The Satori Team
Shannon Pretorius - Counselling Psychologist
Shannon Pretorius is a counselling psychologist who completed her training at North-West University and her internship through the University of Pretoria in 2021. She offers a therapeutic space grounded in empathy, understanding, and care, tailoring each journey to the unique needs, experiences, and aspirations of her clients. Shannon works from a neuro-affirming approach with children, adolescents, adults, and couples, integrating a range of psychological modalities, including cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), and person-centred therapy (PCT). Her goal is to support clients in discovering their strengths, building resilience, and navigating life’s complexities with confidence.
Karla Badenhorst - Counselling Psychologist
Karla Badenhorst is a counselling psychologist dedicated to helping individuals navigate life’s developmental challenges. She has a special interest in career assessments, subject choice evaluations, and assisting learners with study strategies to manage exam stress. Karla also provides parental guidance and therapy for children, adolescents, and adults facing challenges such as anxiety, stress, and low self-esteem. Her therapeutic approach incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT). She is registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and offers services in Afrikaans and English.
Caitlin Vinson - Counselling Psychologist
Caitlin Vinson is a counselling psychologist who believes in the potential for growth, healing, and transformation within every individual. She provides a compassionate, non-judgemental space where clients feel heard and valued. Using evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Narrative Therapy, Caitlin helps individuals develop personalised strategies to navigate challenges and foster resilience.
She is registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and holds degrees from Rhodes University and the University of Pretoria. Caitlin works with teenagers, adults, and couples, focusing on anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and burnout. She offers services in English, both in Pretoria and online.
Carol Yan - Online Counselling Psychologist & Social Media Manager
Carol Yan is an Online Counselling Psychologist and expat who moved to The Netherlands as a trailing spouse in 2021. She currently work with clients across the globe and enjoy the flexibility this has brought to my own life.
She provides general psychotherapy, Child Therapy, Somatic Experiencing Therapy and Brainspotting virtually.
Her services are available in English and Cantonese.
Roxanne Zwart - Counselling Psychologist
Roxanne Zwart is a Counselling Psychologist practicing from the Satori Health Centre. He practices online and in Pretoria, South Africa.
She believes in the resilience and ability of people to overcome the various challenges. She has worked with the diverse South African mental health community for several years and beyond psychology, she has worked in other industries, which has given her a diverse understanding of the greater corporate realm. She works with adults, adolescents and children (5 years and older) facing various challenges and difficulties.
Her areas of interest include: Depression, Anxiety, Grief and Loss, Trauma, Life Adjustments, Self-Esteem, Phobias, Relationships, Stress, Play Therapy and Psychological Assessments.
Her services are available in English.
Ashley Chetty – Clinical Psychologist
Ashley is a Clinical Psychologist practising in Garsfontein, Pretoria, South Africa and online.
She places a significant emphasis on the power of relationships – the ones we have with others and the ones we have with ourselves. She believes that the quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives. Our relationships are powerful mirrors that can reflect and reveal the parts of ourselves we hide or avoid. In confronting these parts of ourselves, we are provided meaningful opportunities to understand ourselves better. She believes it is through this insight that change and growth is made possible. It is utilising this healing dynamic which makes therapy a profoundly transformative process.
www.ashleychetty.co.za
Marteleze van Graan - Counselling Psychologist & Practice Director
Marteleze van Graan Counselling Psychologist practices from the Satori Health Centre, Garsfontein, Pretoria East.
She provides psychotherapy to individuals, couples & teenagers. She has special interests in Clinical Hypnosis, Sex Health and Sport Psychology.
Services available in English & Afrikaans.
Gender affirming provider seeing clients from various sexual identities and preferences.
Andre Swart - Clinical Psychologist
Life is tough and unpredictable! It is always meaningful for me to work with another human-being towards understanding how their difficulty manifests in their lives. Even more exciting is the collaboration between us, towards resolving the difficulty!
My practice sets out to provide general psychotherapeutic services to adults of all ages. I do however have a long standing focus on traumatic stress and related themes. Even though psychological trauma is part of life, the impact of trauma is unique to an individual -so is the mastering over the impact!
When we master the impact of traumatic stress we reconnect with others, as our relationships flourish and our well-being improves we find purpose, efficacy and a sense of positive self worth.
I am registered as a Clinical Psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. I practice from an Integrative Interactional Psychotherapy (Applied Systems Theory) frame. In addition I have also obtained both Primary and Advanced Certification in a form of CBT known as Rational Emotive & Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (RECBT).This training was presented by the Albert Ellis Institute (New York) during 2017 and 2020 in Cape Town South Africa. I am also certified in hypnotherapy with the National Guild of Hypnotists.
My services are available in English and Afrikaans
Larissa Ernst - Clinical Psychologist, Sexologist & Founder
Larissa is a registered Clinical Psychologist in both South Africa and Belgium, as well as an European Certified Psycho-Sexologist. She works in English and Afrikaans.
She’s been living as an expat in Belgium since 2017 where her practice in Leuven is focussed on psychotherapy for the international and expatriate community. She also offer online psychotherapy, which enables me to assist clients across the globe. She works with adult individual clients, couples/partner relationships and families. She has a special interest in interpersonal communication and how this impacts our mental well being and relationships. She is also experienced in assisting couples to separate or divorce in an amicable way serving the best interest of the children impacted by the separation with additional interest in perinatal mental health, especially within the expatriate context where there is limited support for new parents.
Tebogo Mothoa - Clinical Psychologist
Tebogo Mothoa is a Clinical Psychologist practicing from the Satori Health Centre. She practices in Garsfontein, Pretoria East, South Africa and online. She is registered as a Psychologist in both South Africa and the United Kingdom
She is passionate about working with young people, adults, couples, and families and has a particular interest in eating disorders. Bereavement, grief, and loss are also close to her heart as well as support those who are living their lives with cancer or supporting a loved one through a terminal illness.
Her services are available in English and Setswana.
Christi Gadd - Clinical Psychologist, Neuropsychologist & Practice Director
Christi Gadd is a Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist practising from the Satori Health Centre. She practices in Garsfontein, Pretoria East, South Africa and online.
She has a special interest in the human brain and the way in which it regulates our behaviour and in turn our relationships. She provides psychotherapy to assist a person and their family in adjusting to the impact of brain injury or neurological illness as well as assessments of the extent and intricacy of the injury. She also provides general psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families.
Her services are available in English and Afrikaans.