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 the United Arab Emirates
- Itma'en 800506, for readers in Dubai: Tel: 800506
- 800 SAKINA, announced for Abu Dhabi: Tel: 800 725462, also written as 800-SAKINA.
- All crisis lines in the United Arab Emirates
This page lists Counsellors in Dubai. 5 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.
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.
The Dubai page answers more questions about therapy there.
What therapy costs here
Do affordable options exist in Dubai?
Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital. Phone 800 8877. EHS publishes psychiatry consultation fees of AED 100 for a resident physician or general practitioner, AED 200 for a specialist and AED 300 for a consultant. Without a health card, 20 percent is added. Patients of all ages can use the service with a valid Emirates ID. To book a specialist outpatient appointment you also need an EHS health card and a medical referral.
Who registers therapists in the United Arab Emirates?
Titles you will see include Counselor and Social Counselor.
What these practitioners record
The areas of focus listed most often here are Stress / Burnout (4), Anxiety (3) and Life Transitions (3).
Nearby places and related listings
- Female Psychologists in Dubai, one filter on the full Dubai psychologists list
- Male Psychologists in Dubai, one filter on the full Dubai psychologists list
- Psychologists in Dubai
- Dubai: all therapists listed (36)
- Couples therapy in Dubai
Real choice. Authentic, independent, clinician-led care.
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)
