Provider categories on this page
- Currently licensed: Licensed mental-health professionals offering clinical care (self-attested).
- Retired professional: Retired professionals who may or may not hold an active licence — ask before engaging.
- Formerly licensed: Previously licensed — non-clinical support only, no therapy or diagnosis.
- Faith & spiritual: Faith and spiritual accompaniment — not mental-health treatment.
- Peer support: People with lived experience offering peer support — not clinical care.
- Community: Community helpers offering non-clinical presence and support.
How to check a local provider’s credentials
AI for Guyana does not verify credentials. You can confirm a provider’s standing directly with the relevant Guyanese authority below.
| Authority | What it covers | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Council of Guyana | Registers and regulates medical practitioners, including doctors who describe themselves as psychiatrists. | Search the public register by name. Review registration and listed additional qualifications. Register: medicalcouncil.org.gy |
| Allied Health Professions Council of Guyana | Evaluates, registers and licenses allied-health professionals, including psychologists. | Ask for the psychologist’s registration number and current annual licence. Contact: +592 227-0414; ahpc.gy@gmail.com Website: alliedhealthguyana.com |
Find a provider
You browse profiles — providers cannot browse people seeking help. Every provider is self-attested. AI for Guyana does not verify credentials or approve anyone. You may ask a provider for evidence of licence or scope before engaging.
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- SAMPLE — Riverside Community CircleCommunitySampleRegion 4 (Coastal) · in-person, whatsapp
Sample profile. A small volunteer group hosting weekly community grief circles in a safe, non-clinical setting.
Community support — NOT professional counselling. Non-clinical community presence, not therapy.
View profile → - SAMPLE — Dr A. Persaud, Clinical PsychologistCurrently licensedSampleGeorgetown, Region 4 · telephone, video, in-person
Sample profile for demonstration only. A currently licensed clinical psychologist based in Georgetown, offering grief and trauma-focused therapy for adults.
Self-attested current licence. AI for Guyana does not verify credentials. You may ask this provider for evidence of licence and scope of practice before engaging.
View profile → - SAMPLE — Pastor S. WilliamsFaith & spiritualSampleLinden, Region 10 · telephone, in-person
Sample profile. Community pastor offering prayer, presence, and pastoral conversation for grieving families. Not mental-health treatment.
Faith and spiritual support — NOT mental-health treatment. Non-clinical spiritual accompaniment only.
View profile → - SAMPLE — Mr R. Khan, Formerly Licensed TherapistFormerly licensedSampleEssequibo Coast, Region 2 · telephone, whatsapp
Sample profile. Formerly licensed therapist offering non-clinical peer support only. Does NOT provide psychotherapy, diagnosis, clinical assessment, or psychiatric treatment.
This provider is NOT currently licensed and has attested that they will not provide or advertise psychotherapy, diagnosis, clinical assessment, or psychiatric treatment.
View profile → - SAMPLE — M. Singh, Peer SupporterPeer supportSampleRegion 3 · whatsapp, telephone
Sample profile. Community peer supporter with lived experience of sudden loss. Offers non-professional listening and companionship.
Peer support — NOT professional counselling. Peer supporters share lived experience; they do not provide clinical services.
View profile → - SAMPLE — Ms J. Fraser, Retired CounsellorRetired professionalSampleNew Amsterdam, Region 6 · telephone, whatsapp
Sample profile. Retired professional counsellor with an active licence, offering non-clinical listening support and referrals.
Self-attested retired professional. A retired provider may or may not still hold an active licence — you may ask them directly about their current licence status before engaging.
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