Gertie Pretorius

Professor Gertie Pretorius has been a Counselling Psychologist for the past 35 years. She is currently in private practice where she fulfills her vocation as a therapist; facilitating healing, growth and resilience in her clients. The aim of therapy is always to facilitate constructive change and to find meaning in everyday life challenges. Professor Pretorius' professional services include the following: 1. Providing HPCSA accredited services for Continuous Professional Development activities 2. Supervision and mentoring for Psychologists and Registered Counsellors in terms of the ethical challenges and difficult cases in their practices (CPD accredited) 3. Hosting Small Interest Group Activities for Psychologists and Registered Counsellors which is CPD accredited 4. Psycho-Legal Work/(Forensic)(35 years’ experience) in Criminal and Family Matters (experience of Court work) 5. Therapy and counselling for couples (both heterosexual and same sex relationships) 6. Counselling for parents and families in terms of their relationships with their children 7. Divorce counselling and therapy 8. Blended/ Step Families therapy and counselling and mediation for parents and step parents and children 9. Gender issues relating to childhood trauma like sexual abuse for both women and men and children 10. Counselling in terms of harassment in the workplace 11. Life transitions like retrenchment, retirement, menopause, empty nest and so on 12. Art therapy in a wide variety of cases 13. Gestalt therapy for adults, adolescents and children 14. Enrichment and Personal Development counselling 15. Career counselling