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This page lists Counsellors in Lagos. 8 in all.
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. Nothing else narrows the list.
The Lagos page answers more questions about therapy there.
Fees, insurance and lower-cost options
Do affordable options exist in Lagos?
Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Yaba Outpatient Mental Health Services. Phone +234 815 517 0000. The provider marks Clinical Psychology as NHIS accredited and directs patients to use NHIS health-insurance services. The current NHIA benefit statement says beneficiaries do not need cash for treatment except a 10% medicine co-payment, and its live fee-for-service list includes comprehensive psychiatric assessment and psychotherapy. This affordable route is limited to eligible NHIA enrollees. The hospital describes two public entry points for first-time patients. Its outpatient clinics cover adults, addiction, forensic, geriatric, rehabilitation, and children and adolescents. To use the National Health Insurance Authority cover you must be currently enrolled. You can also attend and pay cash.
Who registers therapists in Nigeria?
The title you will see is Counsellor.
Nigeria's 2022 Act makes it an offence to pose as a registered counsellor 1.
What these practitioners record
The areas of focus listed most often here are Abuse (5), Behaviour or Conduct Issues (4) and Personal Development (4).
Sessions here are offered in English and Yoruba.
Nearby places and related listings
- Female Psychologists in Lagos, one filter on the full Lagos psychologists list
- Male Psychologists in Lagos, one filter on the full Lagos psychologists list
- Female Psychotherapists in Lagos, one filter on the full Lagos psychotherapists list
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References
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)
