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Evidence, intuition, and the space between.

Our clinical philosophy is rooted in research and best practice, but shaped by something harder to measure: the quality of presence, the wisdom of lived experience, and the courage it takes to seek help. We believe healing happens in relationship.

River stones in still water, reflecting AKARETSA's steady pace of care
Our approach

Slow, evidence-based, unhurried care.

01

Listen

Without rush, without script.

02

Understand

The whole of you, not the symptom.

03

Walk with you

At a pace that feels right.

How we work

Therapeutic modalities

We draw from a range of evidence-based approaches, tailoring our methods to what each person needs - not what the textbook prescribes.

Psychodynamic Therapy

PDT

Explores how unconscious patterns, past experiences, and early relationships shape present-day thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

CBT

Focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors that maintain distress. Practical, structured, goal-oriented.

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

ACT

Supports you in making room for difficult thoughts and feelings while moving toward values-led action and meaningful change.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

DBT

Combines acceptance and skills-building to strengthen emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and self-awareness.

Trauma-Informed Care

TIC

Places safety, collaboration, and sensitivity to trauma at the centre of care, recognizing how overwhelm can shape body, memory, and relationships.

Somatic Approaches

SE

Works with breath, sensation, posture, and nervous-system cues to help the body release held stress and return to regulation.

Narrative Therapy

NT

Explores the stories people carry about themselves and helps create more spacious, empowering ways of understanding experience.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

SFBT

Builds on strengths, resources, and workable next steps, with attention to what is already helping and what can shift now.

Interpersonal Therapy

IPT

Focuses on relationships, role transitions, grief, and communication patterns that shape emotional wellbeing.

The way we work

Six small commitments we keep.

Our practice is shaped by a few quiet rules. You'll feel them in the room, in the pace, and in how we make sense of what matters.

Held with care

Warmth as practice, not performance.

A space to land

Quiet rooms for noisy minds.

Slow growth

Healing on its own timeline.

Honest light

Evidence-led, never clinical.

Real conversation

No scripts, no posturing.

Walking with you

Direction, not prescription.

We don't believe in one-size-fits-all protocols. Every person arrives with their own history, resources, and goals. Our role is to listen deeply, collaborate thoughtfully, and adapt our approach to what you need, not what a manual prescribes.

Clinical philosophy

Contact the practice

Reach out, gently.We'll meet you there.

Contact the practice to enquire about availability and next steps for an appointment.

Phone

+27 (0) 10 101 1400

Location

10 Homestead Avenue, Bryanston, Johannesburg

10 Homestead Avenue, Bryanston, Johannesburg
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10 Homestead Avenue, Bryanston, Johannesburg, South Africa