Egyptian Mental Health StartUp Shezlong Expands To South Africa
Egyptian Mental Health StartUp Shezlong Expands To South Africa. Egyptian mental health startup Shezlong took to LinkedIn to announe that it is expanding into South Africa, in order to help people who struggle from mental illness.
The post read, “We decided to expand in South Africa asit’s one of the most countries that struggle from mental illnesses and mental health stigma. Together we will reach each person on this planet to provide them with the mental healthcare they need. Regardless of your background, you will find a therapist on our platform with a similar culture who speaks your language. No one will be left behind. We believe that mental healthcare is a right for all, not a privilege.”
Shezlong is the first Arab online psychotherapy platform in the world. It provides online therapy, offering over 300 psychiatrists and psychologists to choose from, who are carefully selected. The company offers mental health services not only to people residing in Egypt but also to individuals who live abroad. It has therapists who speak different languages including Arabic, English, Deutch, French, Spanish, Dutch, Turkish, Italian, Armenian as well as sign language.
“Because we know that going to therapy is not an easy step, we wanted to make the rest of the process easier. We also have a matching tool, where the client selects their symptoms or how they have been feeling and our intelligent tool matches them with a few appropriate therapists, which they then choose from. We are keen to provide each individual with the optimum quality of service, which is our therapists undergo supervision, so they are constantly developing and evolving as therapists.” the company said on its website.
