Andrew Burnard Psychologist Unclaimed

I am a psychologist in private practice in Johannesburg North. I provide therapy and assessment services to children, adolescents and adults using a wide range of therapeutic techniques. I work with individuals, couples, families and groups. Issues I commonly deal with in my practice include relationship problems, divorce, bereavement, anxiety, depression, trauma debriefing and substance abuse. I have a special interest in long term psychotherapy, and in therapy with men and boys.

I went on to complete my degree in both Chemistry and Psychology but felt that my passion lay in understanding the science of the mind. I went on to complete my Honours degree in Psychology and when it came to selecting which Masters degree to pursue, Educational Psychology was the logical choice. As an educational psychologist I would delve deeper into the mind, always with the scientific and biological (or neuropsychological) as my point of departure. Since qualifying, I have worked for researchers in a neurorehabilitation hospital in Canada, explored psychology within the corporate world in Johannesburg and practiced as both a therapist and assessor in my own practice. In 2015 my husband and my lives changed with the birth of our first daughter and so my work changed direction. My interest in learning and development was further piqued as I watched this amazing and precious little mind open up and expand. I began to focus on Assessment: investigating, understanding and diagnosing barriers to learning and development, and exploring development throughout the lifespan. With the birth of our second daughter in 2017, my focus evened out with a more equitable split between educational and early childhood developmental work.