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This page lists Counsellors in Nairobi. 70 in all.
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
Everyone on this list gave counsellor as their professional title. Nothing else narrows the list.
The Nairobi page answers more questions about therapy there.
Fees, insurance and lower-cost options
Do affordable options exist in Nairobi?
Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital - General Mental Health Outpatient Services. Phone +254 20 2337694. Kenya's Social Health Authority covers mental health care in its benefits package. To use that cover you must be registered with the Authority, and what it pays for is set by its benefit rules. The hospital runs an ordinary outpatient clinic from Monday to Friday. Ring the hospital's enquiries line to arrange an appointment. It is an enquiries line, not a crisis line.
The Social Health Insurance Fund's mental wellness package covers counselling and psychosocial support services 1.
2 of these counsellors offer a sliding scale.
Who registers therapists in Kenya?
The title you will see is Counsellor. The register is held by the Counsellors and Psychologists Board (CPB). The Board's online check asks for an application number, not a name.
Using the title psychologist or counsellor without eligibility for registration is an offence in Kenya 2. In Kenya, a counsellor or psychologist cannot recover a fee unless licensed by the Board 2. A counsellor's or psychologist's practising licence in Kenya runs for one calendar year 2. The Counsellors and Psychologists Board has its office at Afya House on Cathedral Road, Nairobi 3.
What these practitioners record
11 of the 70 have included their registration on their profile.
The areas of focus listed most often here are Abuse (33), Stress / Burnout (27) and Life Transitions (23).
Sessions here are offered in English and Kiswahili.
Nearby places and related listings
- Male Psychologists in Nairobi, one filter on the full Nairobi psychologists list
- Psychologists in Nairobi
- Psychotherapists in Nairobi
- Family Therapists in Nairobi
- Nairobi: all therapists listed (289)
- Marriage counselling, Nairobi
References
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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)
