GMC Number: 4362241

Dr Pretorius is a UK trained psychiatrist who is unusually broadly qualified in General Adult Psychiatry, Liaison Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, while also having gained substantial experience in Older Adult Psychiatry. Having completed British Association of Psychopharmacology training in all areas of General & Older Adult Psychiatry, he is a collaborative and highly capable prescriber within a bio-psycho-social model of psychiatry.

He has expertise in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of:

  • ADHD & ASD
  • Anxiety Disorders & PTSD
  • Depression & Bipolar Affective Disorder
  • Psychosis
  • Cognitive Impairment & Dementia

Dr Pretorius is highly trained and experienced in a variety of evidence-based psychotherapies, including:

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety, PTSD & Depression
  • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing for PTSD
  • Cognitive Behavioural Analysis System of Psychotherapy for Chronic Depression
  • Mindfulness for Stress, Anxiety & Depression

As a Liaison Psychiatrist Dr Pretorius has expertise in the interface between physical and mental health. He helped people understand and improve self-management of:

  • chronic health problems including diabetes
  • chronic / post-viral fatigue
  • chronic pain

He further gained an International Board for Lifestyle Medicine Diploma and is a certified lifestyle physician as well as member of the British Society for Lifestyle Medicine. Evidence-based lifestyle change can lead to prevention, delay, improvement and reversal of most chronic physical conditions as well as stress, anxiety, depression and cognitive decline.

If you are looking for an experienced psychiatrist with whom to explore effective holistic solutions to your unique challenges at this time, Dr Pretorius looks forward to providing you with that service. He can assist in not only the prescription, but also reduction and discontinuation of medication when required. He offers support with changing mindset, behaviour and lifestyle to enhance treatment and improve longer-term outcome.