Dr Fourie’s qualifications include a BA (Hons) (US), MA (SocSci) (UP), PHD (SocSci)) (NWU).
She’s conducted extensive research and contributed to academic journal publications in the field of early childhood intervention and development, such as Child Abuse Research South Africa (CARSA), Practitioner Researcher and Families in Society.
Her passion is to assess and aid children to cope with distress, abuse, trauma, grief and loss. She delivers specific child-focused therapy to the child and greater family system and provide guidance and support needed to families as a whole.
Her services include assessments and referrals (when necessary to specialised practitioners), therapy for children with social, emotional and cognitive difficulties and parental guidance for families. Therapy could include group work with children in a friendly open and warm environment, including the family to enhance the quality of home life. She offers group therapy programmes as well as child-parent workshops. She provides parental guidance on an individual as well as a group level.
Dr Fourie has almost 20 years experience in the field of early childhood intervention and worked extensively in socially marginalised communities, both in South Africa and internationally. Her therapeutic techniques vary from crisis intervention and resource development, to empowerment of individual children.
Dr Fourie is currently working in private practice located in Gardens, Cape Town and lectured at the South African College of Applied Psychology (SACAP) in Cape Town for past 5 years.
Dr Fourie’s therapeutic approach is based on Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT). This is an approach to psychotherapy with children and their families. EFT holds elements of existential therapy (such as child-centred therapy and Gestalt therapy), family systems, as well as attachment theory therapy.
Dr Fourie’s approach is based on the premise that human emotions are connected to human needs and if activated, can help people change problematic emotional states and interpersonal relationships.
SERVICES INCLUDE:
Individual Child Therapy
Individual child therapy is used to help children understand, and find solutions for negative feelings and upsetting events that they haven't had the chance to understand or resolve. A variety of techniques and methods are used to help children who are experiencing difficulties with their emotions and behaviour.
Family Therapy
Family therapy is a form of treatment that views socio-emotional problems and their treatment in terms of the interactions among family members. In this collective manner, family therapy can help family members improve communication and resolve conflicts.
Mediation
Dr Fourie provides advice and assistance in all aspects of separation and family divorce matters.
Group Therapy
Group therapy is often beneficial to children by providing support from other children going through similar situations. Group therapy provides a comprehensive therapeutic intervention process which is more cost-effective for parents.
Parenting workshop
Fears? Flight? Or frustrations?
Join us for the parenting workshop which introduces easy-to-use strategies for building emotional intelligence and raising happy resilient children.
30 Days Parenting Toolkit
Get a 30 day parenting ‘toolbox’, consisting of different parenting tips, advice and activities, custom made for your specific parenting challenges and needs.
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