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1 Caslani Lane
Pyes Pa 3173 Tauranga

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My name is Carien Lubbe-De Beer. I have been working as a psychologist since 2000.

As a psychologist I am excited by the possibility that therapy can foster hope, promote inner healing and enable a sense of enhanced well-being.

Big words which basically means that when life gets too much, or you’re concerned about your child, or a whanau member that you love, then therapy might be an option.

It gives me great joy to work from a solution focused perspective, where the focus is on strengths and resources to support new options and strategies.

Types of issues I can help with include anger management, anxiety, depression, grief, phobia, relationship problems, stress and trauma.

Some of my specialisations are:

Child centred practices/play based approaches
Trauma (through somatic approaches such as Somatic Experiencing - Peter Levine, Creative Expressive Art therapy & Sandplay - Dora Kalff)
Sexuality and Gender

A safe, supportive and nurturing space

The aim of therapy for me is to create a safe, supportive and nurturing space where individuals can heal, connect with their inner selves and ultimately live more optimal and meaningful lives.

I have been practising psychology for 18 years and mainly work with children and adolescents, as well as young adults, who experience difficulties in their emotional, social and behavioural development. I enjoy sand play therapy and child centered play therapy, as well as attachment-based work with young kids and their parents (Theraplay).

With adult clients and adolescents, I incorporate various modalities as it suits the client and context (e.g. person centered, gestalt, transactional analysis, cognitive behaviour therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, mindfulness, somatic experiencing and so forth.

I hold a PhD in Educational Psychology and was a professor at the University of Pretoria before moving to New Zealand. I am a registered psychologist with the New Zealand Board for Psychologists.

Qualifications and registrations

Registrations

New Zealand Board for Psychology: NZPB Reg no 90-06379
The New Zealand Psychological Society Member no 10409

Education / Qualifications

2005 Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
1999 Master in Educational Psychology (MEd), University of Pretoria, South Africa
1997 Bachelor in Psychology (BEd), University of Pretoria, South Africa (cum laude)
1993 Bachelor of Arts (BA Ed School guidance), University of Pretoria, South Africa (cum laude)

Other workshops and trainings

2018: Solution Focused Brief Therapy
2018: Lego Based Therapy approaches
2018: Occupational coaching

2018: Solution Focused Brief Therapy: 101 questions (5 modules)

2017: Positive Psychology Practitioners Toolkit (3 modules)
2017: The learning brain

2017: Wellbeing and Resilience: Positive Psychology & Positive Education
2017: Resistant & Reluctant clients (10 modules)

2016: Attachment & Interactional Analysis
2015: Psychotherapy Summit 2.0 Somatic Experiencing (15 modules)
2015: Theraplay Level -One Training and Marschak Interaction Method Skills Development
2015: Fundamental Intensive Training in Medical Hypnoanalysis
2015: Stark Griffin Dyslexia Accreditation training
2015: Somatic Experiencing for Trauma Level I/II

2014: Trauma the brain and Sandplay
2014: Career construction counselling for life designing
2013: Creative Expressive Art Therapy: Symposium
2012: Explore your Creative Self Workshop

2011-2012: Tow Year Intensive Sandplay Training: Dora Kalff tradition

2011: Expressive Advance Play Therapy

2011: Sandplay Work
2009: Fundamentals of Energy Psychology, with E Kaufmann-Thomassen
2009: Short Term Therapy Techniques with Oppositional and Defiant Children & Adolescents
2008: Play Therapy

Work experience

4 July 2016 – to date: Psychologist - Ministry of Education, Auckland (4.7.2016 – 5.3.2018) / Tauranga (7.3.2018 – current)

2001 – current: Educational Psychologist – Private practice

Jan – June 2016: Professor - University of South Africa (UNISA), Department of Psychology of Education, School of Educational Studies, College of Education, Pretoria

2013 – 2015: Associate Professor - University of Pretoria, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Psychology, Pretoria

2009 – 2012: Senior Lecturer - University of Pretoria, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Psychology, Pretoria

2003 – 2008: Permanent Full-time Lecturer - University of Pretoria, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Psychology, Pretoria

2002: Temporary Full-time Lecturer - University of Pretoria, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Psychology, Pretoria

2000: Intern Educational Psychologist (Child Guidance Clinic, University of Pretoria)

1994 – 1999 Teacher - Die Wilgers High school, Pretoria, Gauteng, Department of Education

Registrations

Specialisations

Sexuality and gender issues

I am an expert on sexuality and gender issues, specifically lesbian/ gay parent families.

The latter comes from my research focus as I have been a faculty member of the University of Pretoria, South Africa from 2002 – 2015.

I completed my PhD in 2005 on the Experiences of Children Growing up in Same-gendered Families and subsequently published in this field.

As professor I served on the Board of Psychology for the Health Professionals Council of South Africa, chaired the Gender and Sexuality Division of the Psychological Society of South Africa, and represented the society on the International Psychology Network for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Issues.

Therapies offered

Areas of counselling I can help with

Fees

Individuals:

Face to face: $130 (session = 1 hour)
Online: $100 (session = 1hour)

Couples:

Face to face: $180 (session = 1 hour)
Online: $150 (session = 1hour)

Carien Lubbe-De Beer | Psychologist

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