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 Female Anxiety Psychotherapists in Dubai. 2 in all.
That is 2 of the 6 psychotherapists listed in Dubai.
These are practitioners who identify as female on their profile 1. We ask every therapist that question, and they may decline to answer. We do not check it.
This list answers an explicit request for a woman.
A client and a practitioner always differ; what matters is what that means to you and how you work with it 2. You can filter the same list by the languages a practitioner works in.
How anxiety is treated
Anxiety treatment is for fear and worry that persist and get in the way.
The treatments with the most evidence are based on cognitive-behavioural principles 3. That includes exposure therapy, where you face what you have been avoiding, a step at a time.
A prescriber may also consider medicine, depending on age and severity 4.
What psychotherapy works on, and how long it usually runs
Everyone on this page describes their work as psychotherapy. A psychotherapist works through talking with you about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
Psychotherapy usually runs longer than counselling and aims for clinical change. It works on patterns that repeat rather than on one current problem.
A psychotherapist trains in psychological treatment rather than in medicine. What that training covers, and which approach a practitioner uses, differ between practitioners. Ask which approach a psychotherapist trained in, and how long they usually work.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the practitioner's stated Female identity, the specialism recorded as Anxiety and the professional title psychotherapist.
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.
Lower-fee services in Dubai
- Dubai Health in Dubai offers psychiatric care for anxiety and other mental-health conditions.5
Who registers therapists in the United Arab Emirates?
The title you will see is Psychotherapist. Search the register by name at Dubai Health Authority (DHA). Check that the name and title match and that the entry is current. If they do not, ask the practitioner why.
Nearby places and related listings
- Female Anxiety Psychologists in Dubai
- Female Depression Psychotherapists in Dubai
- 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
- All therapists listed in Dubai (36)
- Couples therapy, Dubai
References
[1] TherapyRoute's own records.
[2] Integrative Systemic Therapy in Practice, p. 120. Client-therapist similarities.
[3] World Health Organization. Anxiety disorders.
[4] World Health Organization. Mental disorders.
[5] Dubai Health.
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)