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 Anxiety Psychotherapists in Chennai. 7 in all.
How anxiety is treated
Anxiety treatment is for fear and worry that persist and get in the way.
The treatments with the most evidence are based on cognitive-behavioural principles 1. That includes exposure therapy, where you face what you have been avoiding, a step at a time.
A prescriber may also consider medicine, depending on age and severity 2. Ask a practitioner how they work with anxiety.
What psychotherapy works on, and how long it usually runs
Everyone on this page describes their work as psychotherapy. A psychotherapist works through talking with you about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
Psychotherapy usually runs longer than counselling and aims for clinical change. It works on patterns that repeat rather than on one current problem.
A psychotherapist trains in psychological treatment rather than in medicine. What that training covers, and which approach a practitioner uses, differ between practitioners. Ask which approach a psychotherapist trained in, and how long they usually work.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the specialism recorded as Anxiety and the professional title psychotherapist.
The Chennai page answers more questions about therapy there.
Fees, insurance and lower-cost options
What does therapy cost in Chennai?
Our Chennai fee guide puts a session at ₹500 to ₹2,500. Those are advertised prices.
Do affordable options exist in Chennai?
Government Kilpauk Medical College Department of Psychiatry. Phone +91 44 28364951. Section 18 of the Mental Healthcare Act 2017 makes government-funded mental health treatment free for people living below the poverty line, and for people who are destitute or homeless. Essential psychotropic medicines are free to all patients at government-funded establishments. The psychiatry outpatient clinic sees new and review patients from Monday to Saturday, 08:00 to 12:00. The free care under the statute is only for those protected groups.
2 of these psychotherapists offer a sliding scale.
Who registers therapists in India?
See the India page for the professions that do carry a register there.
What these practitioners record
Sessions here are offered in English, Tamil and Hindi/Urdu.
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References
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)