Mental Health & Counselling in Cape Town

A clinical psychology practice founded by Carly Abramovitz, who has a special interest in women's mental health through the perinatal period. Sessions are in person or online via Zoom, with individual therapy, parent support and education, and therapy for self-growth.

A psychiatrist who works specifically with women before, during and after pregnancy — antenatal anxiety, postnatal depression and everything in the murky in-between that so often gets waved off as “just hormones”. Read more

A Women’s Mental Health Specialist and psychiatrist, working across mind, body and spirit rather than symptoms alone. She sees outpatients at her Kloof Street rooms and admits to Akeso Kenilworth. This is adult care — she does not see children.

A GP who works full-time in mental health rather than general practice — mood disorders, anxiety, burnout, ADHD, postpartum depression, psychotic disorders and mood-disorder infusions. Read more

Appointments cancelled with less than 24 hours' notice are charged at 50%.

Registered psychiatric nurse and midwife with 20+ years' experience, an Honours in Psychology (UWC) and a Masters in Infant Mental Health (Stellenbosch). Read more

HPCSA-registered clinical psychology practice offering individual therapy for mood and anxiety disorders, postpartum mental health and relationship concerns. Read more

Integrated public maternal mental-health service for women attending antenatal or postnatal care at Hanover Park MOU. Read more

Affordable short-term individual counselling for adults who need a safe place to work through life challenges. Clients usually receive four to six sessions of 45–60 minutes at R50 each, with extensions reviewed case by case. Read more

Psychotherapy for children, adolescents and adults. Special interests include play therapy, parenting support and maternal mental health. By appointment only. Sessions are in person, not online.

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Linda Lewis works in perinatal wellness, supporting women through fertility difficulties, pregnancy loss or termination, and anxiety or depression during pregnancy and after birth. Read more

Linda describes herself as a research psychologist. Ask about the form and scope of support when booking; urgent or severe mental-health symptoms need appropriate registered clinical care.

Leanne van der Westhuizen is a psychologist with a special interest in maternal mental health, fertility and reproductive-health counselling. Read more

Counselling for women who are fine, but not actually fine — the ones showing up for everyone else while quietly losing themselves. Not sleeping, more irritable than usual, or just checked out. Moms are her speciality.

A general counsellor working with everyone from tweens to adults — life stages, transitions, conflict resolution and mediation. A safe space to unpack whatever needs unpacking, alone or as a couple or family. Sessions are 60–90 minutes.

Long-established non-profit offering individual, couple and family counselling, including relationship strain, separation and divorce, grief, trauma, parenting difficulties and domestic violence. Mediation, parenting plans and online counselling are also available.

Cape Town non-profit providing parenting support for more than 40 years. Services include general parent counselling, parent–infant sessions and counselling for the first five years, positive-parenting skills, teen-parent support, fatherhood training and community workshops. Read more