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About Palm Tree Clinic
Established in 2012 and located in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa, Palm Tree Clinic offers residential and outpatient services in a boutique facility. Palm Tree Clinic is passionate about helping clients find freedom from anxiety, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, trauma, eating disorders, relationship issues, and addiction. Their multidisciplinary, empathetic team of professionals provide personalized treatment plans that cater to the uniqueness of each client. With only 15 beds, their intimate setting allows for plenty of individual care and a variety of group therapy options. Taking a well-rounded, holistic approach, Palm Tree Clinic also provides medication management, occupational therapy, nursing and medical assistance, and meditation and mindfulness therapy.
The staff at Palm Tree Clinic provide expert care in multiple areas of mental and physical health. Psychiatrists, general practitioners, psychologists, physiotherapists, a dietitian, occupational therapists, a social worker, and nursing staff ensure that clients receive truly multidisciplinary care throughout their treatment. Upon admission, Palm Tree Clinic’s psychiatrists perform an assessment and consultation to craft the best treatment plan for each client. Medication management and clinical services help keep clients healthy as they work through Palm Tree Clinic’s residential program.
Palm Tree Clinic uses a holistic approach to heal the mind, body, and spirit of each client. Psychiatric, clinical, and emotional care combine to offer clients well-rounded treatment, with a unique blend of therapies tailored to their needs. Throughout their treatment, clients can learn how to better manage stress, emotions, and improve relationships with others and themselves.
Palm Tree Clinic provides a serene setting to encourage healing. They’re situated on the banks of Rietvlei Dam, with the scenic Table Mountain serving as a backdrop. The facility itself provides a cozy, home-like feel with lounges and a braai area. Patients can enjoy spacious rooms, an on-site gym, and an outdoor zen garden, perfect for meditative walks or just relaxing.
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Palm Tree Clinic uses assessments and psychiatric consultations to determine the best treatment plan for each client. Personalized care helps clients better engage in their treatment, while holistic care goes beyond the surface to facilitate whole-person healing. Combined, and with Palm Tree’s evidence-based practices, clients receive care that’s comprehensive and wholly individualized.
Each client receives a consultation and assessment from one of Palm Tree Clinic’s psychiatrists. With these tools, treatment providers at Palm Tree can cater treatment to its most relevant form. Psychological assessments and consultations also help clients rest assured in Palm Tree Clinic’s dedication and ability to provide quality, life-changing care.
Palm Tree Clinic treats a variety of mental health disorders, like depression, anxiety, personality disorders, adjustment disorders, stress disorders, trauma, and psychotic disorders. They also help clients work through relationship problems, eating disorders, and substance use as it occurs with or without a secondary mental health condition.
Clients at Palm Tree Clinic can enjoy comfortable shared bedrooms, an intimate environment, and areas for recreation and relaxation. Their smaller facility size allows clients to grow and bond with their peers, and the robust team of staff at Palm Tree Clinic. A private bedroom is available with limited openings. Outside, clients can walk through Palm Tree’s zen garden and enjoy Cape Town’s scenery.
Young Adults
Emerging adults ages 18-25 receive treatment catered to the unique challenges of early adulthood, like college, risky behaviors, and vocational struggles.
Men and Women
Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.
Midlife Adults
For adults ages 40+, treatment shifts to focus on the unique challenges, blocks, and risk factors of their age group, and unites peers in a similar community.
Pregnant Women
Addiction and mental health treatment meets the clinical and psychological needs of pregnant women, ensuring they receive optimal care in all areas.
Personality Disorders
Personality disorders destabilize the way a person thinks, feels, and behaves. If untreated, they can undermine relationships and lead to severe distress.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
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Bipolar
This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.
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Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
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Trauma
Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."
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Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
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Individual Treatment
Individual care meets the needs of each patient, using personalized treatment to provide them the most relevant care and greatest chance of success.
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Personalized Treatment
The specific needs, histories, and conditions of individual patients receive personalized, highly relevant care throughout their recovery journey.
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Therapeutic Community
Therapeutic communities allow patients to contribute to the success and progress of their community, through healthy behaviors or even basic chores.
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1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
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Meditation & Mindfulness
A practiced state of mind that brings patients to the present. It allows them to become fully aware of themselves, their feelings, and the present moment.
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Art Therapy
Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.
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Experiential Therapy
With this approach, patients heal by doing. Therapists help patients process difficult emotions to speak, using guided activities like art or dance.
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Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
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Hypnotherapy
A hypnotherapist guides patients through a trance-like state. This helps them identify and process subconscious emotions and regain inner control.
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Interpersonal Therapy
This brief and structured therapy addresses present relationships and improves overall communication at work, home, and other social settings.
Life Skills
Teaching life skills like cooking, cleaning, clear communication, and even basic math provides a strong foundation for continued recovery.
Medication-Assisted Treatment
Combined with behavioral therapy, prescribed medications can enhance treatment by relieving withdrawal symptoms and focus patients on their recovery.
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Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
MBCT combines mindfulness practices—like meditation—with cognitive therapy techniques to help patients work through negative thought patterns.
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Motivational Interviewing and Enhancement Therapy (MET)
This approach is based on idea that motivation to change comes from within. Providers use a conversational framework that may help you commit to recovery.
Narrative Therapy
Through narrative therapy, patients rewrite past events with a positive focus. They separate themselves from the problem to see their purpose and capabilities.
Physiotherapy
Also called physical therapy, this approach includes exercise and various medical treatments for injury, pain, and disease.
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Psychodrama Therapy
Patients act out real or imagined scenarios under a therapist's guidance. These exercises foster creative thought, sponteneity, and problem-solving skills.
Psychoeducation
This method combines treatment with education, teaching patients about different paths toward recovery. This empowers them to make more effective decisions.
Recreation Therapy
In recreation therapy, recovery can be joyful. Patients practice social skills and work through emotional triggers by engaging in fun activities.
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Solution Focused, Goal-Oriented Therapy
A quick goal-oriented therapy that helps patients identify their current and future goals, find out how to achieve them, and empower future problem-solving.
Spiritual Care
Tending to spiritual health helps treatment become more effective, allowing patients to better cope with their emotions and rebuild their spiritual wellbeing.
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Group Therapy
Two or more people meet with a therapist together. Patients get valuable peer support, strengthen interpersonal skills, and improve self-awareness.
Pornography Addiction
A person with a porn addiction is emotionally dependent on pornography to the point that it interferes with their daily life and relationships.
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a serious mental health condition that causes hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking.
Personality Disorders
Personality disorders destabilize the way a person thinks, feels, and behaves. If untreated, they can undermine relationships and lead to severe distress.
ADHD, ADD
ADHD is a common mental health condition caused by dopamine imbalance. Common symptoms include inattention, hyperactivitiy, and impulsivity.
Anger
Although anger itself isn't a disorder, it can get out of hand. If this feeling interferes with your relationships and daily functioning, treatment can help.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
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Bipolar
This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.
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Burnout
Burnout entails mental and physical exhaustion, and leads to a severe lack of fulfillment. This condition is often caused by overwork.
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Codependency
Codependency is a pattern of emotional dependence and controlling behavior. It's most common among people with addicted loved ones.
Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
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Eating Disorders
An eating disorder is a long-term pattern of unhealthy behavior relating to food. Most people with eating disorders have a distorted self-image.
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Gambling
Gaming
Compulsive gaming is most often a problem for children and teens. The disorder can affect physical health, sleep, and the ability to focus at school.
Internet Addiction
Internet addiction is common among children teens. This compulsive disorder can damage relationships, school performance, sleep habits, and physical health.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD is characterized by intrusive and distressing thoughts that drive repetitive behaviors. This pattern disrupts daily life and relationships.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD is a long-term mental health issue caused by a disturbing event or events. Symptoms include anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts.
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Sex Addiction
Compulsively seeking out sex can easily become a problem. This addiction is detrimental to relationships, physical health, and self-esteem.
Shopping Addiction
Excessive shopping and spending also known as compulsive buying disorder makes life unsustainable. It puts a strain on finances, relationships, and emotional well-being.
Stress
Stress is a natural reaction to challenges, and it can even help you adapt. However, chronic stress can cause physical and mental health issues.
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Suicidality
With suicidality, a person fantasizes about suicide, or makes a plan to carry it out. This is a serious mental health symptom.
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Trauma
Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."
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Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
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Center Pets
Addiction and mental health facilities with pets allow patients to interact with friendly dogs, cats, horses, and in some cases, even dolphins.
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Flexible technology policies
Centers with flexible technology policies allow professionals to stay in touch with work and give patients a greater sense of connection and normalcy.
Kumarie Moodliar
Psychiatrist
Susan Rabe
Psychiatrist
Avani Maharaj
Psychiatrist
Neil Victor
Clinical Psychologist
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