My name is is Karin Stewart and I am a registered social worker in private practice. My counselling practice is in Westville, outside Durban in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. My practice is registered for Medical Aid benefits.

Should you wish to contact me for a counselling appointment, please get in touch with me at karin@overcoming-depression.org with your contact details and I will get back to you.

Cognitive Behavior Therapy is regarded as the most successful treatment for depression and anxiety and so everything I share on this site is based on these principles. Actually learning these tools doesn’t only help with depression and anxiety, but also with overcoming perfectionism and anger.

I have run groups to teach these principles and each time, people comment that these tools are not only for people with depression but they can help anyone lead a fuller life. I totally agree as I use all these principles myself.

As regards faith, I am a committed Christian. Nothing you read here will contradict what you find in the Bible, nor should it, in my knowledge contradict the teachings of any other faith, as it is the search for the truth.