Workshop Speakers
Prof Corlia Brandt
Prof Corlia Brandt started working in private practice in 2000, whereafter she entered the academic field and obtained a Master`s and PhD degree at the University of the Free State, and an MSc in Epidemiology (Implementation Science) at the University of the Witwatersrand. Her main areas of interest are Epidemiology, Neuromusculoskeletal, Sport, Pelvic and Women`s Health, and research. Currently she is the chair of the Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation Speciality Group of the International Urogynaecology Association (IUGA), as well as on the IUGA Africa Advisory Board; the President on the International Organisation for Physiotherapists in Pelvic and Women’s Health (World Physiotherapy), chair of the Professional Development Portfolio on the National Executive Committee (SASP), Past-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 has 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 an 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 and as part of the WiSH research group.
Dr Nicole Chilimigras
Dr. Nicole Chilimigras, affectionately known as "Chili," is a dedicated medical professional with a strong focus on Sexual Health, Mental Health, and Queer Affirming Healthcare. Chili's impactful journey began during four transformative years in rural healthcare. Now based in Cape Town, Chili approaches healthcare with the belief that Sexual Health is a fundamental right for all, regardless of identity. By employing an intersectional lens, they create an inclusive and supportive environment where individuals can confidently share their unique experiences and concerns
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.
Sue Fuller-Good
As a physiotherapist, Sue has special interest in pain, trauma, orthopaedic manual therapy, women’s health and etc. Sue graduated from UCT and did her MSc through WITS in OMT. She has worked in private practice for most of her working life, concentrating on manual therapy and pain. Her interest in treating the lower back, pelvis, pelvic floor, women’s health and the craniomandibular junction (including the TMJ, which is often a co-morbidity with pelvic pain) started after she did her advanced diploma in OMT (orthopaedic Manual Therapy). She taught on this course for decades. This interest brought her many patients suffering from stress, anxiety, sexual dysfunction as well as many sports people with sports injuries and it inspired her to study life coaching in order to gain the expertise she needed in helping people to find solutions to their challenges through the questions she asked (rather than being told what to do differently, enabling high motivation and real behaviour change). Sue has had a lifelong culture of ongoing learning and has studied extensively through her career. Having practiced mindfulness herself all her adult life, she studied mindfulness practice through the Cambridge Health Alliance and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy through Harvard Medical School. She is now becoming a somatic experiencing practitioner, enabling her to work more effectively with trauma. Sue works extensively with sexual health patients most of whom struggle with pain and difficulties with intimacy, often due to trauma or relationship strife or even as a result of the stresses of their lives. Her holistic approach, working with regulating the nervous system, developing interoception and proprioception as well as other somatic practices and combining these with manual physiotherapy have created a multimodal treatment approach which she is about to test in a PhD study next year. Sue believes that effective treatment requires lasering in on the cause of a problem, rather than focusing on the symptoms. This requires working with the mind and the body interchangeably and it demands high levels of presence, active listening, inquiry and agility as well as a tool box filled with techniques and approaches. Sue uses the therapeutic alliance as the basis for all treatment. Sue is part of the MSH team and lectures extensively through many platforms around SA. She has spoken at numerous global conferences and has published a book about wellbeing, called The Sweet Spot. In her private time, she is a Mom of two adult children, and she loves to trail run, hike, cycle and play sport of any sort as well as read voraciously and travel at every opportunity. Sue has been involved in leadership development and coaching at: Microsoft, Core, ABSA, GIBS, Henley, Ethos, Regiments Capital, Deloittes, Bowmans, KPMG and in the IWFSA among countless other companies. She has worked in mindfulness training, wellbeing development as well as coaching at many companies including: Microsoft, KPMG, Merck, Synovate, Bowman’s, Deloittes, SA Taxi Association, among others over the last 15 years.
Ms Monique Koopman
Monique Koopman is a pelvic health physiotherapist providing specialised care to people of all ages and genders, from children to adults, who have a pelvis. Her clinical practice includes the assessment and treatment of bladder, bowel, sexual, and pelvic pain conditions using a trauma-informed, patient-centred approach that prioritises safety, consent, and dignity. She is an experienced clinician with a strong interest in complex pelvic floor dysfunction, persistent pelvic pain, and the impact of trauma on the pelvic body. Her work integrates evidence-based pelvic floor rehabilitation with sensitive, inclusive care tailored to each patient’s lived experience. Monique serves on the executive committee of the Southern African Sexual Health Association (SASHA) and is the incoming President of the South African Society of Physiotherapy.
Candice Langford
Candice Langford is a physiotherapist with a dedicated focus on pelvic and sexual health. Originally from Durban, her career has taken her from running her own practice in Ballito to Grand Cayman in the Caribbean, where she served as Clinical Lead of a multidisciplinary team, before returning to her hometown in 2025. With over a decade of hands-on clinical experience, Candice bridges musculoskeletal physio with a deep understanding of pelvic function to deliver holistic, patient-centred care across all life stages. She takes an inquisitive, lateral-thinking approach to complex presentations and has a particular interest in complex pelvic and sexual pain, having developed an online self-guided programme for patients navigating penetrative pain. Her clinical practice is further enriched by additional training in trauma counselling, sex counselling and BASI Mat and Reformer Pilates certification. Candice brings a compassionate, evidence-informed and collaborative approach to pelvic health care.
Dr Megan Martin
Dr Megan Martin (she/her) is a General Practitioner in private practice with a special interest in Menopause, Sexual Health, and Gender Affirming Healthcare. She completed her Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery (MBChB) degree at the University of Pretoria, after which she completed her Internship at Sebokeng Hospital, and Community Service in the Sedibeng District Clinics' Emergency and Primary Care departments. She obtained her postgraduate Diploma in HIV Management from the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa. Before starting her private practice she worked as a Clinical Forensic Medical Examiner for the Teddy Bear Clinic for sexually abused children at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital, in Johannesburg. She is an active member of the Southern African Sexual Health Association (SASHA), World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), Professional Association for Transgender Health South Africa (PATHSA), International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD), and the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society. She has completed numerous local and international trainings on the areas of sexual health, menopause, genito-pelvic pain, neurodiversity, and gender affirming healthcare. Dr Martin was nominated for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s 120 Under 40 International Family Planning Leaders Award in 2019. She is the founder of Libido Academy, a self-paced educational online course for women struggling with low libido in their relationships. She has contributed to various presentations, panel discussions, radio shows, podcasts, and online articles on the topics of sexual health, menopause, and gender affirming healthcare. She was also featured as an expert in the book "A Celebration of Vulva Diversity" by The Vulva Gallery & Hil Atalanta. Dr Martin prides herself on offering compassionate, inclusive medical services to women and the queer community, with a particular interest in the intersection of sexual difficulties, neurodiversity, and chronic illness.
Christine Nachmann
Christine is a counsellor and educator with a focus on the psychosocial and spiritual dimensions of palliative care, grief, and loss — bringing both clinical grounding and contemplative depth to her work. Her practice has spanned hospice education and spiritual counselling, ICU neurosurgery wards, correctional services, and — since 2016 — lecturing at the University of Cape Town on the Palliative Medicine Diploma and Introduction to Palliative Care programmes. She facilitates workshops across the full spectrum of healthcare contexts, from community volunteers to postgraduate professionals, on themes including grief, spirituality and cultural diversity, mindfulness, self-care, and counselling skills.
Delene van Dyk
Delene is a professional nurse, facilitator, mentor, speaker, and Consultant of Care with more than three decades of experience in healthcare, mental and sexual health, and human development. Having spent many years supporting individuals, families, and organisations through complex life and care transitions, Delene brings a unique blend of clinical expertise, compassion, and insight. She is the founder of Prepare2Care and the creator of transformative workshops such as Binaries & Boxes (or Not!), Pandora se Doos, and Check My BLAH, which explore identity, communication, wellbeing, and the human experience. Known for her authentic storytelling and ability to create meaningful conversations, Delene challenges people to think differently, connect more deeply, and lead with greater awareness and care.
Moderators
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 consistently created high-performance environments characterised by strong culture, operational excellence, and psychological safety. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Jonathan undertook a deliberate and deeply personal transition toward his long-standing vocation: enabling individuals and systems to heal, grow, and thrive. He returned to full-time academic study while continuing to lead businesses and support his family, completing his Honours degree in Psychology at the South African College of Applied Psychology in 2025 and currently applying for a Master’s in Counselling Psychology. He is also completing his Lifeline Counselling training. 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 (Five Lens People Development Academy) and is an active member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the South African Sexual Health Association (SASHA – Executive Board), and IMISA. In addition to his professional work, Jonathan serves on the leadership team of the Sandringham High School Alumni Association, where he is actively involved in initiatives to restore infrastructure, strengthen educational outcomes, and improve student safety and development after a decade of institutional decline. His work is driven by a single guiding intention: to contribute to the creation of environments—in education, organisations, and communities - where people who were previously excluded from opportunity are able not only to access it but also to flourish.
Dr Robyn Milton
Dr Robyn Milton (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, with a focus on empowering each patient or student to make decisions with the best information available. Her approach will always be on providing a patient-centric preventative and holistic plan first. She believes that with the right care and support, all persons are able to embody their best selves. 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.