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 South Africa
- SADAG Suicide Crisis Helpline: Tel: 0800 567 567. 24 hours.
- Cipla Mental Health Helpline: Tel: 0800 456 789 (24 hours) | Text: 31393 | WhatsApp: 076 882 2775 (8am to 5pm). 24 hours.
- LifeLine National Counselling Line: Tel: 0861-322-322 | WhatsApp: +27607154415. 24 hours.
- Dr Reddy’s Mental Health Helpline: Tel: 0800 21 22 23. 8am to 8pm.
- All crisis lines in South Africa
This page lists Black Female Psychologists in Johannesburg. 13 in all.
That is 13 of the 154 psychologists listed in Johannesburg.
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.
Why people ask for a woman
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 practitioner's stated Female identity and the professional title psychologist.
The Johannesburg page answers more questions about therapy there.
Fees, insurance and lower-cost options
What does therapy cost in Johannesburg?
Our Johannesburg fee guide puts a session with a clinical psychologist or counselling psychologist at R1,100 to R1,500. Those are the published fees of the few practices that publish them, not a survey.
Do affordable options exist in Johannesburg?
The Family Life Centre - FAMSA Johannesburg. Phone +27 11 788 4784. Fees are assessed on a sliding scale. Johannesburg residents can request an appointment.
Who registers therapists in South Africa?
Titles you will see include Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist and Educational Psychologist. Search the register by name at Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). Check that the name and title match and that the entry is current. If they do not, ask the practitioner why.
In South Africa psychologists and social workers must be registered to practise. No statute protects the plain title counsellor.
What these practitioners record
12 of the 13 have included their registration on their profile.
The areas of focus listed most often here are Relationship Issues (9), Anxiety (7) and Trauma (7).
Sessions here are offered in English, isiZulu, isiXhosa and seTswana.
Nearby places and related listings
- Black Male Psychologists in Johannesburg, two filters on the full Johannesburg psychologists list
- Male Psychologists in Johannesburg, one filter on the full Johannesburg psychologists list
- Female Psychologists in Johannesburg, one filter on the full Johannesburg psychologists list
- Psychologists in Johannesburg
- Social Workers in Johannesburg
- Counsellors in Johannesburg
- Johannesburg: all therapists listed (245)
- Marriage counselling in Johannesburg
References
[1] Integrative Systemic Therapy in Practice, pp. 71-72, citing Kelly et al. (2020). Cultural humility, cultural competence and the therapeutic alliance.
[2] TherapyRoute's own records.
[3] 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)


