Khumo Health
Your mental wellness mattersSpecialist Psychiatrist · Medicross Randburg
Compassionate Mental Health Care.
Evidence-based psychiatric care, tailored to you. Dr Mmaphuti Kaaka pairs careful assessment with warm, collaborative treatment — so you can heal, grow and get back to living fully.
Meet Dr Mmaphuti Kaaka
01About
Dr Mmaphuti Kaaka
Founder of Khumo Health
She obtained several post-matric qualifications including BSC, MBBCh and MMed Psychiatry degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand. She passed the psychiatry board exams and has an FCPsych (SA) qualification from the Colleges of Medicine South Africa.
While training in Anatomical Pathology, she developed a keen eye for detail while acquiring skills to understand human physical illness via autopsy and histopathology work.
It was her love for people and desire to forge meaningful human connections to heal individuals and communities which led to her transition to psychiatry. She served the people of Soweto as a psychiatrist and passionately advocated for the rights of society's vulnerable, in their most vulnerable states. Everyone who knows her will arrest to her generosity, empathy, soft hearted nature and her bright, keen and optimistic mind.
Dr Kaaka brings a wealth of experience to Khumo Health where she will continue to help humans overcome adversity via healing relationships.
The Khumo Health approach
02Approach
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Assessment
Your first consultation is unhurried and sensitive — a professional assessment that gathers your story with care, while the foundations of a genuine therapeutic relationship are laid from minute one.
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Empowering the patient
Care is built in collaboration and shaped around your values. You lead, we guide — you are a partner in every decision about your treatment, never a passenger.
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Tailored treatment plans
Treatment made to measure: every plan is personalised through a holistic biopsychosocial-cultural lens, drawing in allied professionals whenever your care calls for it.
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Informed decisions
Nothing about you without you. Informed consent, honest feedback, clear diagnosis and real psychoeducation — you will always have the knowledge your healing journey needs.
Services
03What we offer
Anxiety and OCD
Characterized by excessive worry or intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors. Assessment involves understanding symptoms and their impact. Treatment includes medication and therapy, notably cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Long-term management may be necessary, with higher medication doses for OCD.
Sleep Disorders
Diagnosed through assessment, treatment targets specific causes with supportive care.
Cognitive Disorders
Range from ADHD to dementia which affect the brain causing neurological, cognitive and behavioral problems. Management is mainly supportive, medication used when necessary. Family involvement is vital.
Depression
Varied types require individualized assessment and treatment. Therapy addresses core beliefs and negative thinking. Suicide risk is notable, and treatment resistance can occur.
PTSD
Trauma alters the mind, changes the person, necessitating prompt diagnosis and referral for trauma-focused treatment.
Work-related Stress
Assessment and intervention mitigate toxic workplace effects on mental health and productivity.
Personality Disorders
Stem from childhood interpersonal experiences, impairing self-perception and relationships with others. Therapy is primary, with medication support.
Substance Abuse
Result from substance misuse, requiring assessment and motivational interviewing for behaviour change.
Bipolar and Psychotic Disorders
These often severe mental illnesses require prompt treatment to prevent recurrence and functional impairment. Medication management emphasises minimising side effects for lifelong management.
04Why it matters
Mental wellness shapes everything — how we think and feel, how we weather stress, how we love, work, and choose.
An estimated 3 in 10 South Africans will experience mental illness in their lifetime, yet stigma and access still stand between people and care. Reaching out early protects your dignity and quality of life — and you don't have to do it alone.
Take the first stepFind us
06Our Locations
Medicross Randburg
Cnr. Malibongwe and Rabie Street, Fontainebleau, Randburg 2194, Gauteng, South Africa
Akeso Crescent Clinic Randburg
Cnr Hawken &, President Fouche Dr, Boskruin, Randburg, 2188, Gauteng, South Africa
Healing Minds West Rand
811 Augrabies Avenue, Little Falls Ext 1, Roodepoort, 1735, Gauteng, South Africa
What patients say
07In their own words
Get in touch
08We're here to help
Cnr. Malibongwe and Rabie Street, Fontainebleau, Randburg 2194, Gauteng, South Africa Emergency: 0117961422