Opportunity BasketMental health crisis in Nigeria: Severe shortage of accessible, qualified therapists creating dangerous treatment gaps
Nigerians desperately need mental health support but face critical barriers: extremely limited availability of qualified therapists, high costs, geographic isolation, and stigma preventing access to care. Current fragmented system leaves people in crisis unable to find, book, or afford therapy sessions, forcing them to suffer untreated mental health conditions that worsen over time.
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Payment Type Saas
Payment intent for saas: tool, app, api
From: Nigeria’s Mytherapist wants to close the gap between needing therapy and getting it
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Nigerian startup Mytherapist is helping people find qualified therapists, book appointments and attend sessions via video, audio or chat, while also offering tools to support their wellbeing between sessions. Founded in 2021 by Oluwaseun Raphael Afolayan and Dedoyin Ajayi, Mytherapist launched a pil...
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Problem Details
- Category
- mental_health
- Pain Keywords
- therapy access gap, qualified therapist shortage, mental health crisis, appointment booking friction, affordability barriers, geographic isolation from care
- Signals Collected
- 1
- Created
- 2026-11-05 16:05