Counselling Psychologist · Neuropsychologist
Compassionate, neuroscience-informed therapy in Pretoria
Ms Rita du Plessis is an HPCSA-registered Counselling Psychologist and Neuropsychologist based in Monument Park, Pretoria. She offers compassionate psychological support with a special focus on BWRT® — BrainWorking Recursive Therapy® — helping clients work with emotional responses, anxiety, trauma, stress, and behaviour-related challenges.
HPCSA Registered
Counselling Psychologist
Neuropsychologist
BWRT Specialist
About Us
Meet Rita du Plessis
Rita du Plessis brings extensive psychological experience to her work with individuals seeking meaningful emotional change. Her approach is professional, compassionate, and practical, combining established psychological care with BWRT®, a modern therapy model informed by neuroscience.
Working from her practice in Monument Park, Pretoria, Rita offers a quiet, confidential setting where adults can explore what is troubling them and work toward how they would prefer to feel. Each course of therapy is shaped around the individual.
- Based in Pretoria, serving Gauteng and surrounds
- Works with adults seeking focused emotional support
- Confidential and respectful therapeutic environment
- Individualised, client-centred care
Specialist Focus
BWRT® — BrainWorking Recursive Therapy®
A modern, neuroscience-informed therapy model used internationally by qualified practitioners.
BWRT® stands for BrainWorking Recursive Therapy®. It is a modern model of psychology and psychotherapy created by Terence Watts. BWRT® is often described as a neuroscience-informed approach that works with automatic emotional and behavioural responses.
A key feature of BWRT® is that clients do not always need to disclose every detail of private or painful experiences; the process can focus on how the person feels and how they would prefer to feel instead. This can make therapy feel safer and more contained for many people.
BWRT® is used internationally by psychologists, counsellors, psychotherapists, and other qualified practitioners. Sessions with Rita are delivered within the standards of her HPCSA registration and are tailored to each client’s situation.
Please note: BWRT® is not a replacement for emergency medical or psychiatric care. Suitability is assessed individually, and individual outcomes vary.
How Rita can support you
Each engagement is shaped around the individual, with care and discretion.
Individual Therapy
One-to-one psychological support in a confidential setting, focused on your specific concerns and goals.
BWRT® Therapy
Focused work using BrainWorking Recursive Therapy® — a neuroscience-informed approach designed to assist with automatic emotional responses.
Anxiety, Stress & Emotional Regulation
Support for clients experiencing anxiety, ongoing stress, or difficulty regulating emotional responses in daily life.
Trauma-informed Support
A careful, paced approach for clients whose presenting concerns involve traumatic or distressing experiences.
Neuropsychological Perspective
Therapeutic care informed by a neuropsychological understanding of the brain, behaviour, and emotion.
Behaviour-related Challenges
Work with unwanted automatic reactions, behavioural blocks, and patterns that interfere with how you’d like to live.