Psychologists

Some may say to some who are dealing with a mental break: “do you want a therapist” “have you talked to your psychologist” “when was the last time you saw your counselor”. To answer your question no they are not the same.

So, what is the difference between a therapist, a psychologist, and a counselor? A therapist is a person who is professionally trained to give some form of therapy to a patient. They address the mental and/or physical disorders of this patient. A therapist will seek to go deeper into the disorder to figure out the how and the why. Therapists, also look for long-term solutions to help their patients.

A counselor can be a broad term relating to many things in the medical field. Though mental health counselors work with patients to evaluate their mental state, provide resources to their patients, as well as making suggestions to help the patient to try to solve problems that they are struggling with that lead them to get counseling help. With counseling the patient and the counselor try to find short-term solutions that can help depending on their disorder or illness

Then finally a psychologist has a higher level of education than both a counselor and a therapist. Thought that’s not the only thing that is different from them. Psychologists are quite similar with the aspect of them wanting to help their patient’s mentality just like a therapist and counselor but their techniques are different. Not only that but psychologists are also the ones who treat the patients with the more severe mental disorders.

So, when you are looking for help take into account who you want to see and who will help you the most. Which in the end will be very benefitting to your mental health. Psychology today is one o the best website to look at when looking for professional help because they list of if the person is a psychologist or a therapist. Not only that but you can tailor it to what your needs and wants are when you are looking for a person to help you