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This page lists Male Counsellors in Nairobi. 16 in all.
That is 16 of the 72 counsellors listed in Nairobi.
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 it.
This list answers an explicit request for a man.
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 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 and described themselves as male. Nothing else narrows the list.
The Nairobi page answers more questions about therapy there.
Paying for therapy in Nairobi
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 3.
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 4. In Kenya, a counsellor or psychologist cannot recover a fee unless licensed by the Board 4. A counsellor's or psychologist's practising licence in Kenya runs for one calendar year 4. The Counsellors and Psychologists Board has its office at Afya House on Cathedral Road, Nairobi 5.
What these practitioners record
The areas of focus listed most often here are Addiction (8), Abuse (7) and Grief & Loss (6).
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
- Counsellors in Nairobi
- Psychotherapists in Nairobi
- Every therapist listed in Nairobi (301)
- Marriage counselling, Nairobi
References
[1] TherapyRoute's own records.
[2] Integrative Systemic Therapy in Practice, p. 120. Client-therapist similarities.
[3] Social Health Authority, Benefit Tariffs: Mental Wellness Benefit Package.
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)