If you are in immediate danger or thinking about harming yourself, get help now. Visit a nearby emergency service, hospital, or mental health clinic. If you are in crisis, these helplines can help:
Crisis numbers in China
- National Psychological Assistance Hotline (12356): Tel: 12356
- Shenzhen Mental Health Centre: Tel: 12356
- Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Centre: Tel: 800-810-1117 (landline callers) | Tel: 010-8295-1332 (mobile callers)
- Guangzhou Crisis Research and Intervention Centre: Tel: 020-81899120 | Tel: 12356 (national hotline, also answered in Guangzhou)
- All crisis lines in China
This page lists Counsellors in Shanghai. 2 in all.
What a counsellor does, and how counselling differs from psychotherapy
Everyone on this page describes their work as counselling. A counsellor listens and helps you find your own solutions to problems.
The training emphasises the conversation itself. Sessions usually stay close to something happening now: a loss, a relationship, work, a decision. That focus is what most often separates counselling from longer psychotherapy.
A counsellor is not a medical doctor and does not prescribe or diagnose. Ask a counsellor what they work with, and for how long.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the professional title counsellor.
The Shanghai page answers more questions about therapy there.
Fees, insurance and lower-cost options
Do affordable options exist in Shanghai?
Shanghai Mental Health Center (上海市精神卫生中心). Phone +86 21 32100600. Shanghai medical insurance reimburses eligible outpatient psychiatric conditions at 85% for employees and 92% for retirees. Further support is available for major diseases. The outpatient clinic is open to the public. Reimbursement requires Shanghai insurance and an eligible condition.
Who registers therapists in China?
The title you will see is 心理咨询人员.
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