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 India
- Tele-MANAS: Tel: 14416 | Tel: 1-800 891 4416. 24 hours.
- Vandrevala Foundation Helpline: Tel: +91 9999 666 555 | WhatsApp: +91 9999 666 555. 24 hours.
- AASRA helpline: Tel: 022 2754 6669. 24 hours.
- 1Life crisis support line: Tel: 7893078930. 24 hours.
- All crisis lines in India
This page lists Female Counsellors in Bangalore. 46 in all.
That is 46 of the 50 counsellors listed in Bangalore.
These are practitioners who identify as female on their profile 1. We ask every therapist that question, and they may decline to answer. We do not check it.
This list answers an explicit request for a woman.
A client and a practitioner always differ; what matters is what that means to you and how you work with it 2. You can filter the same list by the languages a practitioner works in.
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. Ask a counsellor what they work with, and for how long.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the practitioner's stated Female identity and the professional title counsellor.
The Bangalore page answers more questions about therapy there.
Paying for therapy in Bangalore
What does therapy cost in Bangalore?
Our Bangalore fee guide puts a session at ₹1,000 to ₹3,000. Those are advertised prices.
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.
10 of these counsellors offer a sliding scale.
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. Counsellors come under the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act 2021, which provides for their registration.
What these practitioners record
The areas of focus listed most often here are Anxiety (25), Stress / Burnout (23) and Abuse (22).
Sessions here are offered in English, Hindi/Urdu, Kannada and Tamil.
Nearby places and related listings
- 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
- Counsellors in Bangalore
- All therapists listed in Bangalore (316)
- Couples therapy in Bangalore
References
[1] TherapyRoute's own records.
[2] Integrative Systemic Therapy in Practice, p. 120. Client-therapist similarities.
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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)
