Jenna Dias became interested in the field of psychology while playing sports, where she travelled and played a lot of competitive tennis. It was here that she became interested not only in the sport but the psychological nature of it too. She learned that success in sport was not only based on your talent but on being both psychologically and mentally fit too. It was here she changed her primary interest from excelling in the sporting field to focusing on studying the mind and individuals.
Jenna studied at the Stellenbosch University and completed her honors in psychology at the University of SA. During her honors year she started an Eating Disorder Support Group together with Andrea Kellerman at the Westville Hospital.
Upon completing her honors Jenna started working as a group therapy counselor for the Durban Manor Clinic. Here she worked with groups within two psychiatric hospital wards, tending to patients who experienced difficulty with Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar and many other disorders.Jenna here also formed part of the team that developed material such as an anger management program, which is currently used today in both the psychiatric and corporate fields.
Jenna headed up her own Eating Disorder Support Group at a local church, where she has trained counselors and which is still running today. Jenna has also completed a diploma in human resource management, as another means to understand human nature in the working environment and to gain further understanding of the corporate environment and how psychology applies to it.
After having worked extensively in hospitals as well as private institutions and having acquired extensive knowledge about the mind and brain, as well as having trained in the field of Neurofeedback / Brain Training, she is currently working as a Neurofeedback / Brain Training practitioner and registered counselor. Jenna is registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
“My passion has and always will be people, exploring ways to help them be both successful and content in their day to day life.”
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