Christel Kieser-Muller

My therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, and integrative. I believe each person holds within them the capacity to heal, and my role is to provide a safe and supportive space where the healing process can unfold. Drawing on psychodynamic insight, trauma-informed care, and mind-body approaches. In my work with adults, I place emphasis the healing of psychobiological wounds, process difficulties, strengthen resilience, and move toward growth. Above all, I view therapy a journey of discovery, healing, and growth.

I've been practicing psychology over 20 years, working full-time in private practice since 2005. During this time, I have acquired extensive experience assisting individuals in overcoming mental health challenges by providing valuable insights and implementing effective solutions. During my 20 + years in private practice I worked with patients / clients within a diverse demographic and cultural client base (e.g. age, socio-economic status, language, culture, race, gender, disability or sexual orientation). My professional experience involves working with a wide range of clients/patients spanning different age groups, from young children to mature adults. However, you have recently decided to narrow my focus and concentrate on working specifically with individual adult clients/patients.

TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: •PhD (Psychology) (2013-2017) North-West University Thesis: Facilitation of spontaneous healing in an ageing individual presenting with Complex PTSD: A SHIP® perspective (2017). •MA (Counselling Psychology) (2003-2005) University of Pretoria Dissertation: Needle stick injury and the personal experience of health care workers (2005). •B SocSci Honours (Psychology) (2001) University of Pretoria •B (Town and Regional Planning) (1994-1998) University of Pretoria Dissertation: Die doelmatigheid van sekuriteitswoonbuurtes met spesifieke verwysing na Silver Lakes naby Pretoria (1997). (The efficiency of security neighbour with specific reference to Silver Lakes near Pretoria) CERTIFICATIONS: •SHIP® for Adults practitioner (SHIP®Foundation) (2006) •Cranio Sacral Therapy® I certification (Upledger Institute) (2008) •16PF® National Accreditation Training (Jopie van Rooyen) (2010) •TRE® I (Individuals) (Vision Africa & Dr. David Bercelli) (2010) •TRE® II (Groups) (Vision Africa & Dr. David Bercelli) (2011) •Assessment of child sexual abuse (Child Trauma Centre) (2011), •Ego State Therapy (Milton H. Erickson Institute of South Africa) (2022) •The Trauma Research Foundations’s Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies (The Trauma Research Foundation) (2024)