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 Depression Psychotherapists in Chennai. 5 in all.
That is 5 of the 6 psychotherapists listed in Chennai.
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.
How depression is treated
Effective psychological treatments include behavioural activation and cognitive-behavioural therapy 3. Interpersonal psychotherapy and problem-solving therapy are also used. In the World Health Organization's words: ‘Psychological treatments are the first treatments for depression.’ ‘They can be combined with antidepressant medicines in moderate and severe depression.’
Effective treatment exists for mild, moderate and severe depression. A depressive episode means low mood, or loss of interest in things you enjoyed. It lasts most of the day, nearly every day, for at least two weeks.
Low mood after a loss or a hard year is not automatically a disorder, though support can help. Ask a practitioner what they would suggest, and why.
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 practitioner's stated Female identity, the specialism recorded as Depression and the professional title psychotherapist.
The Chennai page answers more questions about therapy there.
What therapy costs here
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.
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, Hindi/Urdu and Tamil.
Nearby places and related listings
- Depression Psychotherapists in Chennai
- Female Depression Psychologists in Chennai
- Female Anxiety Psychotherapists in Chennai
- Female Couples Psychotherapists in Chennai
- Female Trauma Psychotherapists in Chennai
- Female Psychologists in Chennai, one filter on the full Chennai psychologists list
- Male Psychologists in Chennai, one filter on the full Chennai psychologists list
- Psychologists in Chennai
- Every therapist listed in Chennai (79)
- Couples therapy in Chennai
References
[1] TherapyRoute's own records.
[2] Integrative Systemic Therapy in Practice, p. 120. Client-therapist similarities.
[3] World Health Organization. Depressive disorder (depression).
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)