annelie is a psychologist in private practice in cape town, where she offers psychotherapy to individuals and people in relationships. she has a special interest in eating disorders, especially binge eating disorder. annelie has found that mindfulness is a good therapy for anxiety, which is often the main driver of eating disorders. she has a passion for mindfulness, and teaches the mindfulness-based stress reduction (mbsr) course in cape town. annelie has been part of the mindfulness community since 2008. she did a m.a. in psychology at the university of stellenbosch and received a ph.d in psychology-psychotherapy from the university of pretoria. she lives in cape town.