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 Malta
- Emergency services 112: Tel: 112 (dial it while you are in Malta; 112 is the emergency number across the EU)
- Mental Health Helpline 1579: Tel: 1579
- Supportline 179: Tel: 179 | Tel (landline, dialable from abroad): +356 2388 5110
- Richmond Foundation Helpline 1770 and OLLI.Chat: Tel: 1770
- All crisis lines in Malta
This page lists Anxiety Psychotherapists in Birkirkara. 4 in all.
How anxiety is treated
Anxiety treatment is for fear and worry that persist and get in the way. It is not for ordinary nerves.
The treatments with the most evidence are based on cognitive behavioural principles 1. That includes exposure therapy, where you face what you have been avoiding, a step at a time.
A prescriber may also consider medicine, depending on age and severity 2. Ask a practitioner how they work with anxiety.
What psychotherapy works on, and how long it usually runs
Everyone on this page describes their work as psychotherapy. A psychotherapist works through talking with you about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours 3.
Psychotherapy usually runs longer than counselling and aims for clinical change. It works on patterns that repeat rather than on one current problem.
A psychotherapist trains in psychological treatment rather than in medicine. What that training covers, and which approach a practitioner uses, differ between practitioners. Ask which approach a psychotherapist trained in, and how long they usually work.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the specialism recorded as Anxiety and the professional title psychotherapist.
The Birkirkara page answers more questions about therapy there.
What these practitioners record
Sessions here are offered in English and Maltese.
Who registers therapists in Malta?
The title you will see is Registered Psychotherapist.
A practitioner must hold that registration to practise legally in Malta. See the Malta page.
References
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)
