Therapists for Psychotic Disorders in Nigeria

No. Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders need a psychiatrist and, almost always, medication. Therapy adds to that: CBT for psychosis helps with distressing voices and beliefs, and family work reduces relapse. If you or your relative has no psychiatrist yet, your therapist can tell you where to go; our posts on the psychiatric hospitals in Lagos and Abuja list the options.

It helps you make sense of the experience, cope with voices or suspicious thoughts when they come, spot early warning signs of relapse, deal with the depression and shame that often follow, rebuild routine and work, and handle relationships. It also helps families understand the illness and respond in ways that calm rather than inflame.

You can book a session for yourself about your relative, and family sessions are often the most useful part of care. Your relative would need to book their own sessions, and to be well enough to take part. Mytherapist.ng is for adults aged 18 and over.

Yes, with one limit. What you tell your therapist stays between you. The exception is a risk to life: if your therapist believes there's a real and immediate risk of serious harm to you or to someone else, including a child, they may need to act on it. That can mean contacting emergency services or someone who can reach you. They'll tell you when they're doing this, wherever it's safe to.

No. Mytherapist.ng is not an emergency service, and no therapist is on call. Someone who is acutely psychotic, not sleeping, not eating or at risk needs a hospital now. Call 112, or 767 in Lagos, or go to the nearest psychiatric hospital. More helplines are at mytherapist.ng/helplines.

Each therapist sets their own rate, from ₦20,000 a session. Some therapists offer a student rate or a free first consultation, and it shows on their profile below.