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 Kingdom
- Samaritans: Tel: 116 123 (Free from any phone) | Tel: 0808 164 0123 (Welsh Language Line) | Tel: 18001 44 116 123 (Relay UK). 24 hours. The Welsh Language Line is open every day, 7pm to 11pm.
- Shout, text 85258: Text: 85258. 24 hours.
- NHS 111, the urgent mental health route (England, Scotland and Wales): Tel: 111 (then choose the mental health option). In Wales, 24 hours a day.
- CALM helpline: Tel: 0800 58 58 58. For people over 18. Every day, 5pm to midnight.
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Helpline: Tel: 0121 262 3555 | Tel: 0800 915 9292 (Freephone). Every day, 9am to 11pm.
- Veterans emotional support line (Midlands, South West, East of England): Tel: 0300 323 0139. 24 hours.
- All crisis lines in the United Kingdom
This page lists Female Psychotherapists in Birmingham. 6 in all.
That is 6 of the 8 psychotherapists listed in Birmingham.
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.
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 3.
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 and the professional title psychotherapist.
The Birmingham page answers more questions about therapy there.
What therapy costs here
Do affordable options exist in Birmingham?
Birmingham Healthy Minds. Phone +44 121 301 2525. The official NHS page says treatment is free. The service is for people aged 16 or over who are registered with a Birmingham GP. You can refer yourself.
Who registers therapists in the United Kingdom?
In the United Kingdom the practitioner psychologist titles are protected and held on a statutory register; counsellor and psychotherapist are not.
What these practitioners record
The areas of focus listed most often here are Anxiety (5), Mood Disorder (4) and Grief & Loss (3).
Sessions here are offered in English, French and Spanish.
Nearby places and related listings
References
[1] TherapyRoute's own records.
[2] Integrative Systemic Therapy in Practice, p. 120. Client-therapist similarities.
[3] National Health Service (United Kingdom). Talking therapies.
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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)
