Psychologist Dr. Diane Preddy

I am registered as a counseling psychologist and have been in private practice since 1987. I work holistically to help people to develop healthier and more balanced lives with increased meaning and purpose. In recent years, specialist and super specialist categories have evolved in medical and allied professions such as psychology. Psychologists such as myself are registered with the HPCSA and medical aids as either clinical, Counselling, educational, industrial or research psychologists. Counseling psychologists deal with less severe human problems than clinical psychologists, who are trained in an inpatient clinic with a team of medical doctors, psychiatrists etc. We specialize in adjustment difficulties that people may encounter as they journey through this life. We super-specialize in relationships, eg marriage, family, group and intra-personal. Personally I focus a great deal on all of the different levels of consciousness and functioning that comprise a human being, the aim being to harmonize these. The result is a sense of peace and well-being within ones mind and body and increased confidence,personal power and self- control. I utilize both Eastern/Buddhist and western psychology in this quest.