About Us

Our Story

The Couch is a private practice specializing in psychology, psychiatry, and allied health services. Our head office and main practice is based in Rivonia, Sandton and is easily accessible via the Highways that serve the Johannesburg, Sandton, Rivonia, Morningside, Woodmead, Sunninghill, Fourways and Bryanston areas.

We have an affiliate program with psychologists in the following areas.

• Rivonia
• Norwood
• Edenvale (Dunvegan)
• Bruma (Cyrildene, Kensington)

Founded by Clinical Psychologist Yumna Zubi, The Couch provides a wide range of services that caters to private individuals, medical and corporate institutions. From psychotherapy to psychiatry, assessments and workshops, The Couch offers a uniquely visceral experience and a quality service that employs an eclectic array of professional skills and techniques designed to assist our clients in achieving their therapeutic goals.

Client Feedback

My most positive experience at The Couch?

• “ It is my safe place”
• “ The staff have been very friendly and efficient,-welcoming”
• “ Being looked after and cared for  when I couldn’t do it for myself”
• “ Realization that I am not alone and there are tools available to help with anxiety”
• “ Arriving- The Calming environment/atmosphere”
• “ Staff at admin desk are very thoughtful kind and accommodating. Lovely reception area  -very easy to make appointments and change if necessary. Thank you for appointment reminders.”
  
  

Would you recommend DBT to anyone else?

“ Yes 100%,  I would go as far as to suggest that it even be a curriculum offered to people who do not necessarily have mental health issues, but want to improve self.”

general comments

“ Amazing, life-changing experience!! Loved it”

The DBT session held immense value and flowed well from session to session, so each module was enjoyable even if sometimes uncomfortable. The facilitators were awesome in their empathy and examples and aiding the participants in discussing  and enabling even more value. Thank you ladies!

what was your experience with the facilitators knowledge of dbt?

"A wide Knowledge and very confident. Explained things well, always willing to help.”

"I found the facilitator to be very knowledgeable, approachable, easy to engage with, updated and had good insights to add."

Which sessions of the workshop did you find most useful?

Session 2: Affect regulation and the brain

Why: “Helped me understand why I lose control of my emotions and feel like I am not myself and how to change that”

The Couch is a private psychology practice based in Sandton, Rivonia, South Africa, easily accessible via the Highways that serve the Johannesburg, Sandton, Rivonia, Morningside, Woodmead, Sunninghill, Fourways and Bryanston areas.
Founded by Clinical Psychologist Yumna Zubi, The Couch provides a wide range of psychological and psychiatric services that caters to private individuals, medical and corporate institutions. From psychotherapy to psychiatry, assessments and workshops, The Couch offers a uniquely visceral experience and a quality service that employs an eclectic array of professional skills and techniques designed to assist our clients in achieving their therapeutic goals.

But who are we, really? What do we stand for... what makes us different?

The Art of Therapy

As the brush of the Artiste imbues his canvas with the essence of his vision, so too does the brush of the Therapist capture the story of his client. Indeed, each of us possess an exclusive tale, a unique life painted with the colours of our triumphs, tragedies and hopes. At The Couch, we strive to provide you with the space to share it, to learn from it, surmount it, change it.

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Defined by our compassion, expertise and integrity, we have created a private, safe and intimate environment at The Couch for your thoughts, your pain and your dreams, and we sit ready, armed with the tools to empower you with the skills necessary to heal, to learn, to grow.