{"id":688,"date":"2025-06-09T16:58:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T16:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecouncil.co.za\/wordpress\/?page_id=688"},"modified":"2025-06-24T17:43:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:43:36","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thecouncil.co.za\/wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"688\" class=\"elementor elementor-688\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39cc283 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39cc283\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-718999f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"718999f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e91695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e91695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br><br><br><br>Dr. Cherith Herold, Psychiatrist.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f6ebe0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f6ebe0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ced3100 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ced3100\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3ed24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b3ed24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/thecouncil.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-white--1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-961\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecouncil.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-white--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecouncil.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-white--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecouncil.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-white--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecouncil.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-white--1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thecouncil.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-white--2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0c059 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d0c059\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6106cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6106cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Council<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f8e73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4f8e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mental Health: it is a term we use daily but what does it mean?\u00a0<\/p><p>&#8220;Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual\u00a0 realizes their abilities and can cope with normal life stresses allowing individuals to be apart of and contribute to their communities. It is more than the absence of mental disorders&#8221;<\/p><p>Dr. Herold utilizes pharmacological, therapeutic and alternative\/allied\u00a0 treatments to treat mental disorders. She passionately believes that all individuals should be supported to achieve mental wellness. 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New patients may be requested to complete medical tests to ensure physical heath. At the end of the session a collaborative treatment plan will be formulated and treatment goals established.<\/p>\n<p>New patient bookings are approximately 100 min in duration. Medical aid rates apply.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c670dac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c670dac\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3bb3a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3bb3a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/thecouncil.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-white-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-963\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecouncil.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-white-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/thecouncil.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-white-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecouncil.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-white-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecouncil.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-white-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecouncil.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-white-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thecouncil.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-white-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c782ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c782ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1449a25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1449a25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Review of an existing patient<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca7dc0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca7dc0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Patients are reviewed for a variety of reasons including but not limited to; assessing progress with regards to established treatment goals, participating in psychotherapy, monitoring medication acceptability, side effects and efficacy and furthering the individualization of wholistic treatment involving allied services as necessary.<\/p><p>Sessions are approximately 45min. 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