Tracey Engelbrecht Occupational Therapist

Values compassion, understanding, connection and trust. A trauma-informed, neurodiversity affirming approach to treatment, utilising applied polyvagal theory. Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), family-based treatment (FBT). Anxiety management, stress management, panic and depression. Complex trauma, adjustment issues, relationship difficulties and perfectionism. Emotion dysregulation struggles with self-identity/self-worth, and risk management. Neurodivergence, Autism and ADHD related challenges (executive functioning difficulties, rejection sensitivity dysphoria (RSD), pathological demand avoidance (PDA), academic or workplace challenges, low self-esteem, social challenges, sensory differences, masking and burnout) LGBTIQA+ related challenges (identity and self-acceptance, minority stress and stigma, relationship challenges, trauma, body image concerns, gender dysphoria, navigating gender-affirming care, navigating intersectionality and marginalization)