Curriculum Vitae

Mrs. Kirstan Puttick Lloyd

Personal Information

Name Kirstan Puttick Lloyd

Address * ********* ****, ********, ********, 2194 Telephone 083-***-****

Email adop9t@r.postjobfree.com

Nationality South African

Languages English

HPCSA No. PS0116734

Pr. No.: 0444 952

Technical Skills/Proficiencies

Psychotherapy

• adolescent psychotherapy

• adult individual psychotherapy

• court appointed therapy (safe harbour and bonding therapy)

• family therapy

• filial therapy (birth onwards)

• parental counselling and psychoeducation

• parent-child counselling

• play therapy (ages 3 to 12)

• support groups with adults, children and adolescents

• talks and presentations to educators and parents

• workshops and skills development for educators, parents and children Approaches to therapy

• CBT

• Family inclusive play therapy and filial therapy

• Family therapy

• Self-Psychology

• Psychodynamically informed case formulation and approach

• Systemic therapy

Assessments and Reports

• Clinical assessments

• Court appointed emotional assessments

• Emotional assessments

• Psychoeducational assessments (proficient in WISC-V, WPPSI-IV, WIAT-III)

• Reports for courts and social workers

Areas of special interest

• Adjusting to life events (such as loss, divorce, death, etc.)

• Addiction and families of addicts

• Adoption and foster care (focus includes assisting parents, caregivers and children in managing the unique demands placed on a family or children’s home during and following the adoption or foster care process)

• Anxiety

• Assessments

• Behavioural & other childhood difficulties/disorders

• Bereavement

• Child psychology and development

• Court appointed therapy and emotional assessment

• Depression

• Divorce support

• Educational support

• Family difficulties

• Panic attacks

• Parenting skills

• Play therapy

• Relationship difficulties

• Self-development

• Stress management

• Trauma

Education

Crawford College Lonehill

2002

• Matric

• Graduated the following Higher Grade subjects with distinction: English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Science, Computer Studies, Art and Accounting Vega, The Brand Communications School 2003-2005

• Bachelor of Arts in Communication Management

• Honours: Graduated with distinction

The University of the Witwatersrand

2006-2008

• Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Psychology

• Honours: Graduated with distinction

• Awards: EJA Loerincz Scholarship (2007)

The University of the Witwatersrand 2009

• Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Psychology

• Dissertation: “Narratives of White Identity in Apartheid and Post-Apartheid South Africa”

• Honours: Graduated with distinction

• Awards: Post Graduate Merit Award

The University of the Witwatersrand 2010-2011

• Masters in Education in Educational Psychology

• Dissertation: “First Year Students’ Narratives of ‘Race’ and Racism in Post-Apartheid South Africa”

• Honours: Graduated Course Work with Distinction

• Awards: Post Graduate Merit Award

Experience

2010, April - October Christ Church Christian Care Centre

• Group facilitator and community psychologist

• In 2010 I worked at the Christ Church orphanage where I co-facilitated a group intervention with both the caregivers and the adolescents.

January 2011- April 2013 Family Life Centre and Craighall Primary School

• Intern psychologist in 2011 and registered psychologist from 2012 onwards

• My duties included Psychoeducational assessments and Psychotherapy

• Extensive training in family therapy and couple counselling January 2012- March 2014 Private Clients at Craighall Primary School

• Psychologist

• My duties included Psychoeducational assessments and Psychotherapy May 2014 – December 2018 Pridwin Preparatory School

• Psychologist

• Part of a multi-disciplinary team

• My duties include Psychoeducational assessments and Psychotherapy January 2016-2018 ADDnova Therapy Centre

• Psychologist

• Part of a multi-disciplinary team

January 2012-present Private Practice

• Psychologist

• My duties include Psychoeducational assessments and Psychotherapy

• Court appointed therapies and reports

• Preparing reports for courts as well as for social workers in private practice and NPOs and NGOs Membership to Professional Bodies

Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)

• Educational Psychologist

• Registration Number: PS 011 6734

Board of Health Care Funders (BHF)

• Educational Psychologist

• Practice Number: 0444 952

References

Ms. Kirsten Randall

• Social Worker in Private Practice and Lawyer

• Colleague

• +27-82-412-****

Ms. Samantha Leader

• Psychologist in Private Practice

• Colleague

• +27-83-226-****

Ms. Louise Stofberg

• Occupation Therapist

• Colleague

• +1-905-***-****

Mr. Dean Killian

• Psychologist

• Colleague

• +64-21-224-****

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