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
The list includes clinical psychologists, counselling psychologists, educational psychologists, neuropsychologists and registered counsellors.
At a glance
- Who they work with
- Children, Adolescents, Adults, Couples, Families, Parents, Groups.
- Languages
- mostly English, then Afrikaans 37%, isiZulu 12%, isiXhosa 8%, Sesotho 8%.
- Session fees
- Across South Africa: R1,100 to R1,900 for a session with a psychologist, per our South Africa fee guide. Those are advertised prices, not official rates.
Practitioners here are spread across a number of places rather than gathered in one. Each city below carries its own list. You can also filter for practitioners who work by video, wherever they are.
What you pay in South Africa
Across South Africa, a session with a psychologist commonly costs R1,100 to R1,900. Those are advertised prices, not official rates.
Therapy fees in South Africa are set by each practice and vary by the therapist's profession. If you are on a medical aid, the scheme pays a set rate per session against a tariff code. Where a psychologist charges more than that rate, the difference is yours to pay.
What a plan pays differs from scheme to scheme, and psychology benefits are often paid from savings or a limited annual allocation rather than from risk benefits. Lower-cost routes exist. Public hospitals and community health centres charge according to what you earn, university training clinics run on sliding scales, and community organisations offer counselling at low or no cost.
Ask any practice whether it keeps reduced-fee places.
Registration and licensing
South Africa protects some professional titles by statute and does not protect others. Psychologists, registered counsellors and psychiatrists register with the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
Performing acts that pertain to the profession of psychology while unregistered is a criminal offence. Social workers register with the South African Council for Social Service Professions. Nurses, including those holding a psychiatric qualification, register with the South African Nursing Council.
Titles such as wellness counsellor and life coach carry no statutory register behind them. You can confirm a registration with the SACSSP Find a Professional search. Search the registers by name at Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) or South African Nursing Council (SANC).
A current entry is that body's own published record of the person.
Therapists by profession and city
Other cities with therapists listed (30)
- See the 15 therapists listed in Paarl
- See the 13 therapists listed in Somerset West
- See the 13 therapists listed in Ekurhuleni
- See the 12 therapists listed in East London
- See the 10 therapists listed in Germiston
- See the 10 therapists listed in Midrand
- See the 10 therapists listed in Krugersdorp
- See the 10 therapists listed in Potchefstroom
- See the 9 therapists listed in Ballito
- See the 8 therapists listed in Makhanda
- See the 7 therapists listed in Klerksdorp
- See the 6 therapists listed in Soweto
- See the 6 therapists listed in Vanderbijlpark
- See the 5 therapists listed in George
- See the 5 therapists listed in Kimberley
- See the 5 therapists listed in Scottburgh
- See the 5 therapists listed in Rustenburg
- See the 4 therapists listed in Kempton Park
- See the 4 therapists listed in Hermanus
- See the 4 therapists listed in Durban North
- See the 4 therapists listed in Edenvale
- See the 4 therapists listed in Empangeni
- See the 4 therapists listed in Knysna
- See the 4 therapists listed in Langebaan
- See the 4 therapists listed in Plettenberg Bay
- See the 3 therapists listed in Port Elizabeth
- See the 3 therapists listed in Springs
- See the 3 therapists listed in Tembisa
- See the 3 therapists listed in Newcastle
- See the 3 therapists listed in Bellville
Every other city, A to Z (116)
- See the 1 therapist listed in Acornhoek
- See the 1 therapist listed in Adelaid
- See the 2 therapists listed in Akasia
- See the 1 therapist listed in Alice
- See the 2 therapists listed in Amajuba
- See the 1 therapist listed in Amanzimtoti
- See the 1 therapist listed in Bathurst
- See the 1 therapist listed in Bathurstport Alfred
- See the 3 therapists listed in Bedfordview
- See the 2 therapists listed in Bethlehem
- See the 1 therapist listed in Blaauwberg
- See the 1 therapist listed in Blouberg
- See the 2 therapists listed in Bot River
- See the 2 therapists listed in Brackenfell
- See the 2 therapists listed in Brakpan
- See the 2 therapists listed in Brits
- See the 1 therapist listed in Bryanston
- See the 1 therapist listed in Bultfontein
- See the 1 therapist listed in Bushbuckridge
- See the 1 therapist listed in Carletonville
- See the 1 therapist listed in Chartwell
- See the 1 therapist listed in Claremont
- See the 1 therapist listed in Dewetsdorp
- See the 1 therapist listed in Dolphin Coast
- See the 1 therapist listed in Douglasdale
- See the 1 therapist listed in Drum Rock Industrial Park
- See the 1 therapist listed in Durbanville
- See the 2 therapists listed in Emalahleni
- See the 1 therapist listed in Engcobo
- See the 1 therapist listed in Ermelo
- See the 1 therapist listed in Ethekwini
- See the 2 therapists listed in Fourways
- See the 1 therapist listed in Ga Rankuwa
- See the 1 therapist listed in Garden Route
- See the 1 therapist listed in Gillitts
- See the 1 therapist listed in Gordons Bay
- See the 1 therapist listed in Grabouw
- See the 1 therapist listed in Greater Durban
- See the 1 therapist listed in Green Point
- See the 1 therapist listed in Greenstone Hill
- See the 1 therapist listed in Greyton
- See the 2 therapists listed in Hartbeespoort
- See the 2 therapists listed in Hlabisa
- See the 1 therapist listed in Ixopo
- See the 3 therapists listed in Johannesburg South
- See the 2 therapists listed in Kariega
- See the 1 therapist listed in Khayelitsha
- See the 1 therapist listed in Kirstenhof
- See the 1 therapist listed in Kloof
- See the 1 therapist listed in Kokstad
- See the 1 therapist listed in Kroonstad
- See the 1 therapist listed in Kugompo City
- See the 1 therapist listed in Ladismith
- See the 1 therapist listed in Lenasia
- See the 1 therapist listed in Lethabong
- See the 1 therapist listed in Lichtenburg
- See the 1 therapist listed in Lydenburg
- See the 2 therapists listed in Makhado
- See the 1 therapist listed in Malelane
- See the 2 therapists listed in Margate
- See the 3 therapists listed in Mbombela
- See the 1 therapist listed in Mdantsane
- See the 1 therapist listed in Melkbosstrand
- See the 2 therapists listed in Meyerton
- See the 2 therapists listed in Middelburg
- See the 2 therapists listed in Mokopane
- See the 1 therapist listed in Montagu
- See the 2 therapists listed in Mthatha
- See the 1 therapist listed in Mtubatuba
- See the 1 therapist listed in Mtunzini
- See the 2 therapists listed in Nelspruit
- See the 1 therapist listed in New Germany
- See the 1 therapist listed in Northern Suburbs
- See the 1 therapist listed in Nqutu
- See the 1 therapist listed in Panorama
- See the 1 therapist listed in Parys
- See the 1 therapist listed in Pinetown
- See the 2 therapists listed in Polokwane
- See the 2 therapists listed in Port Alfred
- See the 2 therapists listed in Port Shepstone
- See the 2 therapists listed in Pretoria East
- See the 1 therapist listed in Pretoria North
- See the 2 therapists listed in Pringle Bay
- See the 1 therapist listed in Raithby
- See the 2 therapists listed in Randfontein
- See the 1 therapist listed in Randpark
- See the 3 therapists listed in Richards Bay
- See the 1 therapist listed in Robertson
- See the 1 therapist listed in Rondebosch
- See the 1 therapist listed in Salt Rock
- See the 1 therapist listed in Sandbaai
- See the 1 therapist listed in Sasolburg
- See the 1 therapist listed in Simonstown
- See the 1 therapist listed in Sisonke
- See the 1 therapist listed in Somerset East
- See the 2 therapists listed in Stilbaai
- See the 1 therapist listed in Still Bay
- See the 3 therapists listed in Strand
- See the 1 therapist listed in Sydney
- See the 1 therapist listed in Uitenhage
- See the 1 therapist listed in Umgungundlovu
- See the 3 therapists listed in Umhlanga
- See the 1 therapist listed in Umkhanyakude
- See the 1 therapist listed in Umvoti
- See the 1 therapist listed in Umzinyathi
- See the 1 therapist listed in Valhalla
- See the 1 therapist listed in Vanderbiljpark
- See the 3 therapists listed in Vereeniging
- See the 1 therapist listed in Vryburg
- See the 1 therapist listed in Waterfall
- See the 2 therapists listed in Welkom
- See the 3 therapists listed in Wellington
- See the 2 therapists listed in Westville
- See the 1 therapist listed in White River
- See the 1 therapist listed in Wilderness
- See the 2 therapists listed in Worcester
Other places with a therapist listed (2)
These are recorded against a therapist on TherapyRoute. Each has a listing page, and it is not one we link to.
Bromhof Randburg, Zinkwazi
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