What is SIMHA?

SIMHA is a multidisciplinary professional association of therapists who provide mental health services to Shanghai’s international communities. Founded in 2008, SIMHA aims to improve the quality, quantity, and accessibility of mental health services available to Shanghai’s international communities.

SIMHA is a voluntary professional organization. As such, individual members are responsible for their actions. For more information, please see our Ethics Code.

With over 40 member therapists representing many nationalities and languages, SIMHA member therapists can provide support to help expatriate families through times of stress and culture shock. We can provide help for issues related to marital problems, infidelity, parenting, drug and alcohol problems, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, learning disabilities, and ADHD, among others.

Our members are marriage and family counsellors, social workers, clinical and educational psychologists, and psychiatrists. They work in Private Practices, Counseling Agencies, Therapy Centers, International Schools, and Medical Centers.