Juan Korkie , M.A. (South Africa)

Following my training in South Africa, I have worked in the United States, the United Kingdom, and since 2017, in the United Arab Emirates. Over the last 20 years, I have worked with clients of all ages using individual, couple, family and group interventions.

I have worked in a number of specialised services focussing on dual-diagnosis, assertive outreach, early intervention in psychosis, deliberate self-harm and crisis intervention. I have managed a residential treatment centre for adults with combined mental health and substance-related difficulties (USA), a crisis treatment centre for adults with at risk (UK) and a residential treatment programme for adolescents with challenging behaviour (SA). 

Although I draw on a range of different approaches, my work is primarily informed by Systemic Therapy and Schema Therapy. At present, I only work with adults providing individual, couple and family therapy.

Services Offered

• Individual Therapy
• Couple Therapy
• Family Therapy
• Sibling Therapy
• Relational Therapy

Treatment Approaches

• Schema Therapy
• Personal Construct Therapy
• Systemic Therapy
• Solution Focused Therapy 
• Emotion Focused Therapy

Presenting Concerns

General Concerns:

• Stress
• Anxiety
• Panic attacks
• Low mood or depression
• Personal growth and self-improvement
• Adjustment to recent life events or circumstances

Specific Concerns:

• Anger
• Irritability
• Emotional outbursts and severe moodswings
• Unusual sensations, thoughts or beliefs not shared by others
• Issues with body, weight, food, eating
• Chronic illness, pain, life-threatening or terminal illnesses, end-of-life
• Sexuality and gender identity

Relationship Concerns:

• General dissatisfaction or improvement of romantic relationships
• High conflict and aggression concerns in romantic relationship
• Affairs, infidelity and intimacy-related concerns in romantic relationships
• Divorce, separation and break-ups in romantic relationships
• Non-romantic and non-familial relationship concerns
• Family and family relationship concerns
• Parenting and parental relationship concerns

Trauma:

• Trauma or traumatic events 

Qualifications & Memberships

•  MA/Master of Arts (Clinical Psychology), University of South Africa
• Certificate (Solutions Focused Practice), BRIEF
• Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration, Open University Business School
• Certificate (Counselling), University of South Africa
• BA (Honors)(Psychology), University of South Africa
• BA, University of Pretoria
• Health Professions Council of South Africa | Clinical Psychologist (Independent Practice)
• British Psychological Society | Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol)
• British Psychological Society | Associate Fellow (ASFBPsS)
• Dubai Health Authority | Clinical Psychologist