Jurie Wessels; Senior Psychometrist & Integral Life Coach

General information

As a Senior Psychometrist and a Specialist Life Coach for children and adolescents, I have over 10 years experience working with children from various backgrounds who presented with diverse difficulties.

I am now the Head Psychometrist at Dr. Mark Tunbridge & Associates where I run the Psychometry Department. I also train intern Psychometrists from Stellenbosch University and act as their supervisor. With these resources, I can offer my clients a diverse range of services that are comprehensive and complimentary. With specialist psychologists and psychometric assessments, I utilise these resources to provide a unique service to my clients.

I use the principals of Positive Psychology with the techniques of Integral Coaching to help create a new way of being for my clients. Psychometric Assessments can really provide self-insights and can answer many questions. With this new self-awareness, Coaching can gain traction and momentum. Learning barriers can be identified and appropriate strategies and personal self-concept enhancement allow children to be the best they can be. The parents of the children I work with are integrally involved in the coaching process where every fourth session is a parental guidance session where the parents are provided with coping techniques and guidance on the optimal development of their children.

My clients range from children, youth, adolescents and adults and I am fluent in both English and Afrikaans. I see clients at Dr. Mark Tunbridge & Associates for Psychometric Assessments, Life Coaching and Parental Guidance.

I also see clients and belong to an affiliative group of Life Coaches at Biotic Health. I see clients for Life Coaching, Business/ Corporate Coaching and Youth Coaching. Sessions can be done at Biotic Health's premises or can be done via Skype.

I am a registered Psychometrist (PMT 0088315) with the HPCSA since 2012. I obtained my Psychology & Honours degrees through Stellenbosch University and UNISA. I then did my formal internship in Practical Psychometry at the Centre for Psychological Services and Career Development (PsyCad) at the University of Johannesburg. I also completed my Associate Certified Coaching (ACC) program as an Integral Coach (Registered with COMENSA) through the University of Cape Town.

While studying, I was involved with various community service initiatives where I worked with children and families from various backgrounds dealing with psycho-social difficulties. During 2011, I was also involved with Anti-Poaching, protecting Africa's wildlife, especially our rhinos from poachers. These experiences and my knowledge in Psychology contributes to the work I do with my clients.