Louise Malan Clinical Psychologist Oude Westhof

Louise Malan Clinical Psychologist Oude Westhof

Louise Malan Clinical Psychologist Oude Westhof has 24 years of experience in clinical psychology and holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology. She treats adults, adolescents, couples and young children. She works mainly from a psychoanalytic approach.

About Louise Malan Clinical Psychologist Oude Westhof

Louise has worked in Cape Town, Cradock and Port Elizabeth. She began practising in Durbanville in January 2018. During her time in Port Elizabeth, she coordinated the Psychoanalytic Reading Group and wrote a blog for the PE Express. She also often speaks at public events about psychological topics.

Her work focuses on emotional health, relationships and personal difficulties. Through her psychoanalytic approach, she helps clients understand their thoughts, feelings and behaviours. She also helps clients work through unresolved issues and move towards healing.

Services Offered

Psychotherapy for Adults and Adolescents
Louise helps adults and adolescents with emotional and psychological difficulties. These include anxiety, depression and life transitions. She helps clients gain deeper insight into their challenges so they can heal and grow.

Early Childhood Emotional Development
Louise helps young children with emotional and behavioural difficulties. She also guides and supports parents. Her work can help children dealing with trauma or other developmental issues. It also supports healthy parent-child bonds.

Marital and Relationship Therapy
Louise helps couples manage relationship difficulties. She works with concerns such as communication breakdowns, intimacy and infidelity. She helps couples rebuild emotional connection and healthier relationships.

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
This approach explores unconscious thoughts and behaviours. Louise helps clients understand the roots of their struggles, unresolved issues and patterns.

Conditions Treated by Louise Malan Clinical Psychologist Oude Westhof

Louise treats eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia and obesity. She also treats adjustment disorders linked to major life changes, loss and bereavement, depression, bipolar disorders, anxiety and panic attacks.

In addition, she treats personality disorders, including borderline, dependent and narcissistic traits. She addresses sexual concerns linked to sexual identity, orientation and perversions. She also works with somatic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, self-harm and anger.

Furthermore, Louise supports people dealing with sexual abuse, childhood trauma, attachment issues and dissociative disorders.

Additional Information

Public Speaking and Outreach
Louise takes part in public education about mental health. She speaks at events about psychological well-being, helping people better understand mental health challenges.

Payments and Insurance
Louise accepts medical aid from most major providers. Private clients can pay by EFT or credit card. Her fees follow standard medical aid rates. More details are available on request.