About Henry
Dr. Henry Venter is a California psychologist with more than 25 years of experience. He brings steady, practical care to people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and work-related strain.
He speaks English and Afrikaans and holds the credential CA Psychologist PSY18428. Dr. Venter focuses on everyday problems that can feel overwhelming.
He helps people sort through loss, trauma, and parenting stress. He also supports those facing career decisions, compassion fatigue, and challenges tied to identity and intimacy.
How Henry works
His approach blends several methods to match what each person needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps with thought and behavior patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports values-based choices when feelings are intense.
Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused work inform how he looks at relationship patterns and closeness. Client-Centered Therapy keeps sessions grounded in respectful listening and collaboration. Dr.
Venter aims for clear, doable steps in sessions. He helps people make a plan, practice new ways of handling stress, and track small changes over time. The tone is direct but supportive, with room for real-life practicalities.
He offers sessions in several formats and accepts international clients. Getting started involves a short match questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment based on availability.
Henry lists 13 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What Henry works with
The areas below are the ones Henry selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | CA Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English, Afrikaans |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while focusing on actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect, and teaches practical techniques to reduce distress and change unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationship patterns affect current closeness and communication, which can help with intimacy and trust issues.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Dr. Venter will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. He treats the process as collaborative and will adjust techniques based on what helps you make progress.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to add flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is low or for a faster check-in. Live chat and text messaging allow short, frequent exchanges and can fit around work or caregiving schedules. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing everyday life.
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