Dr. Marelize Swart
About Dr. Marelize Swart, Ph.D., R.Psych.
Marelize Swart has full registration status as a psychologist in British Columbia and Alberta. She earned her Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology in South Africa and her Doctoral Degree in Applied Psychology at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Advanced training: Institute for Advanced Study in Human Sexuality, San Francisco, California. For six years, Marelize has instructed medical students at the University of Calgary on human sexuality. She brings with her more than 15 years of experience, obtained both in Canada and internationally, in the fields of mental health and sex therapy. She is a Board Certified Sex Therapist and a Diplomate of Sex Therapy (AASECT).
Professional Affiliations
- College of Psychologists of British Columbia
- College of Alberta Psychologists
- Canadian Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
- Board Certified Sex Therapist and a Diplomate of Sex Therapy (AASECT)
- Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association
- International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health
Education
I earned my Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology in South Africa and my Doctoral Degree in Applied Psychology at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Also, I completed a one year internship in Family Therapy under Dr. Karl Tomm at the University of Calgary, AB, followed by another one year internship in Clinical Sexuality at the former Human Sexuality Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB. For a couple of years, I was a sessional instructor in human sexuality at the University of Calgary's Medical School.