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 Malaysia
- 999, Malaysia's emergency number: Tel: 999
- Talian HEAL 15555, the Ministry of Health's crisis line: Tel: 15555
- MIASA Crisis Helpline: Tel: 1800 180 066 | WhatsApp: 03-9765 6088, published by MIASA as its crisis WhatsApp
- Befrienders Kuala Lumpur, answered 24 hours: Tel: +603-7627 2929
- All crisis lines in Malaysia
This page lists Asian Female Counsellors in Petaling Jaya. 4 in all.
That is 4 of the 7 counsellors listed in Petaling Jaya.
These are practitioners who identify as Asian on their profile. It is their own answer. We do not check it, and nothing here is ranked.
Other practitioners chose South Asian, or East and Southeast Asian. This filter does not include them 1.
You can filter the same list by the languages a practitioner works in. Ask a practitioner which language they are comfortable working in.
Why people ask for a woman, and what the evidence says
We ask every therapist that question, and they may decline to answer 1.
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.
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 Asian identity, the practitioner's stated Female identity and the professional title counsellor.
The Petaling Jaya page answers more questions about therapy there.
What these practitioners record
The areas of focus listed most often here are Abuse (3), Anxiety (2) and Life Transitions (2).
Sessions here are offered in English and Malay-Indonesian.
Who registers therapists in Malaysia?
The title you will see is Registered Counsellor.
In Malaysia a counsellor must be registered and hold a practising certificate, and among psychologists only clinical psychologists sit on a statutory register. See the Malaysia page.
Nearby places and related listings
- Asian Counsellors in Petaling Jaya, one filter on the full Petaling Jaya counsellors list
- Female Counsellors in Petaling Jaya, one filter on the full Petaling Jaya counsellors list
- Counsellors in Petaling Jaya
- All therapists listed in Petaling Jaya (17)
- Marriage counselling, Petaling Jaya
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)
