Clinical Psychology · Clinical Neuropsychology

Neuropsych matters

What happens to us shapes the brain.
What happens in us shapes it too.
Actively working with this interaction…
That is also neuropsychology

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Respectful, careful and individualised approaches to client engagements — integrative therapeutic clinical interventions.

Complexity deserves rigor, not shortcuts. Numbers without context mislead. Stories without data drift. We work with both.

Since 2015 In clinical practice

0 Non-clinical skills from diverse sectors in industry

0 Young adults and older

Integrative Clinical approach

What is Neuropsychology

The brain changes across the lifespan — through development, experience, and, at times, illness or injury

How the brain shapes the way we think, feel, and behave
Especially relevant after a brain injury, neurological illness, or cognitive decline
When there are unexpected behavioural changes that are hard to make sense of

Clarifies what has changed, why it may have happened, and what it means for everyday life
Can guide diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and support
May open the door to psychotherapy where that is the right next step

Children from age 7, adolescents, adults, and older adults
Begins with a detailed clinical interview and relevant history
A carefully chosen set of measures for each person
Followed by clear feedback and recommendations

When to Assess

Signs that an assessment may help

When there are noticeable changes in memory, attention, or concentration
When there are changes in language, planning, emotional regulation, or behaviour
After a concussion, traumatic head injury, stroke, or neurological illness
When there are queries relating to capacity, functioning, or a diagnosis

Following a referral usually from a neurologist, psychiatrist, neurosurgeon, physician, or psychologist
To further guide treatment, rehabilitation, support, or for future planning

Children from age 7
Adolescents
Adults
Older adults

Therapeutic Discovery

An integrative, person-centred lens

Exploratory & Integrative

Complex Lived Experiences

Human experience is complex. A meaningful understanding requires both the measurable findings of assessment and the lived experience of the person — allowing for care that is thoughtful, context-sensitive, and grounded in the whole person.

The Biological Dimension

The Psychological Dimension

Socio-Environmental Dimension

Cognitive Remediation

Integrative Methods

For chronic neurological conditions, the employment of a range of integrative psychotherapeutic techniques aimed at trauma reduction and distress tolerance, (necessary for recovery) or for addressing the challenges that comes with adapting to a “new normal”.

Caregiver Support

The neuropsychological assessment process

The Process

Before Intervening First you must know Where you stand

Clinical interview & history

Tailored assessment

Feedback

Recommendations & support

Assessments

Findings that hold meaning in everyday life

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Neuropsychological assessment is a process, not a single point of testing.

It is better to conceptualise the neuropsychological assessment as a process, rather than as a single point of testing. The starting point is usually uncertain, and the work is also about clarifying what matters and finding a way around it.

But there are no guarantees that all the questions will be answered. Sometimes the answers are known already. Sometimes, they are revelations. Often the answers may not be those that one may want to hear. Perhaps the objective may also be to learn how to live a new normal, to gain acceptance, or to find a new path to move forward.

About Urvashi

The mindset of inquiry, applied with care

The path here was not a straight one.

Since 2015, this practice has been the base for professional growth in Clinical Psychology, with a special focus in Clinical Neuropsychology. Before any formal clinical training, almost 20 years were spent in industry — largely in fine and aromatic chemicals with a global flavour and fragrance house.

On paper that had little to do with neuropsychology, yet I was steeped in neuroscience: conveying memories and emotions behind molecules is sensory science in action. So the journey began with the practicals, long before the hospital wards. These days the work is clinical, but curiosity still leads it: the variability within the individual guides the inquiry, and every encounter becomes a learning experience.

Portrait of Urvashi Maganlal, Clinical Neuropsychologist

Qualifications and Credentials

Fees & Medical Aid

Common questions

Most South African medical aids cover time spent on face-to-face consultations and assessments required for clinical purposes — subject to the referral, condition, and available funds. The current system works on a sliding scale, so at least a portion of face-to-face time is generally covered.

Medical aids do not typically cover collateral interviews, scoring, interpretation, and the report, which can take a further 2–3 hours after the assessment. Summary reports are generally not covered and are for the client’s own account.

Any assessments required for medico-legal, insurance, vocational, or curatorship purposes — including the face-to-face time and reports — must be settled by the requesting party and are not covered by medical aids.

Assessments are available for children from 7 years of age, adolescents, adults, and older adults — depending on the referral question and clinical context.

Documents

Consent & POPIA notice

Informed-consent and privacy documentation, in line with the HPCSA and POPIA. Read it online, or print and sign it ahead of your appointment.

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Background Information

Ahead of an assessment or therapy, new clients can complete the relevant paperwork needed for the referral. This includes aspects relating to the referral such as the person to be assessed, the referral source, identified issues/problems/symptoms, as well as the contact details.

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What to Expect

An assessment is not a “test” but a process. This explains how it unfolds — from referral through to recommendations — and sets out the sessions involved, with their procedure codes and fee guidance.

Open Process

Contact

Let’s start a conversation

Whether you have a question or would like to arrange a consultation, I’d be glad to hear from you.

Message

Email urvashi@neuropsychmatters.co.za
Telephone +27 82 904 9867
Website www.neuropsychmatters.co.za
Practice Suite 105, Office & Co, 177 Oxford Road, Rosebank, 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa
Practice number Pr No 0570540