{"id":8,"date":"2021-11-24T10:54:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T10:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sarahoconnellpsychologist.co.za\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2022-10-04T10:01:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T10:01:39","slug":"about-sarah-oconnell-psychology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sarahoconnellpsychologist.co.za\/index.php\/about-sarah-oconnell-psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:494px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-20 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2240\" height=\"1260\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-63\" alt=\"About Sarah O'Connell Psychology\" src=\"https:\/\/sarahoconnellpsychologist.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Coming-soon-4.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sarahoconnellpsychologist.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Coming-soon-4.png 2240w, https:\/\/sarahoconnellpsychologist.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Coming-soon-4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sarahoconnellpsychologist.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Coming-soon-4-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sarahoconnellpsychologist.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Coming-soon-4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sarahoconnellpsychologist.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Coming-soon-4-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/sarahoconnellpsychologist.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Coming-soon-4-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/sarahoconnellpsychologist.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Coming-soon-4-2000x1125.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2240px) 100vw, 2240px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ABOUT ME <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I am a Counselling Psychologist, practicing in Pietermaritzburg.&nbsp;&nbsp;I specialise in working with Children, Adolescents and Adults. Services include Psychotherapy and Psycho-educational Assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I am a registered Counselling Psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF). I completed my Master of Social Sciences degree in Counselling Psychology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. To date, I have 8 years of experience in the following work settings: School Counsellor\/Psychologist in both Government and Private schools, University Student Support Services, Trauma Centres, Hillcrest Private Hospital and Private Practice. 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