Span Psych

This Mental Health Awareness Month the therapy room has been more empty than usual in order to mirror the healthy practice of self care and prioritising mental health. Your therapist cannot fill your cup if hers is empty. Let’s recoup together in the ways we need most.

Mining feels like a second home. My Dad is an Engineer specialized in mining and growing up I spent time in the refinery plants. My Mom runs payrolls for different mines so again exposed to the unique needs of the mining industry. I myself had a short stint at Anglo American during the COVID-19 pandemic. So of course my partner would also be an engineer in mining.

But today I attended Electra Mining 2024 at the Expo Centre at Nasrec, Johannesburg and I was struck by the psychological processes that take place when handling the different machinery. What I did learn from my time at Anglo was that people running the machinery were not properly taken care of when it comes to their psychological needs. As I sat in the different compartments and went through virtual scenarios I noticed discomfort arise within myself. The cabins are small with very little room to move around. Things can be so easily missed if one is not alert enough to prevent collision.

Thank you to for affording me the opportunity to experience your amazing products. It was a new and exciting venture where I felt very welcome but as a psychologist I can’t help but wonder what the psychological impact of handling these machines has on a person’s day-to-day life.

Looking forward to connecting in a safe space for parents of children who are neurodivergent.

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Span Psych does not discriminate. The therapy space is a place of becoming you in whatever way you need it to be.

In recognition of Infertility Awareness Month we are having the difficult conversations often shied away from.

We’re ready to host you in the forest and have fruitful conversations to help navigate postpartum depression.

There is no shame in reaching out for help.