About Dr. Elrika
Qualifications and Registrations
- Doctorate in Psychology
- Masters Certificate in Executive and Leadership Coaching
- Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology
- BPsych – Bachelors Degree of Psychology
- BA – Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Afrikaans (languages)
- Practitioner Psychologist – Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC – UK)
- CPsychol – Chartered Counselling Psychologist – British Psychological Society (BPS)
- AFBPsS – Associate Fellow – British Psychological Society
- Executive and Leadership Coach – Level 7, Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM 7)
- Member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council – (EMCC UK)
Dr Elrika moved to the UK after receiving a first (cum laude) in her Master’s, BPsych, and BA degrees in South Africa. She then spent nearly a decade working as a Counselling Psychologist, CBT therapist and Supervisor in London’s private mental health hospital, The Nightingale (known as Capio Nightingale at the time).
She recognised the value of coaching in supporting individuals earlier in their mental well-being journeys and obtained her ILM-7 Executive and Leadership Coaching certificate. Upon relocating to the countryside, she expanded into a portfolio career. She launched her coaching consultancy, Coachmind Consulting, and became a certified LEGO® Serious Play® Facilitator.
Alongside her consultancy work with leaders in the C-suite, SME, and Education, she held part-time Counselling Psychology roles serving the students of two colleges at the University of Cambridge for seven years.
She then spent a year working remotely as an English-speaking psychologist for a Dutch firm, OpenUp, serving the professional workers of the international community while completing her doctoral studies.
As part of her portfolio of work and her dedication to honing her clinical skills, Dr Elrika also maintains a small clinic for private Counselling Psychology Clients and Supervisees.
Dr Elrika achieved her doctorate in Psychology, focusing on Playfulness in Coaching Psychology and Supervision. She is also a Master Workshop Facilitator in the LEGO-SeriousPlay methodology, and has recently obtained a Workshopper Master Certification from AJ & Smart. Dr Elrika is always expanding her professional development and looking for new and exciting projects!
As a counselling psychologist, Dr Elrika uses many approaches and frameworks, including third-wave therapies such as Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mindfulness.