{"id":1048,"date":"2026-08-15T10:51:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hleroux-psychologist.co.za\/staging\/?page_id=1048"},"modified":"2026-08-26T13:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T13:04:18","slug":"homepage-clean-build","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hleroux-psychologist.co.za\/staging\/homepage-clean-build\/","title":{"rendered":"Hermias Le Roux | Clinical Psychologist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Nunito+Sans:wght@400;500;600&amp;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<div class=\"hlr-clean\"><header class=\"hlr-clean-header\"><div class=\"hlr-shell\"><a class=\"hlr-brand\" href=\"\/staging\/homepage-clean-build\/\"><strong>HERMIAS LE ROUX<\/strong><span>CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST<\/span><\/a><nav class=\"hlr-nav\" aria-label=\"Primary\"><a href=\"#about\">About<\/a><a href=\"#focus\">What I Help With<\/a><a href=\"#practical\">Practical<\/a><a href=\"#how-therapy-works\">How Therapy Works<\/a><a href=\"#approach\">Approaches<\/a><a href=\"#qualifications\">Qualifications<\/a><a href=\"\/staging\/book-a-consultation-hermias-le-roux\/\">Book a Consultation<\/a><\/nav><button class=\"hlr-menu-toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"hlr-mobile-nav\">MENU<\/button><nav class=\"hlr-mobile-nav\" id=\"hlr-mobile-nav\" aria-label=\"Mobile navigation\"><a href=\"#about\">About<\/a><a href=\"#focus\">What I Help With<\/a><a href=\"#practical\">Practical<\/a><a href=\"#how-therapy-works\">How Therapy Works<\/a><a href=\"#approach\">Approaches<\/a><a href=\"#qualifications\">Qualifications<\/a><a href=\"\/staging\/book-a-consultation-hermias-le-roux\/\">Book a Consultation<\/a><\/nav><\/div><\/header><main><section class=\"hlr-hero\"><div class=\"hlr-hero-copy\"><div class=\"hlr-kicker\">MEDICLINIC DENMAR, PRETORIA \u00b7 ONLINE<\/div><h1>Therapy for anxiety, low mood, and the patterns you keep repeating.<\/h1><p>Individual psychotherapy for adults and adolescents aged 15 and older \u2013 in person at Mediclinic Denmar in Pretoria, and online anywhere in South Africa.<\/p><a class=\"hlr-action\" href=\"\/staging\/book-a-consultation-hermias-le-roux\/\"><span class=\"hlr-action-default\">BOOK A CONSULTATION<\/span><span class=\"hlr-action-hover\" aria-hidden=\"true\">VIEW CALENDAR<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"hlr-hero-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Warm consultation room with natural light, timber and greenery\"><\/div><\/section><section class=\"hlr-about\" id=\"about\"><div class=\"hlr-shell hlr-about-grid\"><div class=\"hlr-about-heading\"><span class=\"hlr-kicker\">ABOUT<\/span><h2>Who you\u2019d be working with.<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"hlr-about-copy\"><p>I\u2019m Hermias le Roux, a registered clinical psychologist. I work from Mediclinic Denmar in Pretoria East, and see people both in person and online, anywhere in South Africa.<\/p><p>Most of the people I work with are adults and older adolescents who are anxious, persistently low, overwhelmed by their emotions, or tired of ending up in the same place \u2013 in relationships, at work, with themselves.<\/p><p>The way I work is structured. We start by understanding clearly what is happening and why, and then we work on it together \u2014 directly, and at a pace that allows the work to be useful. I draw on cognitive behavioural therapy where the difficulty is specific, and schema therapy where the pattern is old and runs deep.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"hlr-landscape-journey\"><section class=\"hlr-focus\" id=\"focus\"><div class=\"hlr-shell\"><div class=\"hlr-focus-intro\"><h2>WHAT I HELP WITH<\/h2><p>If any of these sound familiar, this is the kind of work I do.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"hlr-focus-grid\"><article class=\"hlr-focus-item\"><h3>\u201cI can\u2019t switch off.\u201d<\/h3><span class=\"hlr-focus-label\">Anxiety<\/span><p>Generalised anxiety, panic, and social anxiety \u2014 plus the hypervigilance that never quite lets you rest.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"hlr-focus-item\"><h3>\u201cEverything takes more than I have.\u201d<\/h3><span class=\"hlr-focus-label\">Low mood<\/span><p>Depression, persistent low mood, and bipolar-related shifts in energy, sleep and motivation.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"hlr-focus-item\"><h3>\u201cIt goes from nought to a hundred \u2013 or shuts down completely.\u201d<\/h3><span class=\"hlr-focus-label\">Emotional Awareness &amp; Regulation<\/span><p>Difficulty naming what you feel, sudden overwhelm, and shutting down when it gets to be too much.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"hlr-focus-item\"><h3>\u201cDifferent people. Same story.\u201d<\/h3><span class=\"hlr-focus-label\">Relational Patterns<\/span><p>Longstanding patterns in relationships and self-worth, shaped by unmet needs and old ways of relating to yourself and others.<\/p><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"hlr-awareness\" id=\"how-therapy-works\"><div class=\"hlr-awareness-copy\"><div class=\"hlr-kicker\">AWARENESS BEFORE CHANGE<\/div><div class=\"hlr-awareness-text\"><p>Therapy begins with awareness \u2014 recognising the patterns, emotional responses, and ways of coping that have become automatic over time.<\/p><p>From there, the work becomes understanding how those patterns developed, what maintains them, and how they continue shaping a person\u2019s life.<\/p><\/div><blockquote>The goal is not insight alone, but meaningful and lasting change.<\/blockquote><\/div><div class=\"hlr-awareness-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Fynbos and restios in warm natural light\"><\/div><\/section><\/div><section class=\"hlr-practical\" id=\"practical\"><div class=\"hlr-shell\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-head\"><span class=\"hlr-kicker\">PRACTICAL<\/span><h2>The things people usually ask before they book.<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"hlr-practical-index\"><article class=\"hlr-practical-item hlr-practical-always is-open\"><button class=\"hlr-practical-toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><span>Sessions<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/button><div class=\"hlr-practical-content\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-content-inner\"><p>45 minutes.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hlr-practical-item hlr-practical-always is-open\"><button class=\"hlr-practical-toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><span>Who<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/button><div class=\"hlr-practical-content\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-content-inner\"><p>Adults and adolescents aged 15 and older.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hlr-practical-item\"><button class=\"hlr-practical-toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span>Where<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/button><div class=\"hlr-practical-content\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-content-inner\"><p>In person at Mediclinic Denmar Mental Health Services in Garsfontein, Pretoria. Online anywhere in South Africa.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hlr-practical-item\"><button class=\"hlr-practical-toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span>Language<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/button><div class=\"hlr-practical-content\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-content-inner\"><p>English or Afrikaans \u2013 whichever you\u2019re more comfortable in.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hlr-practical-item\"><button class=\"hlr-practical-toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span>Fees<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/button><div class=\"hlr-practical-content\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-content-inner\"><p>Cash and medical-aid rates differ \u2014 confirmed before your first session.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hlr-practical-item\"><button class=\"hlr-practical-toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span>Medical aid<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/button><div class=\"hlr-practical-content\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-content-inner\"><p>Claims can be submitted on your behalf where your plan allows; any shortfall remains your responsibility.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hlr-practical-item\"><button class=\"hlr-practical-toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span>Cancellations<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/button><div class=\"hlr-practical-content\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-content-inner\"><p>24 hours\u2019 notice, please. To cancel or reschedule, use the link in your confirmation email or send a WhatsApp message at least 24 hours ahead.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hlr-practical-item\"><button class=\"hlr-practical-toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span>Missed Appointments<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/button><div class=\"hlr-practical-content\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-content-inner\"><p>Missed appointments are charged the full session fee, in line with the cancellation policy above.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hlr-practical-item hlr-practical-mobile-hide is-open\"><button class=\"hlr-practical-toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><span>Hours &amp; Booking<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/button><div class=\"hlr-practical-content\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-content-inner\"><p>Monday\u2013Thursday 09:00\u201317:00<br>Friday 09:00\u201312:00<\/p><p><a href=\"\/staging\/book-a-consultation-hermias-le-roux\/\">Appointments are booked online. Choose an available time that suits you.<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"hlr-approach hlr-work\" id=\"approach\"><div class=\"hlr-shell\"><div class=\"hlr-work-intro\"><h2>My approach.<\/h2><p>Understanding what keeps old patterns going, and developing new ways of responding \u2014 both in therapy and in everyday life.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"hlr-approach-grid\"><article class=\"hlr-approach-item\"><span class=\"hlr-approach-eyebrow\">COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY<\/span><h3>Cognitive Behavioural Therapy<\/h3><p>Focused work looking at the relationship between thoughts, emotions and behaviour, and the patterns that may be keeping a difficulty going.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"hlr-approach-item\"><span class=\"hlr-approach-eyebrow\">SCHEMA THERAPY<\/span><h3>Schema Therapy<\/h3><p>Deeper work with longstanding emotional and relational patterns, including how earlier experiences may continue to shape the way we respond to ourselves and others.<\/p><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"hlr-beginning\"><div class=\"hlr-shell hlr-beginning-grid\"><article class=\"hlr-beginning-copy\"><h2 class=\"hlr-kicker hlr-primary-label hlr-beginning-title\">STARTING THERAPY<\/h2><p>Starting therapy can feel unfamiliar. Early sessions focus on understanding the difficulties clearly, identifying recurring patterns, and developing a thoughtful plan for the work ahead.<\/p><\/article><figure class=\"hlr-stag\"><div class=\"hlr-stag-artwork\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Antique-gold stag artwork\"><\/div><figcaption><strong>THE STAG<\/strong><span>The stag comes from the adventure therapy framework explored during my master\u2019s studies. It remains a quiet reminder of approaching difficulty with awareness rather than avoidance.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/section><section class=\"hlr-qualifications\" id=\"qualifications\"><div class=\"hlr-shell hlr-qual-layout\"><div class=\"hlr-qual-main\"><h2>QUALIFICATIONS<\/h2><div class=\"hlr-qual-list\"><div class=\"hlr-qual-row\"><span>MA Clinical Psychology<\/span><span>North-West University<\/span><\/div><div class=\"hlr-qual-row\"><span>MA Psychology<\/span><span>Stellenbosch University<\/span><\/div><div class=\"hlr-qual-row\"><span>BA Honours Psychology<\/span><span>UNISA<\/span><\/div><div class=\"hlr-qual-row\"><span>BA Psychology<\/span><span>University of Pretoria<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><aside class=\"hlr-experience\"><span class=\"hlr-kicker\">EXPERIENCE<\/span><p>Before private practice I trained and worked in public psychiatric hospitals \u2013 acute and chronic wards, a forensic unit, trauma and burns \u2013 and that is where I learnt to work steadily with people in real difficulty.<\/p><\/aside><\/div><\/section><section class=\"hlr-consult\" id=\"consult\"><div class=\"hlr-consult-panel\"><h2>Book a consultation.<\/h2><p>Consultations are booked through the online booking system.<\/p><a class=\"hlr-action\" href=\"\/staging\/book-a-consultation-hermias-le-roux\/\"><span class=\"hlr-action-default\">VIEW AVAILABILITY<\/span><span class=\"hlr-action-hover\" aria-hidden=\"true\">SELECT A TIME<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"hlr-consult-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Atmospheric Stanford landscape\"><\/div><\/section><\/main><aside class=\"hlr-site-urgent\" aria-label=\"Urgent help information\"><div class=\"hlr-shell hlr-urgent-grid\"><div class=\"hlr-urgent-intro\"><h3>If you need help right now<\/h3><p>This site isn\u2019t monitored for emergencies. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 112, go to your nearest hospital, or reach out to someone you trust.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"hlr-urgent-item\"><span>SADAG 24-hour helpline<\/span><a href=\"tel:0800567567\">0800 567 567<\/a><\/div><div class=\"hlr-urgent-item\"><span>Emergency<\/span><a href=\"tel:112\">112<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/aside><footer class=\"hlr-footer\"><div class=\"hlr-shell\"><div class=\"hlr-footer-grid\"><section class=\"hlr-footer-col\"><h3>PRACTICE ADDRESS<\/h3><p>Mediclinic Denmar Mental Health Services<br>Suite B106<br>507 Lancelot Road<br>Garsfontein, Pretoria<br>0081<\/p><\/section><section class=\"hlr-footer-col\"><h3>PRACTICE HOURS<\/h3><p>Monday\u2013Thursday<br>09:00\u201317:00<br><br>Friday<br>09:00\u201312:00<\/p><\/section><section class=\"hlr-footer-col\"><h3>CONTACT<\/h3><p><span class=\"hlr-contact-line\"><svg class=\"hlr-contact-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"5\" width=\"18\" height=\"14\" rx=\"0\"><\/rect><path d=\"M3 6l9 7 9-7\"><\/path><\/svg><a href=\"mailto:hleroux.psych@icloud.com\">hleroux.psych@icloud.com<\/a><\/span><span class=\"hlr-contact-line\"><svg class=\"hlr-contact-icon hlr-contact-icon-whatsapp\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20.4 11.8a8.4 8.4 0 0 1-12.3 7.4L3.7 20l1.1-4.2a8.4 8.4 0 1 1 15.6-4z\"><\/path><path d=\"M8.1 7.2c.3 3.9 3.4 7 7.3 7.3l1.2-1.7-2.5-1.1-.9 1.1a6.5 6.5 0 0 1-3.4-3.4l1.1-.9-1.1-2.5-1.7 1.2z\"><\/path><\/svg><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/27665525126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">066 552 5126<\/a><\/span><span class=\"hlr-contact-note\">Please book online via the link below. 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href=\"#about\">About<\/a><a href=\"#focus\">What I Help With<\/a><a href=\"#how-therapy-works\">How Therapy Works<\/a><a href=\"#approach\">Approaches<\/a><a href=\"#practical\">Practical<\/a><a href=\"#qualifications\">Qualifications<\/a><a href=\"\/staging\/book-a-consultation-hermias-le-roux\/\">Book a Consultation<\/a><\/nav><\/div><\/header><main><section class=\"hlr-hero\"><div class=\"hlr-hero-copy\"><div class=\"hlr-kicker\">MEDICLINIC DENMAR, PRETORIA \u00b7 ONLINE<\/div><h1 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif!important;font-weight:400!important;font-size:clamp(42px,3.4vw,56px)!important;line-height:1.06!important;\">Therapy for anxiety, low mood, and the patterns you keep repeating.<\/h1><p>Individual psychotherapy for adults and adolescents from 15 \u2013 in person at Mediclinic Denmar in Pretoria, and online anywhere in South Africa.<\/p><a class=\"hlr-action\" href=\"\/staging\/book-a-consultation-hermias-le-roux\/\"><span class=\"hlr-action-default\">BOOK A CONSULTATION<\/span><span class=\"hlr-action-hover\" aria-hidden=\"true\">VIEW CALENDAR<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"hlr-hero-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Warm consultation room with natural light, timber and greenery\"><\/div><\/section><section class=\"hlr-about\" id=\"about\"><div class=\"hlr-shell hlr-about-grid\"><div class=\"hlr-about-heading\"><span class=\"hlr-kicker\">ABOUT<\/span><h2>Who you\u2019d be working with.<\/h2><figure class=\"hlr-about-portrait\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Portrait of Hermias le Roux\"><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"hlr-about-copy\"><p>I\u2019m Hermias le Roux, a registered clinical psychologist. I work from Mediclinic Denmar in Pretoria East, where I see both inpatients and outpatients, and online with people anywhere in South Africa.<\/p><p>Most of the people I work with are adults and older adolescents who are anxious, persistently low, overwhelmed by their emotions, or tired of ending up in the same place \u2013 in relationships, at work, with themselves.<\/p><p>The way I work is structured. We start by understanding clearly what is happening and why, and then we work on it together \u2014 directly, and at a pace that allows the work to be useful. I draw on cognitive behavioural therapy where the difficulty is specific, and schema therapy where the pattern is old and runs deep.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"hlr-landscape-journey\"><section class=\"hlr-focus\" id=\"focus\"><div class=\"hlr-shell\"><div class=\"hlr-focus-intro\"><h2>WHAT I HELP WITH<\/h2><p>If any of these sound familiar, this is the kind of work I do.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"hlr-focus-grid\"><article class=\"hlr-focus-item\"><h3>\u201cI can\u2019t switch off.\u201d<\/h3><span class=\"hlr-focus-label\">Anxiety<\/span><p>Generalised anxiety, panic, social anxiety, chronic worry, perfectionism, and the hypervigilance that never quite lets you rest.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"hlr-focus-item\"><h3>\u201cEverything takes more than I have.\u201d<\/h3><span class=\"hlr-focus-label\">Low mood<\/span><p>Depression, persistent low mood, and bipolar-related shifts in mood, energy, sleep, motivation, concentration and daily functioning.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"hlr-focus-item\"><h3>\u201cIt goes from nought to a hundred \u2013 or shuts down completely.\u201d<\/h3><span class=\"hlr-focus-label\">Emotional Awareness &amp; Regulation<\/span><p>Difficulty naming what you feel, emotional overwhelm, rapid shifts in intensity, low tolerance for frustration and distress, impulsive reactions, shutdown.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"hlr-focus-item\"><h3>\u201cDifferent people. Same story.\u201d<\/h3><span class=\"hlr-focus-label\">Relational Patterns<\/span><p>Longstanding patterns in relationships and self-worth shaped by unmet emotional needs, recurring schemas, and established ways of relating to yourself and others.<\/p><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"hlr-awareness\" id=\"how-therapy-works\"><div class=\"hlr-awareness-copy\"><div class=\"hlr-kicker\">AWARENESS BEFORE CHANGE<\/div><div class=\"hlr-awareness-text\"><p>Therapy begins with awareness \u2014 recognising the patterns, emotional responses, and ways of coping that have become automatic over time.<\/p><p>From there, the work becomes understanding how those patterns developed, what maintains them, and how they continue shaping a person\u2019s life.<\/p><\/div><blockquote>The goal is not insight alone, but meaningful and lasting change.<\/blockquote><\/div><div class=\"hlr-awareness-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Fynbos and restios in warm natural light\"><\/div><\/section><\/div><section class=\"hlr-approach hlr-work\" id=\"approach\"><div class=\"hlr-shell\"><div class=\"hlr-work-intro\"><h2>We begin to respond differently.<\/h2><p>Understanding what keeps old patterns going, and developing new ways of responding \u2014 both in therapy and in everyday life.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"hlr-approach-grid\"><article class=\"hlr-approach-item\"><span class=\"hlr-approach-eyebrow\">COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY<\/span><h3>Cognitive Behavioural Therapy<\/h3><p>Focused work looking at the relationship between thoughts, emotions and behaviour, and the patterns that may be keeping a difficulty going.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"hlr-approach-item\"><span class=\"hlr-approach-eyebrow\">SCHEMA THERAPY<\/span><h3>Schema Therapy<\/h3><p>Deeper work with longstanding emotional and relational patterns, including how earlier experiences may continue to shape the way we respond to ourselves and others.<\/p><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"hlr-practical\" id=\"practical\"><div class=\"hlr-shell\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-head\"><span class=\"hlr-kicker\">PRACTICAL<\/span><h2>The things people usually ask before they book.<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"hlr-practical-index\"><article class=\"hlr-practical-item hlr-practical-always is-open\"><button class=\"hlr-practical-toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><span>Sessions<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/button><div class=\"hlr-practical-content\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-content-inner\"><p>45 minutes.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hlr-practical-item hlr-practical-always is-open\"><button class=\"hlr-practical-toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><span>Who<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/button><div class=\"hlr-practical-content\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-content-inner\"><p>Adults and adolescents from 15.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hlr-practical-item\"><button class=\"hlr-practical-toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span>Where<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/button><div class=\"hlr-practical-content\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-content-inner\"><p>In person at Mediclinic Denmar Mental Health Services in Garsfontein, Pretoria \u2013 inpatient and outpatient. Online anywhere in South Africa.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hlr-practical-item\"><button class=\"hlr-practical-toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span>Language<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/button><div class=\"hlr-practical-content\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-content-inner\"><p>English or Afrikaans \u2013 whichever you\u2019re more comfortable in.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hlr-practical-item\"><button class=\"hlr-practical-toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span>Fees<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/button><div class=\"hlr-practical-content\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-content-inner\"><p>Shared when you book, before your first session.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hlr-practical-item\"><button class=\"hlr-practical-toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span>Medical aid<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/button><div class=\"hlr-practical-content\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-content-inner\"><p>Where your plan and available benefits permit, claims may be submitted on your behalf at the applicable medical-aid rate. You remain responsible for any co-payment, shortfall, or amount not covered.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hlr-practical-item\"><button class=\"hlr-practical-toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span>Cancellations<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/button><div class=\"hlr-practical-content\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-content-inner\"><p>24 hours\u2019 notice, please. Late cancellations and missed sessions are charged.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hlr-practical-item hlr-practical-mobile-hide is-open\"><button class=\"hlr-practical-toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><span>Hours &amp; Booking<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/button><div class=\"hlr-practical-content\"><div class=\"hlr-practical-content-inner\"><p>Monday\u2013Thursday 09:00\u201317:00<br>Friday 09:00\u201312:00<\/p><p><a href=\"\/staging\/book-a-consultation-hermias-le-roux\/\">Appointments are booked online. Choose an available time that suits you.<\/a><br>Questions before booking? <a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/27665525126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a> is the easiest way to get in touch.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"hlr-beginning\"><div class=\"hlr-shell hlr-beginning-grid\"><article class=\"hlr-beginning-copy\"><h2 class=\"hlr-kicker hlr-primary-label hlr-beginning-title\">STARTING THERAPY<\/h2><p>Starting therapy can feel unfamiliar. Early sessions focus on understanding the difficulties clearly, identifying recurring patterns, and developing a thoughtful plan for the work ahead.<\/p><\/article><figure class=\"hlr-stag\"><div class=\"hlr-stag-artwork\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Antique-gold stag artwork\"><\/div><figcaption><strong>THE STAG<\/strong><span>The stag comes from the adventure therapy framework explored during my master\u2019s studies. 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