How Much Does Therapy Cost in Davao City, PH? 2025 Guide

What therapy costs in Davao City in 2026

A private session in Davao City costs roughly ₱1,000 to ₱5,000, depending on which professional you see: a licensed counsellor at the lower end, a licensed psychologist in the middle, a psychiatrist at the top.

These are guiding estimates. Therapists set their own fees.

Private session figures are based on prices found advertised on multiple blogs, not official authoritative sources. Use with caution.

Your PhilHealth benefit, and the split that matters

PhilHealth runs two mental health packages. The ₱9,000 general package does not cover psychotherapy: it covers screening, assessment, diagnostics, psychoeducation, psychosocial support and medicines under the medicine access programme. Psychotherapy sits in the ₱16,000 specialty package, which is claimed at level 3 hospitals, and both packages cap follow-up visits at twelve a year. At ₱16,000 across twelve sessions the specialty benefit is worth a little over ₱1,300 a session at the right facility; it is not spendable at an unaccredited private clinic.

The general package is claimed at accredited facilities: rural health units, city and municipal health offices, level 1 and 2 hospitals, and DOH mental health access sites. Ask any practice whether it is accredited before your first appointment.

Who is qualified, and why the distinction matters

• Psychiatrist: a licensed medical doctor, through the Professional Regulation Commission's Board of Medicine. Can prescribe.
• Licensed psychologist: master's or doctorate, licensed by the PRC's Board of Psychology. Assessment and psychotherapy.
• Licensed psychometrician: also PRC-licensed, but works under a psychologist's supervision; not qualified to provide independent psychotherapy.

Free and low-cost routes

• Government hospital psychiatric outpatient clinics generally accept walk-ins during clinic hours and most require no referral. Bring medical records, your PhilHealth ID and Member Data Record, and a valid ID.
• The National Center for Mental Health crisis hotline, 0917-899-8727, is free, confidential and staffed around the clock.
• Hopeline on 0917-558-4673 and In Touch Community Services on 0917-800-1123 are verified as operating.
• University clinics attached to psychology programmes see clients at reduced fees, assessed individually; ask the nearest university's psychology department.

Questions worth asking before you book

• Are you a psychiatrist, a licensed psychologist, a licensed counsellor or a psychometrician?
• What is the fee, and how long is the session?
• Are you PhilHealth accredited, and can you claim against the outpatient mental health benefit?
• Are you accredited with my HMO, and how many sessions does my plan cover?
• Is an online session cheaper?

Sources

• PhilHealth, Annex B: Mental Health Benefits Package (as at October 2023): the package rates, the twelve-visit cap, the psychotherapy split and the target facilities.
• PhilHealth, Outpatient Benefits Package for Mental Health (Circular 2023-0018): eligibility and access points.
• National Center for Mental Health, contact.

Reviewed July 2026. PhilHealth package details are from the scheme's own published benefits annex. Private ranges are drawn from prices advertised online rather than published fee schedules, because Philippine practitioners do not generally publish them. We do not publish a Davao City price list we cannot trace to sources that charge it.