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 answer now:
Crisis numbers in Uganda
- Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital, 0800 211 306: Tel: 0800 211 306, the number the hospital labels its Toll Free Line.
- Mental Health Uganda, weekdays 8:30am to 5:00pm: Tel: 0800 21 21 21 | WhatsApp: 256706708961, the channel the organisation labels "MHU Counseling". No hours or response times are published for it, so do not rely on it for an urgent reply.
- Sauti 116, for children and survivors of violence: Tel: 116
- All crisis lines in Uganda
Uganda has 9 therapists listed on TherapyRoute.
The list includes psychologists, clinical mental health counsellors and counselling psychologists.
At a glance
- Therapists listed
- 9 (Psychologists 4, Psychotherapists 2, Counsellors 1). Professions given by 9 of them.
- Who they work with
- Children, Adolescents, Adults, Families, All ages, Organisations, Communities.
Most of the practitioners listed here work in one city, and the grid below shows which. If that is where you are, start there. If it is not, the summary above sets out what the country's practitioners offer. You can also filter for practitioners who work by video.
Uganda's Mental Health Act, Chapter 308, sets charges for one group of people only. The Minister may prescribe the charges for admitting and treating people not ordinarily resident in Uganda. The Mental Health Advisory Board is consulted first. That is the whole of the Act's fee provision.
For everyone else the Act sets out care and treatment for mental illness at primary health centres. A mental health unit is a building the Minister appoints for admission, treatment and care. The Act names no charge for a person who lives in Uganda.
See how to think about the cost of therapy.
Registration and licensing
Uganda's Ministry of Health names four statutory health professional councils. It lists the cadres each of them registers. Psychology and counselling are not among those lists. We could not source a Ugandan body that registers either profession.
There are membership associations for counsellors in Uganda. A membership list is a different thing from a register the state stands behind. Ask what training the practitioner 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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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)
