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 Male Psychologists in Kolkata. 7 in all.
That is 7 of the 46 psychologists listed in Kolkata.
These are practitioners who identify as male 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 man. While many people prefer this, we found no research on whether it changes how the therapy goes.
Identifying as a man is a different thing from working with men's concerns. A client and a practitioner always differ, whatever they share 2.
What a psychologist does, and where assessment fits in
Everyone on this page is listed under the professional title psychologist. Psychologists apply the study of the mind and behaviour to assist people through difficulty. Clinical psychologists work with people of all ages, with families, carers, teams and communities.
Assessment belongs to a psychologist's training, and sits alongside therapy. Clinical, counselling and educational psychology are different training routes. Each route emphasises different work.
Which titles are registered varies by country. Where the title is registered, the register says what it covers. Ask a psychologist which route they trained through, and what they work with most.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the practitioner's stated Male identity and the professional title psychologist.
Fees, insurance and lower-cost options
Do affordable options exist in Kolkata?
Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital – Psychiatry Department. Phone +91 33 2284 4834. The West Bengal government says most services at its government health facilities are free. The hospital's psychiatry department runs an outpatient clinic that is open to the public.
The Kolkata page answers more questions about therapy there.
What these practitioners record
The areas of focus listed most often here are Relationship Issues (6), Stress / Burnout (5) and Anxiety (4).
Sessions here are offered in English, Hindi/Urdu and Bengali.
Who registers therapists in India?
Titles you will see include Clinical Psychologist, Rehabilitation Psychologist and Psychologist.
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 Psychologists in Kolkata, one filter on the full Kolkata psychologists list
- Psychologists in Kolkata
- Counsellors in Kolkata
- Kolkata: all therapists listed (66)
- Couples therapy, Kolkata
References
[1] TherapyRoute's own records.
[2] Integrative Systemic Therapy in Practice, p. 120. Client-therapist similarities.
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)