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 Sandton. 17 in all.
That is 17 of the 111 psychologists listed in Sandton.
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 Sandton page answers more questions about therapy there.
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
17 of the 17 have included their registration on their profile.
The areas of focus listed most often here are Anxiety (12), Mood Disorder (11) and Relationship Issues (9).
Sessions here are offered in English, isiZulu, isiXhosa and Sesotho.
Nearby places and related listings
- Male Psychologists in Sandton, one filter on the full Sandton psychologists list
- Female Psychologists in Sandton, one filter on the full Sandton psychologists list
- Psychologists in Sandton
- Counsellors in Sandton
- Every therapist listed in Sandton (151)
- Marriage counselling, Sandton
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)
