Our story
We built this because it didn't exist.
TeleTherapyCounsellors was founded on one belief: that every Kenyan woman deserves access to mental health support that truly understands her.
Why we exist
Kenya has one of the most significant mental health treatment gaps in the world. Over 75% of Kenyans who need support never receive it. For women, the barriers are compounded: stigma, cost, cultural expectations of endurance, and the simple fact that finding a therapist who truly understands your lived experience has always been nearly impossible.
We exist to close that gap. Not with generic, one-size-fits-all therapy imported from elsewhere — but with Kenyan counsellors who understand the specific weight of being a woman in Kenya today.
Because the mental load of navigating career, family, relationships, and identity while being told to just push through — that's real. And it deserves real support.
What we stand for
Our values
Radical confidentiality
What you share stays between you and your therapist. HIPAA-aligned, always.
Cultural fluency
Therapy that understands Kenya — the culture, the pressures, the context. Not generic advice exported from elsewhere.
Real accessibility
Pricing that works for Kenyan salaries, M-Pesa payments, and a free first session for everyone.
Clinical excellence
Every therapist is KCPS-registered, trained in evidence-based approaches, and personally vetted.
The whole person
We don't just treat symptoms. We support the whole woman — her mind, her relationships, her work, her identity.
No shame, no judgment
Asking for help is brave, not weak. This is a space where that is always true.
The reality
Kenya's mental health crisis deserves a Kenyan response
10.3% of Kenyans live with a common mental disorder. 42% of those visiting primary care clinics have severe depression. Women carry a disproportionate share of this burden — and yet remain the least likely to seek help, because the help available has rarely felt designed for them.
International therapy platforms can help with some things. But they cannot replace the understanding of a Kenyan counsellor who knows what it means to be the firstborn, to carry family expectations, to navigate grief without a language for it, to be strong for everyone while quietly breaking.
That's the gap we're here to close.
For counsellors
Are you a Kenyan therapist?
Join a growing platform of Kenyan counsellors making mental health support accessible to women who need it most. KCPS registration required. Flexible hours. You set your availability.