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.
- Pharma Dynamics Police & Trauma Helpline: Tel: 0800 20 50 26. 8am to 8pm.
- All crisis lines in South Africa
This page lists Male Trauma Psychologists in Johannesburg. 15 in all.
That is 15 of the 78 psychologists listed in Johannesburg.
These are practitioners who identify as male 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 man.
Identifying as a man is a different thing from working with men's concerns. A client and a practitioner always differ, whatever they share 2.
What trauma therapy treats
Trauma therapy treats what stays behind after a frightening or overwhelming event.
The World Health Organization names psychological treatment as the first choice for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 3. Trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy and EMDR have the most evidence.
Treatment usually includes preparation, and work on the memory itself comes later. It is for people whose symptoms have persisted.
Not everyone who has been through something bad needs it. Ask a practitioner which approaches they are trained in.
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 Male identity, the specialism recorded as Trauma and the professional title psychologist.
The Johannesburg page answers more questions about therapy there.
What therapy costs here
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.
Lower-fee services in Johannesburg
- Emthonjeni Centre, School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg offers trauma counselling and psychotherapy for a nominal fee, and free psychotherapy through its community psychology clinic.4
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
15 of the 15 have included their registration on their profile.
Sessions here are offered in English, isiZulu, Sesotho and Afrikaans.
Nearby places and related listings
- Asian Trauma Psychologists in Johannesburg
- Black Trauma Psychologists in Johannesburg
- Female Trauma Psychologists in Johannesburg
- Trauma Psychologists in Johannesburg
- Male Trauma Counsellors in Johannesburg
- Male ADHD Psychologists in Johannesburg
- Psychologists in Johannesburg
- Social Workers in Johannesburg
- Johannesburg: all therapists listed (252)
- Marriage counselling in Johannesburg
References
[1] TherapyRoute's own records.
[2] Integrative Systemic Therapy in Practice, p. 120. Client-therapist similarities.
[3] World Health Organization. Post-traumatic stress disorder.
[4] Emthonjeni Centre, School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersrand.
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)
