Emmanuel Davel
Everyone needs a safe space to let down their guard and talk about their challenges
My goal is to offer this safe space for you. All individuals, couples and families are welcomed into my practice. I understand that therapy is not a one size fits all approach. It may even take some time for people to get used to the process. This is why I specialise in personalised and adaptive therapies to meet your needs and circumstances.
Therapeutic approaches
Insight into my approach and values
The decision to enter therapy is usually not made lightly and can be difficult for an individual. However, with the right therapeutic process, it should enable you to grow and evolve. My focus is to equip you with healthy coping mechanisms and empower you to navigate through life’s challenges.
I approach patients in a non-judgemental and collaborative manner, allowing them to reach their personal goals. We look at your individual needs and together we seek better understand the difficulties you are facing.
Through this process I can help my patients to cope with life changes and stressors, to work through unresolved developmental stages and to cope more effectively with the demands of work and the society within which they live.
Experience and training
Educational background
I obtained my Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Johannesburg (HPCSA PS 0130923) and have been working in private practice since 2017.
University of Pretoria
Baccalaureus Artium (BA)
2010
University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Social Sciences Honours with a specialization in Psychology
2011
University of Pretoria
Post Graduate Certificate in Education – Senior Phase
2012
University of Johannesburg
Magister Artium in Clinical Psychology
2015
Internships and community service
During my internship and community service years I gained practical experience working in in-patient and out-patient settings. I worked closely with multi-disciplinary teams of Doctors, Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, and Psychiatric Nursing staff to provide the best care for both in-patient psychiatric patients and to provide follow up care for out-patients. In all these settings, I worked with adults, adolescents, and children.
Recent experience
Since starting private practice, most of my patients have been adults and adolescents. I also work with elderly patients in a Psycho-geriatric practice at Akeso Clinic, Parktown. In addition, I practice as a Trauma ICU Psychologist at Netcare Milpark Hospital and have extended this into my private practice discipline. I take a key interest in Trauma Psychology and Psycho-oncology (Psychology of Cancer). However, I work with a variety of different Psychological problems and topics in my private practice for both out of hospital patients and in-hospital patients.
