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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 10 therapists listed on TherapyRoute, including psychologists, clinical mental health counsellors and counselling psychologists.
At a glance
- Therapists listed
- 10 (Psychologists 2, Clinical Mental Health Counsellors 1, Counselling Psychologists 1, Counsellors 1, Psychological Counsellors 1, Psychotherapists 1). Professions given by 7 of them.
The summary above sets out how the practitioners listed across Uganda 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 Uganda available by video, wherever they are based. Two or three enquiries is normal, and a first conversation is where most people decide.
Cities in Uganda 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 Uganda 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.