We are Committed to Your Mental Health
We focus on the biopsychosocial management of psychiatric disorders including clinical hypnotherapy.
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Our services
Psychiatric Services
Anxiety disorders
Separation Anxiety disorder. Selective mutism. Specific Phobia. Social Anxiety Disorder(Social Phobia) Panic Disorder. Agoraphobia. Generalised Anxiety disorder.
Conversion disorder
One or more symptoms of altered voluntary motor or sensory function which is not better explained by another medical or mental disorder,eg weakness or paralysis, abnormal movement, speech problem, attacks or seizures, visual, olfactory or hearing disturbance. The symptom causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social or occupational functioning.
Despression
Persistent depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, worthlessness, fatigue,suicidal thoughts or attempts, poor concentration and impaired social or occupational functioning.
Pain, Headache & Anger
Persistent and debilitating pains and headaches despite medical treatment. Anger management.
Panic Disorder
Recurrent unexpected panic attacks.A panic attack is an abrupt surge of intense fear or intense discomfort that reaches a peak within minutes, it may include symptoms like, palpitations, ponding heart, sweating,tremblimg or shaking, chest pain, feeling of choking, nausea, chills, fear of loosing control or ‘going crazy’, numbness.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury or sexual violence. Symptoms may include recurrent involuntary and intrusive distressing memories of the traumatic event, recurrent dreams related to traumatic event, flashbacks, avoidance of people, activities, objects, situations that arouse distressing memories, thoughts, or feelings associated with the traumatic event.
Sexual Disorders & Abuse
Include delayed ejaculation, erectile disorder, female orgasmic disorder, female arousal disorder, genital pain, penetration disorder, hypoactive sexual desire disorder, premature ejaculation.
Sleep Disorders
Include Insomnia, hypersomnolence, narcolepsy, nightmares.
Hypnosis / Hypnotherapy Services
What is Hypnosis / Hypnotherapy?
The 2014 APA committee definition: Hypnosis: A state of consciousness involving focused attention and reduced peripheral awareness characterised by an enhanced capacity for response to suggestion. Hypnotherapy: The use of hypnosis in the treatment of medical or psychological/psychiatric disorders.
Depression & Anxiety disorders
Emotional & Sexual Abuse
All forms of emotional abuse, including sexual abuse are addressed in hypnotherapy. Some abuse experiences may have occurred many years ago. Emotional, Physical or Sexual abuse may have occurred in childhood, teenage/ adolescent years or adulthood. Abuse and trauma may have been experienced or witnessed.
Ericksonian & Directive Hypnosis
Milton Erickson is credited as a pioneer of permissive, indirect, conversational or storytelling hypnotic techniques, which later became known as Ericksonian hypnotic techniques.
Excessive Fears & Phobias
Specific fears like, fear of heights, driving, flying, spiders, lifts, public speaking, crowds, dental procedures, HIV testing, surgical procedures, childbirth and many other specific and non specific fears are explored and therapy is conducted.
Gestalt Hypnotherapy
Gestalt hypnotherapy technique is done where clinically indicated, e.g. in interpersonal conflicts, relationship conflicts ,i.e. parent-child conflict, wife-husband conflict, employer-employee conflict,friends,family and siblings conflicts.
Group Hypnosis / Self Hypnosis
Hypnotherapy is also done for groups to focus on common themes like, assertiveness, performance enhancement, self esteem, trauma debriefing, grief, relaxation, communication skills, leadership skills, relationship building, forgiveness, humour , laughter and many others.
Ideomotor Hypnoanalysis
Ideomotor Hypnoanalysis
Medically unexplained symptoms
Persistent and debilitating physical illnesses or symptoms despite appropriate medical investigation and treatment are explored under hypnosis.eg Persistent headaches, chronic pain, medical unexplained blindness, speech problems, paralysis, weakness of legs or arms. (Psychosomatic illnesses).
Regression Hypnotherapy
Regression Hypnotherapy
Meet Dr Fanie Bale
Dr Fanie Bale
Registered Psychiatrist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
International Membership: American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH)
International Associate: Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych), UK.
International membership: American Psychiatric Association (APA)
Psychiatrist in private practice at Mediclinic Denmar psychiatry hospital (admissions) and
Louis Pasteur Hospital (outpatient consultations)
Pretoria, South Africa.
Dr Fanie Bale
Registered Psychiatrist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
International Membership: American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH)
International Associate: Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych), UK.
International membership: American Psychiatric Association (APA)
Psychiatrist in private practice at Mediclinic Denmar psychiatry hospital (admissions) and
Louis Pasteur Hospital (outpatient consultations)
Pretoria, South Africa.
