For more information about joining, please contact the Secretariat.
Members
SASREG Psychology SIG Board
NAME
POSITION
BIO
EMAIL
Mandy Rodrigues
Chairperson
Clinical Psychologist with a special interest in infertility, including all ART counselling, recipients, donors and surrogates as well as miscarriage and neonatal loss.
mandy@medfem.co.za
Daksha Hargovan
Vice-Chair
Clinical Psychologist with a special interest in PND Depression as well as assessments and counselling of Surrogates and Intended Parents as well as general infertility including known donors.
hargovandaksha@gmail.com
Cal Volks
Secretary
Counselling Psychologist (currently completing PhD) trained with the British Infertility Counselling Association, worked as the senior infertility counsellor at IVF clinics in Cape Town, South Africa and Melbourne, Australia and provides counselling to recipient parents, donors and donor-conceived persons via Zoom.
cal.volks@gmail.com
Leanne van der Westhuizen
Past Chair
Counselling Psychologist with a special interest in Maternal Mental Health including infertility counselling.
leanne@bemindful.co.za
SASREG Psychology SIG additional affiliated counsellors
NAME
POSITION
BIO
EMAIL
Tanya Rubin
Affiliated Counsellor
Social Worker in private practice in Johannesburg with a special interest in infertility.
tanyarubin20@gmail.com
Dr Rizwana Roomaney
Affiliated Counsellor
Clinical Psychologist based in Durbanville, Cape Town. She has a special interest in fertility- related matters and gamete donation assessments.
rizwanaroomaney@sun.ac.za
Lydia Batchelor
Affiliated Counsellor
Clinical Psychologist based in Durbanville, Cape Town. She has a special interest in fertility-related matters and gamete donation assessments.
lyds@absamail.co.za
Penelope Chipps
Affiliated Counsellor
Clinical Psychologist based in Claremont, Cape Town
pennysmbct@gmail.com
Jeanne Freed
Affiliated Counsellor
Clinical Social Worker in private practice and affiliated with HART Fertility Clinic
