The aim of the study was to explore traditional healersâ€™ conception and treatment practicernconcerning mental illness. To achieve this aim qualitative approach was employed because thernstudy was exploratory in nature, since much has not been done about the topic and populationrnbeing studied. The researcher, therefore, sought information and built a picture based onrnparticipantsâ€™ idea. The study was conducted at Gondar city located in Amhara regional state ofrnEthiopia. The population in this study comprise of traditional healers who are located at Gondarrncity. Purposive sampling was employed to select eight traditional healers and two clients. Semirnstructured interview and non participant observation were used to collect data. All the interviewsrnwere conducted by the researcher and audio-taped. The observation was also conducted by thernresearcher. Initial/open, axial, and selective coding types were conducted to condense the hugerndata and made fit into the preconceived themes. Thematic analysis is the particular data analysisrntechnique used in the study. Themes that have actual and/or potential relationship with thernoverarching objective are selected and discussed. The study concludes that Traditional healersrnare able to recognize disorders related to psychosis easily being limited for other mentalrndisorders; They have multiple explanation about causes of mental illness, including;rnsupernatural, biological and psychosocial explanations. Traditional healers employ differentrntechniques for diagnosing mental disorders including; Different religious books like AwedrnNegest; through symptom identification and by using different herbal medicines. It is also foundrnthat traditional healers employ different treatment modalities as an intervention for mental disorders including: herbal medicines, spiritual interventions, traditional rituals and counseling