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Crisis numbers in Tanzania
- C-Sema, the National Child Helpline on 116: Tel: 116 | WhatsApp: +255 624 100 100
- Wizara ya Afya, the Ministry of Health call centre on 199: Tel: 199 | SMS: 15061
- All crisis lines in Tanzania
Tanzania has 5 therapists listed on TherapyRoute, including clinical psychologists, professional counsellors and psychiatrists.
At a glance
- Therapists listed
- 5 (Clinical Psychologists 1, Professional Counsellors 1, Psychiatrists 1, Psychotherapists 1). Professions given by 4 of them.
- How they see clients
- online 1 (20%), online and in person 4 (80%).
- Languages
- English 100%, Kiswahili 80%, Gujarati 20%.
- Who they work with
- Organisations, Adolescents, Adults, Individuals, All ages, Couples, Groups.
The summary above sets out how the practitioners listed across Tanzania differ from one another. If you know where you want to be seen, the city pages below each carry that place's own list. Filtering for practitioners who work online shows everyone in Tanzania available by video, wherever they are based. Two or three enquiries is normal, and a first conversation is where most people decide.
Cities in Tanzania with therapists listed
A therapist who practises in more than one city is listed under each.
Licensing arrangements for therapy differ a great deal from one country to the next, and for Tanzania TherapyRoute cannot point you to a national register to check a practitioner against. That is a limit of what we hold, not a statement that no such body exists. The questions still travel: ask a practitioner what training they completed, what title they use, and whether they hold a registration anywhere, then ask to see it.
Someone who is registered will answer plainly. You can read how therapy regulation differs between countries.
What a session costs varies with training, setting and where the practice is. See how to think about the cost of therapy.
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)
TherapyRoute is not for emergencies and does not provide medical advice. All of our content is informational and cannot replace professional healthcare. In an emergency, contact a local emergency service. For immediate support, consider a local helpline.
