About Miranda

Counsellor

I studied Social Work at the University of Pretoria/ Tukkies. I worked in the family planning program of the government for two years. Then I worked for my husband doing many different things. Later I did an Honours Degree in Psychology at Unisa and to this day I remember how I struggled with stats! Let me be honest. I only passed the third year. I started private practice and did my Master’s degree in Play therapy at Tukkies in the Social Work department again. I then became a mother!!

We moved from Pretoria to George when my daughter, Kara, was three. I did facilitating and catering part time for two years. We lived in Herold’s Bay and you could spot Kara and me at the shallow pools every morning.

I applied for the job at FAMSA in 2010 and have worked here since. I mainly do play therapy.

I love the part of my job where I spend time with my clients/children. Children don’t censor or shy away from aspects. In play they create from their hearts without planning it. I think systemically and therefore have to work with the system the child lives in. I relate to the systemic work of Minuschin and boundary principles of Townsend and Cloud. 

I realized that there are so many traumatized children who do not get better with play therapy alone. I read Bessel van der Kolk’s book:  “The body keeps the score”  and have learned so much.