings. You’ll find sessions are collaborative and focused, with gentle tracking of what helps. This way of working suits adults facing deep change who want clear, steady progress.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

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Services

Services Offered:

  • Psychology

    The scientific study and clinical practice of understanding the mind, emotions, and behaviour, applied to promote healthier functioning.

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  • Abuse

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

  • 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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  • Divorce Counseling

    Counselling for individuals or couples going through separation or divorce, addressing the emotional, practical, and relational dimensions.

  • Grief & Loss

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

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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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Works With:

  • Adults
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Burnout

    A state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress, characterised by detachment, cynicism, and reduced effectiveness.

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  • Career Issues

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

  • 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.

  • Control Issues

    A persistent need to control situations, people, or outcomes, typically driven by underlying anxiety, fear of uncertainty, or past experiences of helplessness.

  • Life Transitions

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

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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.

  • Divorce Counseling

    Counselling for individuals or couples going through separation or divorce, addressing the emotional, practical, and relational dimensions.

  • Self-Care

    Deliberate actions taken to maintain or improve one's own mental, emotional, and physical well-being.

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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 South Africa (HPCSA); Board of Health Funders (BHF)

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Qualifications

Nelson Mandela University (NMU)

Service Areas

Yvonne Dobson

In-person & Online

Bloubergstrand

Cape Town, Western Cape

South Africa

Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa