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 answer now:
Crisis numbers in India
- 112, India's emergency number: Tel: 112
- Tele-MANAS, the national mental health helpline: Tel: 14416 | Tel: 1-800 891 4416 (an alternative toll-free number, printed on the same page)
- KIRAN, mental health rehabilitation: Tel: 1800-599-0019
- Vandrevala Foundation Helpline: Tel: +91 9999 666 555 | WhatsApp: +91 9999 666 555
- All crisis lines in India
This page lists Counsellors in Bangalore. 49 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 1.
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.
Fees, insurance and lower-cost options
What does therapy cost in Bangalore?
Our Bangalore fee guide puts a session at ₹1,000 to ₹3,000. Those are advertised prices, not official rates.
Do affordable options exist in Bangalore?
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS). Phone +91 80 2699 5250. Patients below the poverty line and indigent patients can be exempted from the hospital levy and given free medicines. Standard outpatient registration costs ₹100. You can walk in or come by referral. The exemptions and free medicines are only for patients who qualify as below the poverty line or indigent.
11 of these counsellors offer a sliding scale.
The Bangalore page answers more questions about therapy there.
What these practitioners record
The areas of focus listed most often here are Anxiety (28), Stress / Burnout (25) and Abuse (23).
Sessions here are offered in English, Hindi/Urdu, Kannada and Tamil.
Who registers therapists in India?
Titles you will see include Rehabilitation Counsellor and Counsellor.
In India registration goes by category: a clinical psychologist is enrolled on a statutory register, while counsellor sits on none. See the India page.
Nearby places and related listings
- Female Counsellors in Bangalore, one filter on the full Bangalore counsellors list
- Male Psychologists in Bangalore, one filter on the full Bangalore psychologists list
- Female Psychologists in Bangalore, one filter on the full Bangalore psychologists list
- Psychotherapists in Bangalore
- Psychologists in Bangalore
- All therapists listed in Bangalore (312)
- Couples therapy in Bangalore
References
Real choice. Authentic, independent, clinician-led care.
TherapyRoute is a clinician-led directory that champions independent practitioners who answer to you and their professional ethics. We don't take commissions, sell your data, or assign therapists by algorithm. You browse, compare, and choose.
Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)
