Executive Members
Elliott Kotze
Elliott Kotze is a counselling psychologist and researcher with extensive experience in gender-affirming healthcare and queer sexual health. His work broadly focuses on improving the quality of life of queer and gender diverse folks through the strategic implementation of community-driven interventions. Elliott is based in Muizenberg, Cape Town.
Qualifications: MA Community-Based Counselling Psychology (WITS); BA and BA (Hons) (UNISA)
Contact:
Email: elliottkotze@gmail.com or info@muizenbergpsychology.co.za
Websites: www.muizenbergpsychology.co.za and www.elliottkotze.co.za
Avri Spilka
Avri Spilka is the Co-Treasurer and Past President of SASHA, and holds the Governance portfolio.
She is a Johannesburg-based Counselling Psychologist, and runs a private practice in Bryanston, Johannesburg, where she sees individuals, couples and throuples for sex, gender and relationship therapy. She worked for many years in the Southern African NGO sexual health sector with a focus on LGBTQIA+, consensual non-monogamies and BDSM communities. As a psychotherapist she has a special interest in sexual well-being and working with identities and relationships that fall outside the norm.
Avri has a Masters in Community Based Counselling Psychology, an Honours in Applied Social Science, a Postgraduate Diploma in Media Studies and Journalism, as well as a Diploma in Sexology, Bachelor of Journalism and Certificate in Counselling Children and Adolescents.
Prof Corlia Brandt
Prof Corlia Brandt started working in private practice in 2000, whereafter she entered the academic field and obtained her Masters and PhD degrees at the University of the Free State. Her main areas of interest are Neuromusculoskeletal, Sport, Pelvic and Women’s Health, and research.
She is the South African International Urogynaecology Association Physiotherapy representative and on the IUGA Africa Advisory Board; treasurer on the International Organisation for Physiotherapists in Pelvic and Women’s Health (World Physiotherapy); President of the South African Sexual Health Association; and on the editorial board for the African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine.
She has published several papers in international journals and presented at international congresses, where her research has also been nominated for awards. She has facilitated the establishment of pelvic floor units as a collaboration between academia, researchers and private practitioners.
She is currently associate professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, continuing her passion for integrating research, clinical practice, and teaching, and developing Pelvic and Women’s Health clinics suitable for a South African context as part of the WiSH research group.
Jonathan Cohen
Jonathan Cohen is a business leader, executive coach, and mental health practitioner in training who works at the intersection of human development, leadership, and organisational transformation. With more than 20 years of experience building and scaling businesses across mobility, wellness, hospitality, and property, he has created high-performance environments characterised by strong culture and psychological safety.
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Jonathan undertook a transition toward his long-standing vocation: enabling individuals and systems to heal, grow, and thrive. He completed his Honours degree in Psychology at the South African College of Applied Psychology in 2025 and is currently applying for a Master’s in Counselling Psychology.
Jonathan holds a postgraduate qualification in business and commerce and a business/executive coaching qualification from GIBS Business School, and works with individuals, couples, schools, and organisations to develop emotionally healthy, psychologically safe, and purpose-driven environments. His approach integrates evidence-based psychology, coaching, mindfulness, and systems thinking.
He is a certified mindfulness facilitator (IMISA), breathwork coach (Breathwork Africa), and Five Lens Enneagram practitioner, and an active member of the ICF, SASHA (Executive Board), and IMISA.
Dr Elna Rudolph
Dr Elna Rudolph is a medical doctor and sexologist with more than fifteen years of experience in sexual medicine. She is the Clinical Head of My Sexual Health (MSH) and served as President of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) from 2021 to 2025, the youngest person ever to hold the position, the first from Africa, and only the second woman in the organisation’s history.
Dr Rudolph’s work sits at the intersection of clinical care, education, and global advocacy. Her focus is on translating scientific evidence into practical support, for the patients who need it, and for the healthcare providers who treat them.
Her areas of particular clinical interest include female sexual dysfunction, genito-pelvic pain disorders, menopause-related sexual health, and multidisciplinary approaches to sexual wellbeing.
Dr Pieter Ekermans
Dr Pieter Ekermans completed his MBChB at the University of Stellenbosch in 2003 and his MMed (ClinPath) in Clinical Pathology at the University of Witwatersrand in 2012, along with a DTM&H from the same institution in 2006. He worked in Gqeberha at the National Health Laboratory Services for two years before joining the Department of Medical Microbiology at the National Reference Laboratory of Ampath Laboratories in Centurion in September 2014.
His particular interests are mycobacterial diseases and the role of screening for sexually-transmitted infections among men who have sex with men.
Dr Craig Geoff Howes
Dr Craig Geoff Howes (he/him) is a general and palliative care practitioner consulting across Cape Town, the West Coast, and Johannesburg. Geoff is passionate about mental, sexual, and gender-affirming healthcare and previously ran a dedicated practice for this work.
Geoff earned his medical degree from the University of Cape Town and holds qualifications in emergency and palliative medicine. He recently completed a Master of Science with distinction at the University of Glasgow, focusing on improving healthcare for vulnerable communities, particularly queer-identifying individuals.
Geoff is also an educator and advocate for inclusive healthcare, regularly presenting on healthcare accessibility and supporting professionals in delivering compassionate, person-centred care.
Monique Koopman
Monique Koopman is a Cape Town-based physiotherapist specialising in Pelvic and Women’s Health Physiotherapy. She works in private practice and oversees a government pelvic health clinic dedicated to addressing female pelvic floor and sexual dysfunction.
Monique serves on the general executive committee of the Pelvic and Women‘s Health Physiotherapy Special Interest Group of the SA Society of Physiotherapy. She is currently pursuing a Masters of Public Health at the University of Cape Town, and aspires to leverage her degree to advocate for policy changes in women’s health.
Chant Malan
Chant Malan (they/them) is a clinical sexologist, counselling psychologist and the Gauteng Chairperson of the Southern African Sexual Health Association (SASHA). They have a special interest in queer sexual health, and gender, sexual, and relationship diversity.
Chant’s approach to therapy is intersectional, and they aim to create a safe, affirming and playful environment for a diverse spectrum of identities and life experiences. Chant has a Masters in Counselling Psychology, a Masters in Political and International Studies, and a Diploma in Clinical Sexology and Relationship Therapy through the Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology in the UK. Their academic background means that Chant came into Psychology from a social justice context, and they are passionate about education and advocacy.
They are also the creator of the online course The Ace In The Hole: Working With Asexualities. Chant proudly identifies as a coffee-loving (sex) nerd and lives in Johannesburg with their three fur-children.
Dr Welly den Hollander
Dr Welly den Hollander (she/her) is a medical social worker in private practice in Pietermaritzburg and Hillcrest. She obtained a Masters degree and PhD in Social Work from UKZN and a PG Diploma in Palliative Medicine from UCT. She specialises in psycho-oncology and is part of palliative face-to-face and virtual MDTs. Welly is the chair of the SA Oncology Social Worker Forum (SAOSWF) and a member of PALPRAC.
Her interests are in mental health, trauma, pain management and sexology. She is an executive team member of SASHA and a member of My Sexual Health, and is currently enrolled in the My Sexual Health sexology courses.
She lives with her husband on a small holding in Cato Ridge, where she organises expressive arts and horticultural small group projects in her studio and garden nursery.
Dr Robyn Milton
Robyn (she/they) is a generalist medical practitioner with special interests in sexual, hormonal and metabolic health. She spent her twenties chasing dopamine as an advanced life support paramedic, but has now hung up her steel toe boots in favour of barefoot shoes. Her practice stems from her own experience as someone with ADHD, anxiety and polycystic ovarian syndrome, and as a member of various alternative lifestyle communities, queer, non-monogamous and covered in tattoos, to name a few. She is a Resuscitation Council of South Africa faculty member and holds post-graduate diplomas in Obstetrics and Disability Studies.
Robyn aims to approach each clinical scenario with the individual in mind, focusing on empowering each patient or student to make decisions with the best information available. Her approach will always be patient-centric, preventative and holistic.
Robyn lives in Cape Town with her partner and their two cats, and when not working enjoys weightlifting, talking about psychedelic harm reduction, and lots and lots of indie music.
Lisa Welsh
Lisa Welsh is a Sex Educator accredited by My Sexual Health and a SASHA SAR Facilitator. She serves as Communications Lead for SASHA, My Sexual Health, and the World Association for Sexual Health.
Initially focusing on women‘s pleasure with Happiness for Her in 2012, Lisa has since transitioned to addressing the unique needs and challenges of men, reflecting her deepened understanding of men’s sexual wellness and pleasure.
Lisa engages with her audience through regular radio features, her blog and talks, using these platforms to educate and support individuals in embracing their authentic sexual selves.