If you or your children are not safe, get help now. Visit a nearby emergency service, hospital, or police station immediately. The line listed below is a gender-based-violence line.
Crisis numbers in Kenya
- Gender Violence Recovery Centre toll-free helpline: Tel: 0800720565. 24 hours.
This page lists Black Couples Psychologists in Nakuru. 4 in all.
That is 4 of the 5 psychologists listed in Nakuru.
These are practitioners who identify as Black on their profile. It is their own answer to a profile question. We do not check it.
The request is usually narrower: a practitioner who will name race early, without you having to explain yourself. Some family therapy approaches recommend the therapist raise it near the start 1. You can ask a practitioner how they handle it.
What couples counselling works on
Couples counselling works with two people, and with what happens between them. It does not treat one of them.
Both partners usually attend 2. Couples counselling works on repeated arguments, an affair, sex, money, parenting, or a decision about separating.
It does not rule on who is right. It is not for married couples alone.
If you are afraid of your partner, say so to the practitioner before any joint session is booked. Ask to be seen on your own first. The support numbers at the top of this page are for that situation.
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 Black identity, the specialism recorded as Couples and the professional title psychologist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do both of us have to come?
Usually. Partners are almost always seen together2. Couples sessions require safety.
Some practitioners will see one partner alone where the other will not attend. Ask what a practitioner does when one person is unwilling.
Is this for married couples only?
No. Couples counselling is for people in a relationship, married or not, of any gender, living together or not. The same practitioners work with couples deciding whether to separate, and with couples who have already separated and are parenting together. Say which of those describes you at first contact.
Will the therapist say who is right?
No. The work is with what happens between two people rather than with a verdict on either of them. Effective work with couples needs its own theories and methods, drawn from research on relationships. Ask a practitioner how they handle it when you disagree in the room.
Can couples counselling be done online?
Yes, and many practitioners offer it. Couples therapy by video shows few significant differences from face-to-face sessions3. Symptom reduction, engagement and the therapeutic alliance are comparable.
Sitting in the same room at home suits some couples and not others. Ask what a practitioner offers.
Who registers therapists in Kenya?
The title you will see is Psychologist. The register is held by the Counsellors and Psychologists Board (CPB). The Board's online check asks for an application number, not a name.
What these practitioners record
4 of the 4 have included their registration on their profile.
Sessions here are offered in English and Kiswahili.
Nearby places and related listings
- Couples Psychologists in Nakuru
- Black Anxiety Psychologists in Nakuru
- Black Grief Psychologists in Nakuru
- Black Trauma Psychologists in Nakuru
- Male Psychologists in Nakuru, one filter on the full Nakuru psychologists list
- Psychologists in Nakuru
- Every therapist listed in Nakuru (8)
- Marriage counselling, Nakuru
References
[1] Integrative Systemic Therapy in Practice, pp. 71-72, citing Kelly et al. (2020). Cultural humility, cultural competence and the therapeutic alliance.
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)
