About
About
Ivan is a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist with many years of expertise. He obtained his BSoc.Sci (Hon) in 2007 and went on to achieve his MSoc.Sci in Clinical Psychology in 2010.
Ivan De Klerk
About
Ivan has extensive experience and knowledge in the field of Forensic Psychology. Assisting in correctional services and multiple legal cases requiring his expertise places him at the forefront of leading psychologists in the country. Ivan has participated in multiple media interviews from 2012 to the present.
Qualifications:
BSoc.Sci
BSoc.Sci (Hon)
MSoc.Sci
Areas of Expertise:
Forensic Psychology
Ivan has extensive experience in applying psychological knowledge to legal matters, both in the criminal and civil arenas. His expertise includes assisting with the evaluation of mental state, violence risk assessments, and civil law disputes.
Clinical Psychology
Using a combination of science, theory, and clinical knowledge, Ivan aims to comprehend and relieve psychologically-based stress to promote subjective mental wellness and personal development. Central to his practice are psychological evaluations, clinical formulations, and psychotherapy.
Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Ivan specializes in treating conditions such as Depression, Anxiety Disorders like Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Panic Disorder, as well as Bipolar Disorder.
“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.”
Individual Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a process where a trained and appropriately registered therapist seeks to help a patient through some emotional, psychological or psychiatric difficulty by means of talking, rather than biological or medicinal means.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
DBT is an intervention designed specifically for people who experience dysregulated emotions (e.g. Bipolar Mood disorder, Borderline personality disorder) and aims to equip them with skills to better regulate emotions, practice mindfulness, tolerate distress better and to be more effective interpersonally.
Couples Therapy
Couples therapy is where the process of psychotherapy takes a more relational and interpersonal stance and aims to address problems experienced in the romantic relationship.
Family Therapy
This where the process of psychotherapy is applied to the entire family and all of its dynamics and intricacies. Family therapy helps the members of the family to better understand their role, responsibilities, limitations and expectations within the family to ensure that there is harmony and a pleasant “living environment” for everyone.