Meet the Team
Each practitioner is thoughtfully selected not only for their clinical expertise, but for their alignment with values of empathy, gentleness, warmth, and dedication to meaningful care
Chad Edery
Clinical Psychologist
Chad is a Clinical Psychologist who has cultivated expertise in supporting individuals and families across a range of psychological and emotional challenges. Chad’s therapeutic style is empathic, creative, and collaborative. He takes an integrative approach, drawing from psychodynamic and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) principles to tailor the therapeutic process to each client’s unique needs and goals.
Chad’s areas of interest are:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Anxiety and Stress
- Behavioural and Emotional Difficulties
- Bereavement
- Interpersonal and Relational Difficulties
- Mood Disorders (Bipolar and Depression)
- Personality Disorders/Difficulties
Chad has worked across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings, offering therapy and support to people from diverse backgrounds and life circumstances. He concurrently practices at Tara Psychiatric Hospital in the Children’s Unit, where he provides individual and group therapy for children and adolescents, as well as parent support and family therapy.
His qualifications are:
- A Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology (cum laude) (Wits)
- A Bachelor and Honours degrees in Psychology (cum laude) (Wits)
- Honours in Art Therapy (cum laude) (UJ)
He works with children, adolescents, and adults. His previous experience includes roles at leading public hospitals such as Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, and Steve Biko Academic Hospital, as well as community organisations including Gateway House, Ububele, and Headway. In addition, Chad has published Research namely “Narratives of Siblinghood: Exploring Perspectives of Adult Siblings of Autistic Individuals.”
Grounded in empathy, creativity, and psychological insight, he strives to create a space where clients can make sense of their experiences, recognise unhelpful patterns, and reconnect with their capacity for resilience, growth, and more fulfilling ways of relating to themselves and others.