Priscilla Myburgh – Occupational Therapist – Die Hoewes

Priscilla Myburgh – Occupational Therapist – Die Hoewes

Ms. Priscilla Myburgh is an Occupational Therapist at Vista Clinic’s Die Hoewes facility. She specializes in mental-health rehabilitation. Moreover, she collaborates with psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and nursing staff to deliver truly holistic, patient-centred care. Through personalized goal-setting, she helps clients whose routines were disrupted by mood disorders, anxiety, or cognitive challenges. Furthermore, she integrates evidence-based Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques to bolster emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills. Consequently, her interventions blend acceptance and change strategies. Additionally, she ensures that each treatment plan reflects her clients’ unique strengths and needs. As part of the global Adventist Healthcare network, she also leverages extensive multidisciplinary resources and best-practice protocols. Therefore, every client benefits from a comprehensive support system.

Services

Ms. Myburgh delivers a suite of personalized services, each built around specialized equipment, measurable outcomes, and active client engagement:

• Individual Occupational Therapy
  One-on-one sessions use adaptive tools, graded-task analysis, and simulated daily activities to rebuild self-care and community-living skills.

• Group Therapy Programmes
  In small groups, she teaches mindfulness, stress-management techniques, and peer-supported coping strategies. Consequently, participants gain both skills and community support.

• Functional Capacity Assessments
  Structured evaluations employ standardized checklists and real-world simulations to gauge work readiness and daily-living capabilities.

• DBT Skills Training
  Modular programmes cover distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness, delivered in formats tailored to each client’s progress.

• Adaptive Equipment Consultation
  Expert guidance on selecting ergonomic aids, assistive devices, and home-modification recommendations ensures safe, confident performance of daily tasks.

Each service emphasizes a personalized patient experience. Moreover, Ms. Myburgh adjusts interventions continuously based on client feedback, thereby fostering meaningful, sustainable gains.

Additional Information

Ms. Myburgh graduated from the University of Stellenbosch in 2017. Afterward, she completed her community-service year with clients experiencing psychosis and intellectual disabilities. Subsequently, she spent five years at CL Stander & Associates, where she honed her group-therapy skills and obtained OT Grow training. Currently, she is pursuing a Master’s in Psychiatry at the University of the Witwatersrand, focusing on routine outcome measurement in private psychiatric settings. However, publicly accessible records do not list her detailed academic degrees or prior clinical placements. Therefore, individuals seeking her formal credentials and career history are encouraged to contact Vista Clinic directly. Nevertheless, her integration of evidence-based DBT methods and her ongoing postgraduate research underscore her commitment to advancing occupational therapy in psychiatric settings.

Schedule a consultation today to discover how Ms. Priscilla Myburgh’s DBT-informed, client-centred occupational-therapy programmes can support your journey toward renewed independence and well-being.