Dr Henk Swanepoel - Clinical Psychologist | Neuropsychologist

Areas of Expertise

The Role Of a Clinical Psychologist In The Community

What Services Does Dr. Henk J. Swanepoel Offer?

Dr. Henk J. Swanepoel has a psychotherapy practice with consulting rooms in Pretoria.

Although the consulting rooms are based in Pretoria, Dr. Henk J. Swanepoel regularly travels throughout South Africa, Africa and Europe to assist individuals, couples and families with a wide range of challenges.

Dr. Henk J. Swanepoel's professional psychotherapy services are rendered in both English and Afrikaans. Dr. Henk J. Swanepoel follows the contemporary results-driven cognitive behavioural therapy that assists his clients to function optimally in their relationships. That is why this approach is ideally suited to:

Individual Therapy
Couples Therapy
Family Therapy

Dr. Henk J. Swanepoel as Psychotherapist

No person can exist in isolation. The quality of our lives are directly linked to the quality of the relationships we have with other people, whether these are our life partners, family, colleagues or friends. In integrative interaction psychotherapy, Dr. Henk J. Swanepoel therefore thus focuses on the interactions the client has in the here and now with those around them. It works to show the circular patterns that emerge and the process leads to unblock the obstacles that are preventing them to have meaningful relationships and consequently experience psychological well-being. In this contemporary approach of psychotherapy Dr. Henk J. Swanepoel strives to create optimal growth and self-actualisation of the client through empathy, unconditional acceptance and genuineness.

Treatment Plan Includes

Anxiety / Fears
Depression
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Relationship Conflict / Issues
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Trauma
Spiritual Conflict
Spirituality
Addiction
Substance Abuse
Divorce
Domestic Abuse / Violence
Loss or Grief
Parenting
Implose Control Disorder

Also Offers The Following

Individual Psychotherapy
Couples Counselling
Marriage Counselling
Pre-Marital Counselling
Adolescent Psychotherapy and Teen Counselling
Adult Psychotherapy and Counselling
Trauma Counselling
Christian Counselling
Parental Guidance
Family Psychotherapy

Dr Swanepoel is specialising in all aspects of medico legal and psycho legal assessments.

Personal injury matters,
Medical negligence matters,
Neuropsychological assessments,
Criminal capacity assessments,
Bail applications,
Assessment for possible malingering / exaggeration for symptoms,
IME,
Attorney re-admission assessments
and Surrogacy / intended parents assessments

Furthermore the assessments conducted by Dr Swanepoel is for adults and paediatrics for medico-legal and clinical purposes.

Dr Swanepoel has extensive experience in dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Military and civilian), Depression, Bipolar disorder, Psychosis, eating disorders, OCD, panic disorders, impulse control disorders and anxiety Alzheimer's Disease, Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)(Adults), Autism Spectrum Disorders, Brain Injuries, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Dementia, Disability (Intellectual), Disability (Physical), Epilepsy, Epilepsy (Temporal lobe), Headaches, Huntington's Disease, Learning Difficulties, Memory Impairment, Movement Disorders, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Stroke, Trauma.

Understanding Dr. Henk J. Swanepoel's Role As Psycho-Legal Therapist:

Dr. Henk J. Swanepoel is also extensively involved in psycho-legal evaluations where psychologists are involved in criminological and legal services. Dr. Henk J. Swanepoel has years of experience in psycho-legal assessment work as well as assisting the court by means of giving court testimony.

Why is Dr. Henk J. Swanepoel Appointed As a Psycho-Legal Expert?
A psycho-legal assessment is when medical knowledge is sought to answer legal questions. In the field of medicine this will often have to do with opinions regarding physical injuries, degrees of impairment, specific diagnosis, recommended treatment and a cost estimate of such treatment. Any case of injury or ailment where some criminality is involved or legal questions arise can be referred to as a psycho-legal assessment or also known as a medical-legal assessment. Clinical Psychologists do forensic psychological (psycho-legal or medico-legal) assessments of clients, usually on request of an attorney or third party.

Assessments and reports are frequently included as expert evidence in a range of cases including:

Personal Injury, Third Party Claims, Medical Negligence Claims
Family and Child Law
Mental Capacity, Cognitive Functioning, Mental Impairment, Mental Disability
Child Protection
Criminal Capacity, Responsibility and Fitness to Stand Trial
Fraud
Non-Pathological Criminal Incapacity, Risk of Violence
Psychological Trauma
General Psychopathology
Victim of Crime and Sexual Abuse
Self-Injury
Personal Functioning
Psycho Diagnostic
Sex Offender Risk
Paedophilia
Violent Offences, Serial Offences
Inmate Assessment for Parole or Suspended Sentence
Mental Retardation
Insurance Claims
Neuropsychological Assessments
Curatorship
Work Related Stress
Testamentary Capacity
Aggression

Opinion and recommendations can provide specific guidance on treatment options, prognostic questions and the potential need for additional assessments.

At present Clinical Psychologists do Forensic Psychological Assessments as part of their work in the broader field of Forensic Psychology, they are often referred to as Forensic Psychologists. Forensic Psychology is in actual fact a sub-discipline where Clinical Psychology meets Criminology. However at present the registration category of Forensic Psychologist is under review by the Health Professions Council of South Africa. After the formal registrations in the category Forensic Psychologist has opened, Clinical Psychologists will be able to apply for registration in the category of Forensic Psychology. At this stage the practice area of Forensic Psychological Assessments and Forensic Psychology fall within the scope of practice of Clinical Psychologists, thus in the field of Clinical Psychology and in the field of Dr. Henk J. Swanepoel.

Dr. Henk J. Swanepoel assessment process is designed to help address questions about the possible nature and causes of psychological problems or psychological distress that a client may be experiencing or has experienced in the past.

In these cases, the focus is not on psychological treatment (psychotherapy) but rather gaining psychological understanding of a person, making a psychological diagnosis or determining a client’s psychological functioning at a certain point in time. Due to the nature of this assessment, this assessment the information obtained and opinion given is not of a confidential nature.

Psycho-legal assessment involves a four part process, namely:

Clinical interviews (between 1 and 4 hours)
Psychometric assessment (between 1 and 4 hours)
Collateral interviews and / or the reading of documentation
Research if required

The psychological opinion and psycho-legal report compiled will be based on these four pillars.

Once the psycho-legal assessment has been completed and the psycho-legal report has been submitted, the report will be given to the client. This report can then be handed to the court for use during the court proceedings as evidence pertaining to the matter at hand.

Services & Experience

Areas of Expertise

TREATMENT PLANS: Anxiety / Fears
Depression
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Relationship Conflict / Issues
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Trauma
Spiritual Conflict
Spirituality
Addiction
Substance Abuse
Divorce
Domestic Abuse / Violence
Loss or Grief
Parenting
Implose Control Disorder

Also Offers

Individual Psychotherapy
Couples Counselling
Marriage Counselling
Pre-Marital Counselling
Adolescent Psychotherapy and Teen Counselling
Adult Psychotherapy and Counselling
Trauma Counselling
Christian Counselling
Parental Guidance
Family Psychotherapy

Practice Locations

@Health Medical Center
258B Jean Avenue
Centurion
South Africa