Geraldine Franciscus is a Counselling Psychologist, the Head of the Psychology Department and Senior Lecturer, at Cornerstone Institute. She has a special interest in Brain Working Recursive Therapy and Solution Focussed Brief Therapy and its application in the South African context. Geraldine enjoys being involved in collaborative research. Some of this research has resulted in a publication in the International Journal of Higher Education and Democracy: “Assessing the Impact of Outcomes-Based Education, Family Dynamics, and Psychosocial Stressors on Student Academic Adjustment in South Africa”. She is passionate about promoting community mental health and well-being. She is a past executive member of the Psychological Society of South Africa’s Counselling Psychology Division (SAACP), as the former Chair (2019-2021) and Vice Chair of the division (2017-2019). She runs a small part-time counselling private practice.
Recent Posts
- Invitation to Respond: Real talk not rhetoric: An invitation to dialogue to Helen Zille
- Freedom Day 2025 – Psychology’s role in advancing the spirit of Freedom Day
- CANCELED – Important Notice: VAT Increase Effective 1 May 2025
- 8th Southern African Students’ Psychology Conference – Abstract Submissions Extended- 30 April 2025
- South African Association Of Counselling Psychology: Meet and Greet – Cape Town
- CEP Divisional Webinar: Eco-Anxiety and Climate Urgency in the Mother City
- Board Exam Preparation Workshop – 21 May 2025
- The Psychology Career Compass Series – Part 1 – Recording Out Now!