Ilana Uys

Ilana is an experienced and skilled Counselling Psychologist who works with a broad range of clients of all ages. She has a particular interest in working with children and adolescents and is experienced in both diagnostic assessment and psychological treatment.

Ilana has a special interest in early intervention for children presenting with learning disabilities;

• social, emotional and behavioural difficulties;
• language difficulties and genetic diseases and syndromes.

She has experience working with a wide range of presentations, including:

• anxiety, in particular school-refusal and separation anxiety
• mood dysregulation including depression, adjustments difficulties
• social and emotional difficulties
• giftedness
• sleep difficulties
• peer/relationship difficulties
• perfectionism
• OCD
• grief
• PTSD (chronic and acute trauma presentations)

and has experience in supporting children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and a range of clinical presentations.

She is known for her down-to-earth nature and her ability to connect with her child clients and their parents, providing them with a safe space to feel supported and gain practical strategies to manage a range of difficulties and flourish.

Ilana implements techniques from a range of approaches, including; Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Play Therapy, Attuned Parenting, Solution-focused brief therapy, Trauma-informed practice, Emotion-focused coaching, Positive psychology, strengths-based approaches, and mindfulness-based practices, as appropriate for the individual and the child-parent relationship. When working with children, Ilana embraces systemic family therapy and attachment parenting approaches whenever possible.