Hedwig van Wijk

General Psychologist, specialising in:

Adjustment Difficulties and Life Transitions
Anger Management
Anxiety Disorders
Bipolar Disorder

Adjustment Difficulties and Life Transitions
Anger Management
Anxiety Disorders

Taking new clients

English, Afrikaans

Hi, I’m Hedwig

I am a dedicated and compassionate psychologist with over 25 years of diverse experience across clinical, counselling and group settings. I am highly skilled in addressing complex psychological conditions and provide empathetic support to clients from varied cultural and social backgrounds. I have extensive experience working in both South Africa and Australia, which has provided me with a deep understanding of change, experience of loss and trauma and the subsequent impact on mental health and overall well-being. From clients in their 20s to the elderly I want to work together to achieve positive and meaningful outcomes.

I am committed to fostering personal growth, resilience and healthy relationships in individuals, communities and vulnerable populations. I am passionate about supporting others through changes in circumstances and mood. This includes palliative care, bereavement and loss. I have expertise in dealing with trauma and newly developed techniques, e.g. BWRT.

I can help you with

Adjustment Difficulties and Life Transitions
Anger Management
Anxiety Disorders
Bipolar Disorder
Communication Difficulties
Depression and Low Mood
Disability
Gender and Sexual Identity
Grief and Bereavement
Loneliness
Narcissism
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Panic Attacks
Parenting and New-Parent Support
Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health
Phobias
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Complex PTSD
Risky Behaviours
Self-Development
Self-Esteem
Sexual Abuse
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Stress Management
Trauma
Wellbeing Coaching
Workplace Incidents

I’m trained in

Coaching
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative Therapy
Positive Psychology
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT)

Qualifications

I hold a Master of Psychology from the University of Pretoria; RSA and I am a registered Psychologist with AHPRA. I have completed 2, one-year internships at The University of Johannesburg Student Counselling service and at I Military Hospital Pretoria. I have completed numerous training workshops in a variety of fields, and I am committed to ongoing professional development.; My experience ranges from starting my career in the townships of South Africa with the vulnerable and sick to working as in Private Practice in Hobart, Australia. In between I worked for an Employee Assistance Provider in Canberra and from there as a psychologist with the Australian Federal police. I relocated back to South Africa and had a thriving Private practise where I combined clinical, counselling positions at 2 private Mental Health Clinics. This also led to conducting group sessions with in-patients. I returned to Australia in 2020 and since then worked as a Psychologist in Private practise in Hobart. Each opportunity enriched my experience and my passion for the vulnerable, traumatised and the well-being of people struggling with loss, identity the effect on mood and mental wellbeing.