The Team

Founder:

Marguerite Black















is the executive director of The Dandelion initiative. She has a Master's Degree in Creative Writing from UCT, as well as an Honours' Degree in Psychology. She is trained in the Beginner's and Advanced courses in Play and Gestalts Therapy and has four years experience as a volunteer at the Red Cross Memorial Hospital. She is a public and motivational speaker and ahs written an autobiography, children's books and plays


Gerda Kriel















was trained at the North-West University and Tygerberg Hospital as a Clinical Psycologist. During her training, she developed a specific love for working with children and adolescents, and with a family system that surrounds them. Her experience includes working with chronically ill children with various psychological disorders. Gerda is registered as a clinical psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa.

Tamryn Pelser















is a certified Body Intelligence instructor who currently focusses on one-on-one tuition. Passionate about teaching, she ensures personal attention for each individual, whether in family sessions, corporate workshops or classes specifically designed for teenagers. Tamryn is trained in classical and contemporary dance, speech and drama and has worked as a professional dancer and musical theater actor for 10 years. She has completed courses in anatomy, physiology and various movement form techniques. She is currently finishing a BA degree in Psychology through Unisa


Dr. Grant Pearson
is the medical and creative doctor. He is a trained medical doctor, coach and facilitator. He has worked for many years in Family Medicine and has a keen interest and experience in Psychological and Mind-Body approaches to heal and wellbeing as well as integrated healthcare, patient-led initiatives and complementary and alternative medicine and their relevant and appropriate integration into patient care.

Tracy Joubert
















joined the initiative at the beginning of 2014 to assist with Fundraising. She has a background in Bio-Kinetics, learning and alternative health, as well as pre-MBA degree. Always driven by a desire to help and be of service, she loves being a part of an initiative that is close to her heart and strongly believes in the need for emotional support and health being readily available




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