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 Sri Lanka
- CCCline 1333, the national 24/7 crisis line: Tel: 1333
- National Mental Health Helpline 1926: Tel: 1926
- 1929 Childline, for children and young people: Tel: 1929
- Sri Lanka Sumithrayo, the national helpline: Tel: 0707 308 308 | WhatsApp: 0767 520 620
- All crisis lines in Sri Lanka
This page lists Counsellors in Colombo. 6 in all.
What a counsellor does, and how counselling differs from psychotherapy
Everyone on this page describes their work as counselling. A counsellor listens and helps you find your own solutions to problems 1.
The training emphasises the conversation itself. Sessions usually stay close to something happening now: a loss, a relationship, work, a decision. That focus is what most often separates counselling from longer psychotherapy.
A counsellor is not a medical doctor and does not prescribe or diagnose. Ask a counsellor what they work with, and for how long.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the professional title counsellor.
Paying for therapy in Colombo
Do affordable options exist in Colombo?
National Institute of Mental Health Sri Lanka Navodaya Psychological Treatment Service. Phone +94 11 2578556. All curative services at public health institutions are funded by the state and free to citizens. Members of the public can book the Navodaya day service. You need a clinical assessment, and appointments must be booked three working days ahead.
The Colombo page answers more questions about therapy there.
What these practitioners record
The areas of focus listed most often here are Abuse (2), Life Transitions (2) and Mood Disorder (2).
Sessions here are offered in English and Singales.
Nearby places and related listings
- Female Psychologists in Colombo, one filter on the full Colombo psychologists list
- Male Psychologists in Colombo, one filter on the full Colombo psychologists list
- Psychologists in Colombo
- Every therapist listed in Colombo (25)
- Marriage counselling, Colombo
References
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TherapyRoute is a clinician-led directory that champions independent practitioners who answer to you and their professional ethics. We don't take commissions, sell your data, or assign therapists by algorithm. You browse, compare, and choose.
Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)