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Title

Mrs

Name

Michelle Baker

Gender

Female

HPCSA Number

PS0099732

Practice Number

0305170

Practice Address 1

Everton Road

P​ractice Address 2

Kloof, 3610

Suburb

Kloof

Practice Phone Number

0837847595

Cellphone Number

0837847595

Bio

Michelle Baker has a Master’s degree in social sciences (Clinical Psychology) obtained from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She is registered with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (PS 0099732; PR 086 001 0305170). She also holds a master’s degree in Clinical Technology in the category neurophysiology (KTG 0000833 ; PR 7540301) She is an active participant in supervised training groups and continued professional development. She is practicing from her office in Everton Road, Kloof in Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa. Michelle works in general psychology, mostly with adults doing assessments and therapy with individuals, groups, families, and schools. She works in a case specific manner to diagnose and treat various problems. She deals with diverse problems such, grief, anxiety, depression, ADHD/ADD, neuro developmental disorders, a range of mental disorders, personality disorders, sleep disorders and chronic illnesses. Whilst Michelle tends to prefer a behavioural medicine approach to her work, she is trained in various modes of therapy and selects the mode according to the needs of the client and the referral question. She has two areas of particular interest: 1. Neuropsychology: with a focus on neurological conditions including Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), epilepsy, Progressive illnesses etc. This includes neuropsychology assessments, cognitive rehabilitation/training, family systems intervention and individual therapy. She works collaboratively with General Practitioners, Specialist Physicians, neurologists and a multidisciplinary team of health care specialists. Assessment includes basic cognitive testing, assessing for boarding and insurance purposes and medico-legal work. 2. Sleep disorders: Michelle completed a fellowship in insomnia at Penn University, Philadelphia, USA in February 2010. She currently heads up the Allied Health sub-committee as vice-chairperson, in the newly formed South African Society for Sleep Health (SASSH). She works in collaboration with numerous sleep laboratories and performs home-based sleep screening for obstructive sleep apnoea. She is currently registered at UKZN to complete her PhD. on Insomnia.

Website URL

http://www.michellebaker.co.za

Clients

Adolescents, Adults, Families, Organisations

Therapy offered in

English

Areas of Competencies

Addictions, Adjustment Disorders, Behaviour Problems, Bereavement, BrainWorking Recursive Therapy, Chronic Illness and Psycho-Oncology, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Competency Assessments, Conversion Disorders, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Forensic Assessments (including RAF, medico-legal and child custody), Group Therapy, Health Psychology, Learning Disorders, Mood Disorders, Narrative Therapy, Neuropsychological Assessments, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Personality Disorders, Psychoanalysis, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Psychological Assessments, Psychotic Disorders, Sleep Disorders, Stress Management, Time Limited Psychodynamic Therapy, Trauma

Registration Category

Clinical Psychologist

Michelle Baker

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