147 - Job Talk: Heidi Lourens on Working as an Academic and Counseling Psychologist

In this episode, Lois Chats with Heidi Lourens about her work as an academic in the psychology field and her training as a counseling psychologist. Having started her education at a school for the blind, Heidi explores what it was like for her to shift into a mainstream university for tertiary education and her experiences in her current work. Discovering a love for research, Heidi explains how she navigates the world of lecturing, supervising and researching at university level, and offers words of advice for those considering a career in psychology. Heidi also chats about her fragrance-related YouTube channel, Heidi’s Perfume Corner where she shares reviews of fragrances. Reach out to Heidi at: Facebook: : e-mail: hlourens.psych@gmail.com Find Heidi’s Perfume Corner at: Image Description: A woman with shoulder-length auburn hair and green eyes is smiling at the camera. She is wearing a short-sleeved white dress and is sitting on a wooden chair. A black Labrador in a guide dog harness sits beside her. Grass, trees and plants can be seen beyond them. I’d love to hear from you – contact me at Website : loisstrachan.com LinkedIn:

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147 - Job Talk: Heidi Lourens on Working as an Academic and Counseling Psychologist is an episode from Accessible South Africa Travel Podcast by Accessible South Africa.

This episode is 52:29 long.

This episode was published on Mar 17, 2026.

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