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 Tanzania
- Wizara ya Afya, the Ministry of Health call centre on 199: Tel: 199 | SMS: 15061
- All crisis lines in Tanzania
Tanzania has 4 therapists listed on TherapyRoute.
The list includes clinical psychologists, counsellors and psychiatrists.
At a glance
- Therapists listed
- 4 (Psychologists 2, Psychiatrists 1, Psychotherapists 1). Professions given by 4 of them.
- How they see clients
- in person 1 (25%), online and in person 3 (75%).
- Who they work with
- Adolescents, Adults, Couples, Organisations, All ages, Groups, Parents.
- Languages
- mostly English, then Kiswahili 80%, Gujarati 20%.
Each city below carries its own list.
What therapy costs in Tanzania
Tanzania's Mental Health Act, Chapter 98, sets no scale of charges for care. Its cost provisions cover the upkeep of an admitted person and estate proceedings. The regulations made under it say where care starts.
Government Notice No. 122 of 2016 made those regulations. A provider assesses the person at the health facility they reach. The person is treated there, or referred to the level the need calls for. On recovery, the specialised facility refers the person back. Neither the Act nor those regulations fixes what a private practitioner charges.
See how to think about the cost of therapy.
Who is allowed to practise
Ask a practitioner what training they completed, what title they use, and whether they hold a registration anywhere, then ask to see it.
You can read how therapy regulation differs between countries.
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)