Meet the EQ team

Our dedicated team of highly trained and experienced professionals comprises of like-minded individuals who possess vast skills and knowledge in the field of brain training and the way in which the human mind works.

Andrea Kellerman
B.A., H.E.D., B.A. Hons. Psych., M.Ed Psych., Dipl.Adv.Hyp., ISNR registered Neurofeedback Practitioner.
Prac. No. PS0115207 and SAMHF 791953

Andrea Kellerman is a registered educational psychologist who has been working with children for the past 18 years. She has formerly worked as a qualified teacher and has lectured and taught children and adults at school, college and university level. After having studied Psychology, Hypnotherapy and Neurofeedback/Brain Training, she worked in hospitals, a crisis centre and private practice where she has helped many people who suffer from anxiety, depression, stress, insomnia, eating disorders, concentration problems, ADD/ADHD and people who needed to stop smoking, lose weight and reduce phobias.

Furthermore, Andrea has helped many athletes to increase their sporting performance, achieving great success. Andrea was a member of the German National Vaulting team when she was younger and has won many titles, such as first places in German, International, Open American Championships and second places in the European and World Championships. Her sporting career and studies in the fields of Psychology, Biokinetics and Human Movement Science have given her unique knowledge and insight to work with and help athletes and others to reach their optimal performance level.

She is the co-founder of the EQ Advant-Edge course and has worked hard to get the course to as many schools and children as possible. Andrea has written numerous articles for different magazines and newspapers, such as the Sunday Times, Weigh-less Magazine, East Coast Radio Lifestyle Magazine, Breathe Magazine and many others. She has been interviewed by national and international radio and TV programmes for the last 20 years. Furthermore, she has given educational talks in different settings and is actively involved in growing the field of Neurofeedback/Brain Training, Hypnotherapy and Emotional Intelligence.

Jenna Oertel
B.A. Psych., B.A. Hons. Psych., Dip. H.R. Man. Professional Registered Counsellor, ISNR registered Neurofeedback Practitioner.
Prac. No. PRC0011800

Jenna studied at the Stellenbosch University and completed her honours in Psychology at the University of SA. During her honour’s year she started an Eating Disorder Support Group together with Andrea Kellerman at the Westville Hospital.

Upon completing her honours Jenna started working as a group therapy counsellor for the Durban Manor Clinic. Here she worked with groups within two psychiatric hospital wards, tending to patients who experienced difficulty with Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar and many other disorders. Jenna headed up her own Eating Disorder Support Group at a local church, where she has trained counsellors and which is still running today. Jenna has also completed a diploma in Human Resource Management, as another means to understand human nature in the working environment and to gain further understanding of the corporate environment and how psychology applies to it.

After having worked extensively in hospitals as well as private institutions and having acquired extensive knowledge about the mind and brain, as well as having trained in the field of Neurofeedback/Brain Training, she’s currently working as a Neurofeedback practitioner and registered counsellor. Jenna is registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa.

Iain Ewing - Treasurer
Director, Certified Financial Planner, Estate Planning , Investment Planning, Retirement Planning, Investment Management, General Financial Planning.

Iain has been with the Ewing Trust Company for more than 13 years. He studied marketing at the University of Port Elizabeth and then law through UNISA. After joining the asset management business he changed from law and has completed his CFP qualifications.

Our Supporters

Bianca Warren
Durban Designer

"Our emotions need to be as educated as our intellect. It is important to know how to feel, how to respond, and how to let life in so that it can touch you." - Jim Rohn

Chia Kougianos
Editor of Vice South

"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all." - Aristotle

Stafford Masie
Former CEO of Google Africa and developer of Pebble Payment Device

"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value." - Albert Einstein

Sharlene McGilvary
UCI BMX World Champion Women's World Title

"IQ gets you though school, but EQ gets you through life." - Daniel Goleman

Simone Botha
Miss Deaf South Africa

"Surround yourself with people who believe in your dreams no matter how absurd or impossible they may look."

Warren Duffield
Current All Star World Champion In Line Dancing

"Emotional Intelligence is when you finally realise its not all about you." - Peter Stark

Bradley Tandy
SA's next Fastest 50 Free Swimmer

"We cannot tell what may happen to us in the strange medley of life. But we can decide what happens in us - how we can take it, what we do with it - and that is what really counts in the end." - Joseph Fort Newton

Delron Buckley
Former Bafana Bafana Player

"Learning how to become emotionally literate is one of the best investments that human beings can make for themselves, their children, and the future." - Ayman Sawaf

John Ellis
Former SA Swimmer

"There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving... and that's your own self." - Aldous Huxley

Lisa Raleigh
Fitness, Wellness and Media Expert

"What really matters for success, character, happiness and lifelong achievements is a definite set of emotional skills - your EQ - not just purely cognitive abilities that are measured by conventional IQ tests." - Daniel Goleman, Ph.D

Lourens Adriaanse
Sharks Rugby Player

"True compassion means not only feeling another’s pain, but also being moved to help relieve it." - Daniel Goleman

Marco Wenzel
Sharks Rugby Player

"Emotions are the untapped resource of every organisation." - Timothy Warneka

Nedene Cahill
Gold Medal winner UCI MTB Masters World Championships 2013 and 2015

"We think too much and feel too little." - Charlie Chaplin

Scott Pitman
MD of Rainbow Chicken

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." - Aristotle

Tim Noakes
Professor in Sport Science Author of Real Meal Revolution Book

"When a person has access to both the intuitive, creative, and visual right brain, and the analytical, local, verbal left brain, the whole brain is working … and this tool is best suited to the reality of what life is, because life is not just logical – it is also emotional." - Stephen Covey

Till Schenk
Germany, International 70.3 Triathlon Commentator and IronMan

"It is about education through sport. EQ-Advant-Edge are successfully helping South African kids to develop emotional intelligence - a must have tool to break out of the circle of poverty and aggression. The coloured hand is the symbol for the project. Help spread the word."

Austin Smith
SA Hockey Captain

"Improving the general emotional intelligence of people in our country would have a profound affect with how we manage our emotions and stress levels. Imagine the impact on society if we were all able to recognise our emotional state and control? While life is only becoming more demanding we need the tools to deal with it effectively"

Adrien Niyonshuti
Rwanda, 2012 London Olympian for MTB

Valens Ndayisenga
Rwanda, National Road Cycling Champion

Rutendo Nyahora
Zimbabian Proffessional Athelete

"Our past and background does not determine our future. We all fall but we rise again. Failure is only when one quits trying. Everything looks beautiful when we remove the flaws. You're not alone in this world. We love you"

Caroline Wostmann
Comrades Winner 2015

"Self-belief and an awareness that one is entitled to one’s own views is vital to individual success. Children need to be taught that they have voice and can achieve their dreams and goals through discipline and hard work. Being mentally strong and having emotional intelligence is key to their future success."

Ravi R
DJ at Megazone Radio

Testimonials

"Bethany enjoyed her EQ Advant-Edge experience! She particularly valued the session on bullying and dealing with difficult days at school! Thank you for an empowering experience!" – Cindy

"I just want to thank the staff, doing the training, for a pleasant environment they gave the children that Charlie enjoyed and looked forward going back to every morning. I can see already a change in Charlie's communication skills and how he handles problem situations. He also tells his friends every afternoon when he gets home what he has learned and what the "teacher" taught him to with bullies at school." – Pieter Blatt

"Kevin has always been a happy and friendly person; and managed to project an outer show of confidence, but being the youngest in a large family is not always easy. During this course I have seen an inner confidence emerging in the way he is able to show his feelings and why others might react in certain ways. He has learnt to view situations from a different perspective and to communicate his ideas with confidence in himself." – Clair Dyer

"Zowe has thoroughly loved the course. She looks forward to attending the class each day and comes home with interesting info, which she shares with us, from explaining emotions, identifying feelings and even teaching us calming and relaxing exercises" – Craig

"I sent my son to this holiday club to help him learn to deal with his emotions – mainly fear and anxiety. After just a week, I could see how he's grown in confidence, understands his emotions and can now deal with them all." – Johanna

"I would recommend this to my friends. I had fun, enjoyed myself and learned a lot! I learned how to be responsible for myself, how to make friends, learned how to deal with my problems and understand my emotions." – Brinley

"Sean enjoyed the course and surprisingly didn't complain or resist going daily, even though it meant waking up earlier in the holidays. He enjoyed the material and made a few friends in the process." – Lin