Joanne Burns

Joanne is a counselling psychologist with more than 15 years of experience working with individuals, families and groups in inpatient and outpatient settings. She works with adolescents and adults, and her special interests include eating disorders, addiction, anxiety, depression, codependency and relationship dynamics.

Her passion for treating eating disorders began soon after she qualified. After a brief stint at a university's therapeutic unit, she joined the team at Montrose Manor, an eating disorder clinic in Bishopscourt, Cape Town. She gained a wealth of knowledge from experienced colleagues there, but much of her learning has come from sitting in the chair across from those who are suffering — which is where that passion was born.

Across the board of human suffering, whatever the particular blockage, she sees a human journey that needs to be shared, and explored, to be understood and healed.

Her theoretical orientation is insight-oriented, or psychodynamic, in nature, and she brings in psycho-education, skills, tools and resources where they help.

Joanne sees clients online, and in person in Lakeside.