# Finding a therapist in Cape Town > 1 877 psychologists, counsellors and psychometrists listed in Cape Town (October 2026): suburbs, categories, published fees, languages, issues and online sessions. Published 2026-10-21. This directory lists **1 877 psychologists, counsellors and psychometrists in Cape Town**, collected in the week of 19 October 2026. They are all on the [Cape Town page](/western-cape/cape-town/), and this guide counts the same listings. It uses "therapist" for all three categories. Lists on the site are ordered by a stated neutral rule, never by rating. A listing marked "Featured: a Leachie client" is a paid placement by a client of the studio that runs this directory, not a quality signal. ## Where therapists are listed in Cape Town Cape Town on this site includes the suburbs that some directories list as a place of their own, so practitioners in suburbs such as Claremont, Rondebosch and Bellville are listed under Cape Town. 1 592 of the 1 877 listings (85%) name a suburb, across 220 suburbs. These are the 15 with the most listings: | Suburb | Listed | | --- | ---: | | Claremont | 148 | | Rondebosch | 87 | | Bellville | 67 | | Durbanville | 54 | | Gardens | 51 | | Somerset West | 49 | | Kenilworth | 48 | | Sea Point | 45 | | Milnerton | 35 | | Newlands | 35 | | Pinelands | 32 | | Constantia | 31 | | Table View | 30 | | Kuils River | 23 | | Plumstead | 23 | The rest of the listings give Cape Town without a suburb. Some parts of the City of Cape Town municipality are listed as places of their own and are not counted in this guide: [Somerset West](/western-cape/somerset-west/) (47), [Strand](/western-cape/strand/) (9) and [Gordon's Bay](/western-cape/gordon-s-bay/) (2). Other listings give Somerset West as a suburb of Cape Town, and those are counted here. ## Psychologists, counsellors and psychometrists | Category | Listed in Cape Town | Page | | --- | ---: | --- | | Psychologists | 1 379 | [View](/psychologists/western-cape/cape-town/) | | Counsellors | 461 | [View](/counsellors/western-cape/cape-town/) | | Psychometrists | 37 | [View](/psychometrists/western-cape/cape-town/) | The categories have different training and registration. [Psychologist, counsellor or psychometrist](/guides/psychologist-vs-counsellor-vs-psychometrist/) explains them, including why not every counsellor is an HPCSA registered counsellor. ## Published fees in Cape Town Each figure is the median published fee for one individual session, by category (October 2026): - Psychologists: **R1 250 (from 161 psychologists)**; half publish between R1 100 and R1 320 - Counsellors: R650 (from 213 counsellors); half publish between R550 and R750 - All three categories together: R850 (from 374 practitioners) The combined figure mixes categories with different fees, so use the line for the category you want. A published fee is the rate the practitioner published when we collected it, not a quote. Ask before you book. [Psychologist fees in the Western Cape](/guides/psychologist-fees-western-cape/) has the province figures and a city table. ## Languages Psychology Today profiles list the languages a practitioner speaks in addition to English, so English is not counted here. 214 practitioners in Cape Town (11%) list at least one language other than English: | Language | Practitioners listing it | | --- | ---: | | Afrikaans | 172 | | Xhosa | 27 | | Zulu | 23 | | Sesotho | 15 | | Tswana | 13 | | Northern Sotho | 10 | | German | 8 | If you want sessions in a language not shown here, check each listing or ask the practitioner. ## Issues practitioners list These are the issues practitioners in Cape Town list most often on their profiles, out of 704 practitioners who list any. Each links to every practitioner who lists it. | Issue | Practitioners listing it | | --- | ---: | | [Anxiety](/issues/anxiety/) | 391 | | [Self Esteem](/issues/self-esteem/) | 338 | | [Depression](/issues/depression/) | 324 | | [Stress](/issues/stress/) | 318 | | [Relationship Issues](/issues/relationship-issues/) | 312 | | [Grief](/issues/grief/) | 301 | | [Coping Skills](/issues/coping-skills/) | 299 | | [Trauma and PTSD](/issues/trauma-and-ptsd/) | 289 | | [Life Transitions](/issues/life-transitions/) | 259 | | [Family Conflict](/issues/family-conflict/) | 206 | An issue on a profile is what the practitioner says they work with. It is not a qualification and we do not check it. ## Online sessions and medical aid Of the 1 877 practitioners in Cape Town, 749 (40%) say they offer online sessions, 169 of them online only, and 1 069 do not say how they see clients. 215 (11%) say they work with medical aid. Whether your scheme pays depends on your plan, so ask your scheme before you book. See [Online therapy in South Africa](/guides/online-therapy-south-africa/) and [Medical aid and therapy in South Africa](/guides/medical-aid-and-therapy-south-africa/). ## Checking a practitioner 1 111 of the 1 877 listings in Cape Town (59%) were matched to the HPCSA register when we read it in the week of 19 October 2026, and show the status it gave. A registration can change after that, so to confirm one, search the number on the HPCSA iRegister. [How to check an HPCSA number](/guides/how-to-check-an-hpcsa-number/) shows the steps. ## Frequently asked questions ### How many psychologists are there in Cape Town? This directory lists 1 379 psychologists in Cape Town, plus 461 counsellors and 37 psychometrists (October 2026). Practitioners who are not on the public directories we read are not included. ### What does a therapist in Cape Town charge? For one individual session, the median published fee is R1 250 (from 161 psychologists) for psychologists and R650 (from 213 counsellors) for counsellors (October 2026). ### Which suburbs of Cape Town have the most listings? Among listings that name a suburb, the most are in Claremont (148), Rondebosch (87) and Bellville (67). The table above has the full list. ### Can I find a therapist in Cape Town who speaks Afrikaans? Yes. 172 practitioners in Cape Town list Afrikaans (October 2026). Check the languages on each listing. ### Do therapists in Cape Town offer online sessions? 749 of the 1 877 practitioners listed in Cape Town say they offer online sessions (October 2026). Canonical page: https://therapistsplug.com/guides/finding-a-therapist-cape-town/. Compiled from public directory listings, October 2026. Every figure carries its n and month.