I have always wanted to be part of creating a safe space for people to be themselves. Where together, we can put listen past the noise of society, and hear who you really are. During my Matric year, I discovered that Sexology was a possible career, and decided that was what I was going to become.
I studied for my Undergraduate and Post Graduate Degrees in Psychology at The University of the Witwatersrand(WITS). Between my Honours and Masters degrees, I completed a BPsych Equivalence Programme through The University of South Africa (UNISA), to write the board exam and register with the Health Professionals Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Registered Counsellor in 2013. Before I could write the board exam, I completed an internship at Ekupholeni Mental Health and Trauma Centre in 2012.
Shame dies when stories are told in safe spaces
Ann Voskamp
In 2014, I became a founding member of a Continued Professional Development (CPD) Group – The Sexuality, Orientation & Gender Identity Group. We met February – November. In this group, other Medical and Mental Health Professionals would discuss the latest research and literature covering relevant to the work we were doing with our clients. I remained in this group until the first half of 2024.
In 2018 the group created a separate monthly CPD Group for Developing our Professional knowledge and therapeutic skillset for working with people who are Consensually Non Monogamous. This group evolved into Sex Therapy and Alternative Relationships.
In 2021, we created another monthly CPD Group for Developing our Professional knowledge and therapeutic skillset for working with Neurodivergence. This group has continued to meet Feb-Nov. We continue to read literature on the topic, written by experts in the growing field, in addition to receiving supervision by colleagues who have been working in the field longer than we have.
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