Optimum Mental Health is a Clinical Psychology Practice in Durban. The practice is operated by Sumaya Jeewa, a board certified Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa and the Board of Healthcare Funders of Southern Africa.

Sumaya is trained in providing psychotherapy within individual, couple, familial and group settings. Working with individuals experiencing mood or anxiety disorders, trauma, grief or bereavement, Sumaya adopts a theoretical framework to suit each individual with the aim of facilitating their journey toward Optimum Mental Health.

Corporate wellness events focussing on stress-management, goal setting, psychoeducation, depression and anxiety in the work environment is a passion for Sumaya, who organises and administers seminars working on these, and various other topics tailor-made for each client.

Additional areas of treatment offered by Sumaya include psychosocial oncology for cancer patients, transplant assessment and psychoeducation, and behavioural cardiology which explores the relationship between psychological distress and cardiovascular disease.

An extension to therapeutic work, Sumaya administers a range of Formal Psychological Assessments. Assessment purposes vary from neuropsychological to social and emotional functioning and forensic assessment. Neuropsychological assessments are carried out with the purpose to determine the presence and extent of deficit (stroke patients, motor vehicle and / or pedestrian accidents), after which the suitability of cognitive rehabilitation is assessed. Cognitive rehabilitation programs are designed to cater to the individual’s unique needs with feedback given to the patient and/or family with regard to progress. In addition to this, Sumaya conducts assessments for school-going children to determine the presence and/or nature of childhood psychiatric disorders (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and Intellectual Functioning Assessments.

Forensic psychology is an important part of the practice and allows Sumaya to offer her services by assessing each relevant case in addition to working with referring attorneys, mediators and reporting her relevant findings.

Trained in a variety of therapeutic modalities, an appropriate selection is carefully made for each unique presentation, to optimise the treatment and management of a range of mental health diagnoses. Our goal at the practice is to strive for and hopefully attain Optimum Mental Health foreach individual.