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 Female Counsellors in Delhi. 28 in all.
That is 28 of the 33 counsellors listed in Delhi.
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 the answer, and nothing here is ranked.
This list answers an explicit request for a woman. While many people prefer this, we found no research on whether it changes how the therapy goes.
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 3.
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 practitioner's stated Female identity and the professional title counsellor.
Fees, insurance and lower-cost options
Do affordable options exist in Delhi?
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital Psychiatry Department. Phone +91 11 25494402. Care at this state government hospital is free. The psychiatry outpatient clinic is open to the public from Monday to Saturday. You must register at the hospital first.
5 of these counsellors offer a sliding scale.
The Delhi page answers more questions about therapy there.
What these practitioners record
6 of the 28 have included their registration on their profile.
The areas of focus listed most often here are Anxiety (16), Stress / Burnout (11) and Mood Disorder (10).
Sessions here are offered in English, Hindi/Urdu, Bengali and Gujarati.
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
- Male Psychologists in Delhi, one filter on the full Delhi psychologists list
- Female Psychologists in Delhi, one filter on the full Delhi psychologists list
- Psychotherapists in Delhi
- Psychologists in Delhi
- Counsellors in Delhi
- Delhi: all therapists listed (325)
- Couples therapy in Delhi
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)