Psychologist · Roodepoort, South Africa

Develop new coping skills to change the voice in your head

Develop new coping skills to change the voice in your head

With over 20 years of experience, I help adults and teenagers navigate anxiety, trauma, relationships, and life transitions with compassionate, evidence-based care.

My Services
My Approach

Therapy For The In-Between Seasons Of Life

Every session is built around your unique circumstances evidence-based, integrative, and deeply compassionate.

All Services

Anxiety-related difficulties

Struggling to control anxiety at work, in relationships or during social activities?

Trauma Counseling

After exposure to any traumatic incident of hijacking, house break or violence.

Family Therapy

For authentic changes, we need to address ongoing interactions with the people close to us.

About Mariaan Ondendaal

An Integrative Approach Built Over Two Decades

I am a psychologist, partner, mother, and nature lover. Since 2002, I have worked both in private practice at Strubensvalley Medical Centre and within a multi-disciplinary team at Poortview Psychiatric Hospital.

My preference is to work with adults and teenagers. Over the years I developed my own therapeutic approach, incorporating learnings from multiple evidence-based disciplines tailoring each method to the person in front of me.

"Therapy is not about changing who you are. It's about helping you become more fully yourself with greater awareness, freedom, and resilience."
— Mariaan Odendaal, Psychologist
My Approach

Therapeutic Modalities

Each approach is selected and adapted for your specific needs.

  • 01
    CBT — Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
    Identify and reframe unhelpful thought patterns
  • 02
    DBT — Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
    Emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness
  • 03
    BWRT — Brain Working Recursive Therapy
    Neurologically-based, rapid response restructuring
  • 04
    Imago Therapy
    Couples therapy: conscious, connected relationships
  • 05
    Ego State Therapy
    Working with different 'parts' of the self
  • 06
    Narrative Therapy
    Reauthoring your story; separating self from problem
  • 07
    Transactional Analysis
    Understanding relational patterns and ego states
  • 08
    Solution Focused Therapy
    Goal-oriented; builds on existing strengths
  • 09
    Temperamental Assessment
    Understanding innate temperament & its impact
  • 10
    Mood & Personality Disorder Training
    Specialised understanding of complex presentations
Read about my approach
How It Works

Your Journey ToWellbeing

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Reach Out

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Initial Assessment

I begin with a thorough assessment of your history, current challenges, and goals no rushing, no assumptions.

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Tailored Plan

I draw from multiple evidence-based modalities to build a plan that fits you specifically not a one-size template.

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Grow & Thrive

Real tools you can use outside the session room. Lasting change, practical skills, and greater self-compassion.

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You Don't Have To Navigate This Alone

Reaching out is the hardest part. Whether you’re struggling with mood, relationships, anxiety, or simply want to understand yourself better I am here.

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Professional Affiliations


Medical Protection
Society (MPS)

Psychological Society of
South Africa (PsySSA)

Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy Association of
South Africa (CBTASA)

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