{"id":4232,"date":"2025-04-28T08:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T06:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/counsellingpsychologist.co.za\/?page_id=4232"},"modified":"2025-04-28T08:05:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T06:05:26","slug":"megan-redgard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/counsellingpsychologist.co.za\/?page_id=4232","title":{"rendered":"Megan Redgard"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4232\" class=\"elementor elementor-4232\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f41fb3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f41fb3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa3ec7e\" data-id=\"aa3ec7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd5e32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cd5e32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Megan Redgard<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfea06e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cfea06e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/counsellingpsychologist.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Megan-Redgard-Counselling-Psychologist-770x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4234\" alt=\"Megan Redgard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/counsellingpsychologist.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Megan-Redgard-Counselling-Psychologist-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/counsellingpsychologist.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Megan-Redgard-Counselling-Psychologist-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/counsellingpsychologist.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Megan-Redgard-Counselling-Psychologist-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/counsellingpsychologist.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Megan-Redgard-Counselling-Psychologist-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/counsellingpsychologist.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Megan-Redgard-Counselling-Psychologist-1539x2048.jpg 1539w, https:\/\/counsellingpsychologist.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Megan-Redgard-Counselling-Psychologist-scaled.jpg 1924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ba00d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53ba00d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u2019m a Clinical Psychologist and work within the psychoanalytic and psychodynamic space, offering a warm and thoughtful place to explore the deeper layers of your experience\u2014unconscious patterns, early relationships, and unspoken emotional conflicts. I believe that lasting change comes not from fixing symptoms alone, but from making sense of the stories, wounds, and patterns that shape how we feel, relate, and live.<\/p><p><br \/>While my work is grounded in depth-oriented therapy, I also draw on more practical approaches where helpful, including Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), group-based processes, and mentalisation-based interventions. Therapy with me is a collaborative space\u2014sometimes deep and reflective, sometimes structured and skills-focused\u2014depending on what feels most supportive for you.<\/p><p><br \/>I\u2019ve supported individuals across clinical, academic, and community settings, and I\u2019m especially attuned to how early experiences shape our inner world and relationships. Therapy offers a space where old patterns can be gently noticed, where pain is met with understanding, and where what once felt unbearable can be carried together. I walk alongside my clients with warmth, curiosity, and care\u2014welcoming all that arises. This process can be slow, sometimes painful, but it\u2019s also deeply meaningful. It opens the way toward a more honest, compassionate, and grounded connection with yourself and the world around you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2606c29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2606c29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Areas of interest<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429f910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"429f910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Anxiety<\/li><li>Depression<\/li><li>Substance Use<\/li><li>Body Image &amp; Eating Difficulties<\/li><li>Trauma (Acute and Complex)<\/li><li>Self-Esteem<\/li><li>Grief &amp; Loss<\/li><li>Relational Challenges<\/li><li>Chronic Pain<\/li><li>Stress &amp; Burnout<\/li><li>Self-Discovery<\/li><li>Suicidal Ideation<\/li><li>Unstable relationships<\/li><li>Low self-esteem<\/li><li>Impulse Control<\/li><li>Anger<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-777e18e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"777e18e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Qualifications<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac039d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac039d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>MA Clinical Psychology \u2013 University of Johannesburg<\/li><li>BSocSci Hons Psychology \u2013 University of Pretoria<\/li><li>BA Law \u2013 University of Pretoria<\/li><li>Registered with HPCSA<\/li><li>Member of the South African Psychoanalytic College<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7699b35 elementor-align-left elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7699b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" 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