Dr Tejil Morar

ABOUT

Tejil Morar obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Pretoria. Her passion for psychiatry began early in her career and she obtained her Diploma in Mental Health with distinction in 2016 during her community service year.

In addition, her keen interest in medical education earned her a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences Education with distinction from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in 2022. In 2021 she was selected for and completed the Wits Early Career Academic Development Programme. She is currently completing her PhD in psychiatry at Wits, running an inpatient group therapy programme at Life Poortview Hospital and is the clinical manager of Rewire Clinics in Gauteng https://www.rewire.co.za/

Her achievements include the College of Psychiatrists Norvartis Medal 2021, Lynne Gillis Medal 2018, Wits School of Clinical Medicine (SOCM) Biennial Research Day 2019 - 1st Prize Best Poster Presentation, Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology Fellowship Award 2020 and Best Registrar Prize 2020 and 2021 - Wits Department of Psychiatry. Additionally, has served as chair of the Wits SOCM Transformation Committee as well as the SASOP Early Career Psychiatrists National convener.

In group therapy, her therapeutic approach is person-centered therapy and her main role is to nurture a safe, caring, predictable, stimulating, insightful and reliable environment where psychological processes can unfold. Group goals include creative growth and therapeutic change. She uses techniques gained from her training as a psychiatrist and the certification in group therapy facilitation which she is currently obtaining.

She runs a closed group therapy programme.

What is psychiatry?

Psychiatry is a branch of medicine helping people with a wide range of mental health conditions. Psychiatrists help people to manage, treat or recover from these. They include anxiety, depression, psychotic disorders, substance use and personality disorders.