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 Male Psychologists in Pretoria. 21 in all.
That is 21 of the 106 psychologists listed in Pretoria.
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 the answer, and nothing here is ranked.
This list answers an explicit request for a man. While many people prefer this, we found no research on whether it changes how the therapy goes.
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 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 and the professional title psychologist.
Paying for therapy in Pretoria
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.
The Pretoria page answers more questions about therapy there.
What these practitioners record
20 of the 21 have included their registration on their profile.
The areas of focus listed most often here are Mood Disorder (10), Anxiety (9) and Behaviour or Conduct Issues (9).
Sessions here are offered in English, Afrikaans, 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
- Black Female Psychologists in Pretoria, two filters on the full Pretoria psychologists list
- Female Psychologists in Pretoria, one filter on the full Pretoria psychologists list
- Female Social Workers in Pretoria, one filter on the full Pretoria social workers list
- Counsellors in Pretoria
- Psychologists in Pretoria
- Social Workers in Pretoria
- All therapists listed in Pretoria (182)
- Marriage counselling in Pretoria
References
[1] TherapyRoute's own records.
[2] 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)
