About

My name is Hanli van der Merwe and I am a Pretoria based Counselling Psychologist. I have been an independent practitioner since 2012. My therapy philosophy closely aligns with the quote by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, who states that “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss and have found their way out of those depths”. I am passionate about guiding and helping my clients work through their adversities, in order to find their strength.

I conduct therapy in Afrikaans and English and enjoy working with individuals or couples. I prefer working with adults and adolescent clients that are experiencing loss, life transition challenges (including illness, pregnancy, becoming a parent etc.) or suffers from anxiety and depression related difficulties.   I also have an interest in optimising performance, whether on the sport field or within the school and work environment. 

My Qualifications are:

B. Com Human Resource Management (cum laude)
B. Com Honn in Psychology (cum laude)
Post Graduate Teaching Certificate (cum laude)
M.Com Counselling Psychology
M.A Psychology (cum laude)