Here at Carly’s Couch we are very open and interested in other healing modalities. We also believe that some physical discomfort and ailments have psychological roots. It has therefore been [...]

For All  Psychologists / Therapists / Shrinks There’s more space on the couch… Carly’s Couch is a clinical psychology practice based in Cape Town, South Africa. It was founded by me, Carly [...]

I have been conducting therapy online (over Skype or Facetime) since 2015. When I did my training, almost 10 years ago, this form of therapy was not discussed or included in our curriculum. It is [...]

If you’re living in Cape Town or even South Africa you are all too familiar with the current crisis affecting our country and in particular the Western Cape. Cape Town has even been [...]

“He’s such a narcissist” – a phrase you’ve most probably heard someone you know say. It is interesting to me how the narcissistic personality has come to symbolise [...]

Social media is as ubiquitous as it is new. In the last decade we have seen social media go from something “the kids use” to a standard modern communication device used by everyone, [...]

I was recently asked: “Why do we stay in relationships with people who treat us badly?” I could answer this question in many different ways. I could tell you about how we’re [...]

Hello from Berlin! I am spending three weeks here seeing clients who I usually see on Skype. One of the greatest joys of moving back to South Africa was being able to continue sessions online [...]

People often ask me what area of psychology I specialise in. In South Africa we get a general training and are not required to specialise. Any specialisation is really just a personal affinity to [...]

Why do people come to therapy? Are people who go to shrinks ‘cuckoo’?  These are some of the questions I regularly get from people who’ve never been to therapy. I think there [...]

I recently finished reading Brené Brown’s Daring Greatly and have been inspired to reference some of the key arguments she makes in the book because her insights are so relevant and useful [...]

I haven’t written a blog post in a while because I’ve been vlogging so much. If you haven’t seen my vlogs yet please visit my YouTube channel here. The latest one is on Depression and it is very [...]

Therapy is the art of understanding one’s emotions. We come to the therapist’s office with our feelings, all mangled up and locked away, and if it goes reasonably well we will leave with the [...]

Today is Gratitude Wednesday! Here is a video that explains why I started this feature, why I think Gratitude is awesome (because it actually WORKS), and how to practice gratitude TODAY.

As you will see on my website and in this video  I specialize in something called Expat Therapy. But what is that exactly? Well today I have made a video to explain this a little bit to you. I [...]

Since I started this blog, I’ve always welcomed discussions on sex. Although I’m no sexpert or sexologist, I like to talk about sex in the same way I do all the topics discussed on [...]

Hello Today I am grateful for many things. I am grateful for the bright sun and the blue sky. I’m grateful for my therapy room, which is almost fully decorated. And I’m grateful for [...]

I was asked to describe the difference between shame and guilt and so I decided to vlog about it. I’ve also given you some tips on how to recognise shame and what do with it. It’s a [...]

  “I have as much rage as you have I have as much pain as you do I’ve lived as much hell as you have and I’ve kept mine bubbling under for you”   – Alanis Morissette   Anger [...]

This next vlog is a bit slap-dash, I’m afraid. I didn’t have any help with this one I am getting used to this whole filming myself thing. I am sharing it nonetheless because I want to [...]