Contact us
| Physical address |
16 St Andrews Road Southernwood East London 5201 |
| Postal address |
16 St Andrews Road Southernwood East London 5201 |
| Telephone |
043 707 4400 |
| Fax |
043 743 2408 |
St Marks Clinic is a 55 bed, short-term admission mental health facility, treating
clients in hospital as well as day clients. The principle forms of therapy used
at the clinic are crisis counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy, life skills training
and electro-convulsive therapy.
Specialised treatment is provided for specific conditions such as substance dependence,
anxiety disorders and depression. A high care facility is available for seriously
ill patients and therapeutic programmes are conducted in small groups.
Monitoring our clients’ views on all aspects of our service keeps us up to date
with their needs and enables us to provide them with the best possible service at
all times.
Our drug and alcohol rehabilitation services
Our specialised services include the following:
- Detoxification managed by specialist psychiatrists.
- Individual therapy on recommendation of psychologists or psychiatrists.
Group therapy focuses on the following:
- Understanding the process of addiction.
- Understanding and accepting the disease concept.
- Dealing with emotions.
- Communication skills.
- Understanding and managing personal triggers.
- Relapse prevention.
- Understand and developing adaptive behavioral patterns.
- Introduction to AA meetings.
- Alcohol/Drug support group.
- Family education group.
- Referral to social worker for family, marital and crisis intervention.
Supporting doctors
| Psychiatrist(s) |
| Dr D Schaefer |
043 726 0744 |
| Dr J Woods |
043 726 0744 |
| Dr P Woods |
043 726 0744 |
| Dr M Shokane |
043 743 3324 |
| Dr R Le Roux |
043 726 0744 |
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