How to Book a Therapist and Everything Else you Need to Know in Ghana

I’ve had a couple of people ask me to recommend therapists for them in Ghana, so I had to research in the long run. This is because one hardly see therapists in our general hospitals or even special hospitals where you can walk in to book a session, although there are a few private practitioners around, they don’t have the social presence  so it is difficult locating them. In this article I will tell you how and where you can successfully book a therapist in Ghana.

The Ghana psychology council is a body of licensed psychologists ranging from Clinical Psychologists to Health Psychologists. Locate their office at Ministries of Health, Accra. You have the option to call +233503027254 / +233542293014 or walk into the office. Upon arrival , you will be asked series of questions and mind you, this is not to interrogate you but to enable the officers pair or recommend the best therapist for the situation at you are going through. Being truthful with the answers will go a long a way to help your case. There are specialist for every situation so if you don’t open up you might end up paying for a service that may not be useful to you .

Now lets talk about the pricing method . I don’t have much information on this but I can tell you for a fact that the services are not free. Yes! the prices may vary and could also be dependent on the services you are looking to book.  Visit www.ghanapsycologycouncil.gov.gh for more information.

In conclusion, there are a lot of people battling depression, this is to let you know that you are not alone in this, so do not be ashamed of getting help and talking about it. There is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. Don’t fight it alone in silence, Seek help and know that it only get better.