A therapist who knows your story, week after week.
Counsel Clinic is a Takalam alternative for people in the UAE who want structured, ongoing therapy with a licensed therapist. Where Takalam is a broad mental-wellbeing platform, counselling, coaching, mood tracking, and an AI companion, Counsel Clinic focuses on one thing: 50-minute therapy sessions with licensed professionals, from $55 per session.
100% confidential. No one will know, not your family, employer, or community. Your privacy is our priority.
UAE residents who want dedicated individual, couples, or teen therapy with a licensed therapist they see consistently.
People who want a wellbeing toolkit, counselling and coaching plus self-help features like mood tracking, journaling, and support circles.
Credit where it's due: Takalam is one of the UAE's homegrown success stories, founded in Abu Dhabi in 2020 by Khawla Hammad and Inas Abu Shashieh, registered in ADGM, and a regular in the national press for initiatives like free counselling campaigns during difficult moments. As a mental-wellbeing platform, it has done real work normalizing the conversation in the region. But "mental wellbeing platform" and "therapy platform" are different products, and knowing which one you need saves you time and money.
Counselling and coaching sessions, mood tracking, journaling, assessments, support circles, webinars, guided meditation, and an AI wellbeing companion, plus a substantial corporate wellness business. Its founders have described deliberately positioning it as companionship rather than a traditional clinical experience, to reduce the stigma of seeking support. That's a thoughtful design choice, for the job it does.
One service, done thoroughly: structured 50-minute therapy sessions with licensed therapists, for individuals, couples, and teens (13 to 17). Consistent weekly work with the same professional, treatment approaches matched to your concern, anxiety, depression, relationships, trauma, and transparent per-session pricing.
If you want a toolkit, Takalam is a good one. If you want therapy, that's us.
| Counsel Clinic | Takalam | |
|---|---|---|
| Core product | Structured therapy: individual, couples, teen (13-17) | Wellbeing platform: counselling + coaching + self-help tools + AI companion |
| Session format | 50-minute video sessions with licensed therapists | Video, audio, and instant-messaging sessions |
| Pricing | From $55/session (monthly plan) · $66 single · tiers to $110/$132, published upfront | Reported range ~$30-170/session |
| Languages | Arabic, English, Urdu, Bengali, Malayalam, German, French, Spanish | Arabic & English core; wider network claimed |
| Focus | 100% consumer therapy | Consumer + significant corporate wellness programs |
| Booking | Browse profiles, book online in minutes, no app needed | App-led matching and booking |
| Social proof | Google 5.0 · Trustpilot 4.4 · 5,000+ sessions | Strong UAE press; government & corporate partnerships |
| Privacy | 100% confidential, no one is notified | Private, with optional anonymity feature |
Progress comes from consistent sessions with one licensed therapist, credentials, specialisations, and exact prices on every profile before you book.
Urdu, Bengali, and Malayalam, which matter enormously in the UAE and are rarely served well, alongside Arabic, English, German, French, and Spanish.
Availability built around when UAE residents actually book: after work, 6 to 10 PM, and weekends.
Standard sessions $55 each on a monthly plan ($66 single). Premium $82/$99 and Premium+ $110/$132 for more experienced specialists. Every price published before you book.
You've decided you want real, ongoing therapy; you're working through something specific, anxiety, a relationship, depression, trauma; you want a South Asian or European language option; or you want one consistent therapist with published pricing.
You're not sure you want therapy yet and would rather start with self-help tools, mood tracking, or lighter-touch counselling; you want an anonymity option for a first conversation; or your employer offers it as a benefit.
Licensed therapists · 8 languages · evenings on Gulf time · from $55/session.
Takalam describes itself as a mental-wellbeing platform offering counselling and coaching alongside self-help tools like mood tracking, journaling, support circles, and an AI companion. Counsel Clinic offers structured therapy, 50-minute sessions with licensed therapists for individuals, couples, and teens.
Takalam sessions have been reported in the range of $30 to $170 depending on the expert. Counsel Clinic publishes fixed tiers: from $55 per session on a monthly plan, $66 for a single session, up to $110/$132 for the most experienced therapists.
Counsel Clinic offers dedicated online couples therapy with licensed therapists who specialise in relationship work, available on Gulf-time evenings. Takalam offers couples counselling within its broader wellbeing platform. If consistent, structured relationship work is the goal, a therapy-first platform is usually the better fit.
Counsel Clinic works fully in your browser, no app download needed. Browse therapists, book, pay, and attend secure video sessions from any phone or laptop.
Yes. Counsel Clinic offers sessions in Arabic, English, Urdu, Bengali, Malayalam, German, French, and Spanish, including evening availability.
At Counsel Clinic, completely. Sessions are 100% confidential, no one is notified, not your family, employer, or community.
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