What is the difference between a psychiatrist, a psychologist, and a therapist?
• A psychiatrist first trains and qualifies as a medical doctor and then does a further specialist training in psychiatry. This enables psychiatrists to prescribe medication for psychological problems, something that neither psychologists nor counsellors/psychotherapists do. • Psychologists hold a degree in psychology. They are trained in the use of various tests (called psychometric tests) to help assess and diagnose psychological disorders, and they are also specifically trained in psychological research methods and statistical analyses. Certain psychologists specialise in working as therapists, but their training does not focus exclusively on the practise of therapy. • What distinguishes counsellors and psychotherapists is that in addition to whatever background they have – which may or may not include a degree in medicine or psychology – they have undergone a specialised training lasting several years that focuses exclusively on working as a therapist. How do I know that my therapi
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