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 can help:
Crisis numbers in New Zealand
- 1737 Need to Talk, the national line, call or text 1737: Tel: 1737 | Text: 1737 | Tel: 0800 1737 1737, the long form for the same service
- Depression Helpline: Tel: 0800 111 757 | Text: 4202
- All crisis lines in New Zealand
This page lists Female Depression Psychologists in Auckland. 3 in all.
That is 3 of the 6 psychologists listed in Auckland.
These are practitioners who identify as female 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 woman.
A client and a practitioner always differ; what matters is what that means to you and how you work with it 2. You can filter the same list by the languages a practitioner works in.
How depression is treated
Effective psychological treatments include behavioural activation and cognitive-behavioural therapy 3. Interpersonal psychotherapy and problem-solving therapy are also used. In the World Health Organization's words: ‘Psychological treatments are the first treatments for depression.’ ‘They can be combined with antidepressant medicines in moderate and severe depression.’
Effective treatment exists for mild, moderate and severe depression. A depressive episode means low mood, or loss of interest in things you enjoyed. It lasts most of the day, nearly every day, for at least two weeks.
Low mood after a loss or a hard year is not automatically a disorder, though support can help. Ask a practitioner what they would suggest, and why.
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 Female identity, the specialism recorded as Depression and the professional title psychologist.
The Auckland page answers more questions about therapy there.
Fees, insurance and lower-cost options
What does therapy cost in Auckland?
Our Auckland fee guide puts a session at NZ$150 to $240. Those are advertised prices.
Who registers therapists in New Zealand?
Titles you will see include Psychologist (Reg. Psych), Clinical Psychologist and Counselling Psychologist.
Search the register by name at New Zealand Psychologists Board (NZPB). Check that the name and title match and that the entry is current. If they do not, ask the practitioner why.
What these practitioners record
Nearby places and related listings
- Depression Psychologists in Auckland
- Female Anxiety Psychologists in Auckland
- Female Trauma Psychologists in Auckland
- Male Psychologists in Auckland, one filter on the full Auckland psychologists list
- Female Psychologists in Auckland, one filter on the full Auckland psychologists list
- Psychologists in Auckland
- Counsellors in Auckland
- Every therapist listed in Auckland (20)
- Couples therapy in Auckland
References
[1] TherapyRoute's own records.
[2] Integrative Systemic Therapy in Practice, p. 120. Client-therapist similarities.
[3] World Health Organization. Depressive disorder (depression).
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)