Melissa Bothma Claimed

Melissa provides the following psychological services for children:
Educational assessments, school readiness assessments, individual psychotherapy in the form of play therapy, as well as parental guidance to the parents of a child client.

Services offered to adolescent clients are educational and subject choice assessments, career counselling and individual psychotherapy to address behavioural, identity, self-esteem and social issues.



We assist our clients in reaching their full potential through individualised self-development programs. Our Cape Town team also works with other trained professionals, such as medical specialists, teachers, organisational personnel, legal representatives, community workers, and so on, as is usefully required for effective therapeutic outcomes. We do this directly from our rooms in Claremont, Cape Town, and/or in community contexts, as is most useful. Our multi-disciplinary approach integrates the strengths of cognitive-behavioural strategies, systemic & eco-systemic methods, narrative therapy, psychoanalysis, client-centered & other humanistic approaches, as well as medical, neuropsychological and psycho-diagnostic perspectives. We can also provide social psychology initiatives to promote optimal group process where useful. By using a multi-disciplinary approach to therapy, assessment and intervention, we can better serve the psychological needs of our clients individually, or as a group. We tailor-make our clinical and other interventions for our clients’ specific requirements at any given time. If you are looking for an effective,  professional psychologist you can be assured that we are among the best.