• Primary School and High School: Paarl Girls’ High 1980-1991
• Medical Degree: MBChB from the University of Stellenbosch 1993-1998.
• Internship and Community service: Tygerberg Hospital 1999-2000.
• Specialist Training in Psychiatry in the UK: South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust 2003-2008.
• Membership to the UK Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych) 2008.
• Sub-speciality training in Forensic Psychiatry: West London Mental Health NHS Trust 2008-2009.
• MPhil in Addictions Cum Laude University of Cape Town 2010-2013.
• Certificate in Motivational Interviewing and Motivational Enhancement Therapies, University of Cape Town 2014.
• Completed the formal training for Clinicians administering the SCID for DSM-5 by Harvard School of Public Health, USA in Ethiopia in February 2020.