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 South Africa
- SADAG Suicide Crisis Helpline: Tel: 0800 567 567
- Gender-Based Violence Command Centre: Tel: 0800 428 428 | SMS: send the word help to 31531, published for people with disabilities
- Substance Abuse Helpline: Tel: 0800 12 13 14 | SMS: 32312
- Higher Health, for students and staff: Tel: 0800 36 36 36
- LifeLine Gender Violence Helpline: Tel: 0800 150 150 | WhatsApp: 0800 150 150
- All crisis lines in South Africa
This page lists Black Family Psychologists in Pretoria. 14 in all.
That is 14 of the 25 psychologists listed in Pretoria.
These are practitioners who identify as Black on their profile. It is their own answer to a profile question. We do not check it, and nothing here is ranked.
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.
What family therapy works with, and what it will not do
Family therapy works with the relationships between people rather than one person's symptoms. It is talking therapy aimed at improving relationships among family members 2. It can involve any combination of them.
Families come with conflict, separation, a child's behaviour, illness or bereavement. Some come with the strain of caring for someone. A therapist may also meet members on their own 3.
It is not a report for a court or a school. The therapist does not decide who is at fault. Ask a practitioner who they would want in the room.
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 specialism recorded as Family and the professional title psychologist.
What therapy costs here
What does therapy cost in Pretoria?
Our Pretoria fee guide puts a session with a clinical psychologist or counselling psychologist at R1,300 to R1,600. Those are advertised prices, not official rates.
2 of these psychologists offer a sliding scale.
The Pretoria page answers more questions about therapy there.
What these practitioners record
14 of the 14 have included their registration on their profile.
Sessions here are offered in English, isiZulu, Sesotho and seTswana.
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). A current entry is that body's own published record of the person.
In South Africa psychologists and social workers must be registered to practise. No statute protects the plain title counsellor. See the South Africa page.
Nearby places and related listings
- Family Psychologists in Pretoria
- Female Family Psychologists in Pretoria
- Black Addiction Psychologists in Pretoria
- Black Anxiety Psychologists in Pretoria
- Black Child Psychologists in Pretoria
- Black Couples Psychologists in Pretoria
- Black Depression Psychologists in Pretoria
- Black Grief Psychologists in Pretoria
- All therapists listed in Pretoria (176)
- Marriage counselling in Pretoria
References
[1] Integrative Systemic Therapy in Practice, pp. 71-72, citing Kelly et al. (2020). Cultural humility, cultural competence and the therapeutic alliance.
[2] Cleveland Clinic (United States). Family therapy.
[3] Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Canada). Family therapy.
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)
