Psychologist in Sylhet: In-Person & Online Therapy Options

Sylhet, Dhaka

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In person in Sylhet

Our chamber is near Akhalia, Sylhet. In-person sessions are by appointment. Book first, we confirm the exact address and time before you visit. No walk-ins. Prefer to stay home? Every psychologist here also offers secure online sessions.

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Sadia Arifin Runa

Assistant Clinical Psychologist · 7+ years

In person · Sylhet Online

from ৳2,200

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Clinically reviewed byMst. SwampaSenior Clinical Psychologist · MS & M.Phil in Clinical Psychology (University of Dhaka) · BCPS memberLast reviewed October 2026 · How we review

Finding a qualified psychologist in Sylhet has traditionally meant long waits or travelling to Dhaka. Not anymore. Chum Wellness gives you two options: sessions with our Sylhet-based psychologist, or confidential online sessions with any of our 60+ certified psychologists, from Zindabazar to Ambarkhana to anywhere in greater Sylhet, and for Sylheti families abroad in the UK and beyond.

Your options in Sylhet

• Sylhet-based support: Sadia Arifin Runa (Assistant Clinical Psychologist, 7 years’ experience, child, adolescent & adult psychotherapy) is based in Sylhet and works with local clients.
• Online across Sylhet division: every Chum psychologist, including senior clinical psychologists with 15–20+ years’ experience, is available by video session. Sunamganj, Moulvibazar, Habiganj included.
• For the Sylheti diaspora: many of our clients join sessions from the UK, USA and the Middle East, therapy in Bangla (or Sylheti-flavoured Bangla!), on your time zone. See: mental health support for NRBs.

Seeing someone in person in Sylhet

Sadia Arifin Runa is our Sylhet-based psychologist and holds in-person hours at Sobhanighat and Akhalia. She is an Assistant Clinical Psychologist with 7+ years of experience and an M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Dhaka, working with children and teens, couples and marriage, depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD and parenting, using CBT, DBT, family and couple therapy. In-person sessions are ৳2,500 and online ৳2,200.

Our Sylhet branch: Chum Wellness, Hazi NoorUllah Talukder’s Estate, Akhaliya, Sylhet. Sessions are by appointment only, with no walk-ins: book first and we confirm the time and the exact room. See all Chum Wellness branches.

Most platforms sell a Dhaka session and call it Sylhet coverage. If sitting in the same room matters to you, she is where to start. If what you are carrying needs a different specialty, the rest of our 60+ certified psychologists work with Sylhet clients online, and you can compare specialties and fees before you book.

Child psychologist and ADHD assessment in Sylhet

Sadia Arifin Runa is also one of the few qualified child specialists in the Sylhet region. She works as a child psychologist at the Child Development Centre of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, and sees children and teens at her Sobhanighat and Akhalia chambers. She is one of Chum’s four ADHD assessors, so a family in Sylhet does not need to travel to Dhaka for an ADHD assessment.

• ADHD assessment for children and adults, based on DSM-5 criteria: about 1 hour, a written report in 3 working days, ৳6,000 package (university students ৳5,000 online). See how the ADHD test works.
• Child and teen counselling for behaviour, anxiety, school stress and parenting, in person in Sylhet or online.
• Not sure yet? Try the 2-minute ADHD self-check first. It is not a diagnosis, but it helps you decide whether an assessment is worth it.

What people commonly come to us for

• Anxiety, overthinking and panic, anxiety guide
• Depression and persistent low mood, depression guide
• Marriage and family conflict, couple counselling (fully available online for Sylhet couples)
• Children’s behaviour, studies and screen-time struggles
• Stress, sleep problems, grief, and trauma

Fees

Individual sessions from ৳1,000, couple sessions from ৳2,500, child & teen from ৳1,500, identical whether you’re in Sylhet or Dhaka. Each psychologist’s exact fee is on their profile: browse psychologists. bKash, Nagad and cards accepted. Details: therapy cost guide.

Why online works so well from Sylhet

• No travel: a 60-minute session from your own room beats a day-long trip
• Real privacy: in close-knit communities, discretion matters, nobody sees you walk into a chamber
• Specialist access: CBT, trauma-informed therapy, couple and child specialists usually based in Dhaka are equally available online
• Same effectiveness: research shows online therapy matches in-person outcomes for most concerns, how online therapy works

How to book

• Book online, choose individual, couple, child & teen, or family
• Call or WhatsApp +880 1739-000501
• Unsure who to choose? Tell us what’s going on, the Chum team privately matches you with the right psychologist and confirms within 15 minutes

Sylhet, the diaspora, and why online fits

Sylhet has one of the largest overseas communities in Bangladesh, with family spread across the UK and beyond. That shapes the concerns we see: long-distance marriage strain, the guilt and worry of relatives abroad, and young people navigating two cultures at once. These are exactly the situations a culturally-fluent psychologist can hold without you having to explain your whole world first.

Online sessions suit Sylhet especially well. Whether you are in the city, in a town nearby, or a family member is calling in from London or Dubai, everyone can join the same private video session in Bangla, Sylheti-friendly, or English. If you or someone you love is abroad, our guide on mental health support for Bangladeshis abroad is a useful next read, or simply book a session.

From Zindabazar to family abroad

Wherever you are in Sylhet, Zindabazar, Ambarkhana, Uposhohor, or a town like Beanibazar or Golapganj, sessions reach you without a journey into the city. Sylhet’s deep ties to the UK shape much of what we see: the strain of long-distance marriages, parents missing children settled abroad, and young people raised between two cultures. A culturally-fluent psychologist can hold these without you having to explain your whole world first. Online sessions also make it simple for a family member in London or Dubai to join the same private call, so distance stops dividing the conversation. In person or online, sessions run in Bangla, Sylheti-friendly, or English, whichever feels natural to you.

How to choose the right psychologist for you

People usually choose on price or on whoever is free soonest. Both matter, but two things predict more reliably whether therapy actually helps.

Specialty fit. Someone who mostly works with couples is not automatically right for a teenager who has stopped going to school. Read what each psychologist actually treats before booking.

The relationship itself. Research consistently finds the quality of the working relationship between client and therapist is among the strongest predictors of outcome. Practically: if after two or three sessions you do not feel heard, it is reasonable to switch. That is not rude and it is not starting over.

Seniority is worth paying for when the picture is complex, such as long-standing trauma or a couple who have tried before. For a first course of therapy for stress, low mood or exam pressure, an early-career psychologist working under supervision is often just as good a fit and easier on the budget.

Beyond Sylhet city: Moulvibazar, Habiganj and Sunamganj

Outside Sylhet city there is effectively no certified psychologist within reach for most people. In Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Sunamganj and the tea-estate areas, the nearest realistic option has usually meant a day’s travel to Dhaka, which is why so many people simply never go.

Online sessions close that gap completely. The clinical hour is the same one a client in Gulshan gets, from your own room, with the same certified psychologist and the same confidentiality. All you need is a phone and somewhere you will not be interrupted.

When it is worth booking

You do not need a diagnosis or a crisis to see a psychologist. It is worth booking when: For a structured therapy such as CBT, people usually have between 5 and 15 sessions, depending on what it is for (NHS).

• low mood, worry or sleep problems have lasted more than two weeks
• work, study or family life is being affected
• a marriage or family situation keeps returning to the same fight
• a child or teenager has changed in ways you cannot reach
• you are carrying something you have never said out loud to anyone

The World Health Organization notes that depression is both common and treatable, yet most people who could benefit never receive care. Getting help early is easier work than getting help late.

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সিলেটে সাইকোলজিস্ট খুঁজছেন? চাম ওয়েলনেসের সাইকোলজিস্ট সাদিয়া আফরিন রুনা সোবহানীঘাট ও আখালিয়ায় সরাসরি বসেন, আর পুরো টিম অনলাইনে সিলেট বিভাগের যেকোনো জায়গা থেকে সেশন নেয়। মৌলভীবাজার, হবিগঞ্জ বা সুনামগঞ্জে কাছাকাছি সাইকোলজিস্ট না থাকলেও অনলাইনে একই সেবা পাওয়া যায়। ছোট শহরে অনেকেই লোকে কী বলবে ভেবে দেরি করে ফেলেন, অনলাইনে সেই ভয় থাকে না। মন খারাপ, দুশ্চিন্তা, সম্পর্কের টানাপোড়েন, সন্তানকে নিয়ে চিন্তা, যেকোনো কিছু নিয়েই কথা বলা যায়। বাংলা বা ইংরেজি, যেটায় আপনি সহজে বলতে পারেন। কেউ আপনাকে জাজ করবে না।

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