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whats the main diff. between T a Lic. Councilor

Posted by woolav on October 21, 2004, at 8:09:34

I am seeing a councilor for my anxiety issues, he is not actually a therapist. what is the difference?? Are T's more trained in psychology? Should I go to someone else? Ive only seen him twice....I also have a pdoc..

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Re: whats the main diff. between T a Lic. Council

Posted by Joslynn on October 21, 2004, at 13:21:00

In reply to whats the main diff. between T a Lic. Councilor, posted by woolav on October 21, 2004, at 8:09:34

I am guessing by your spelling of councilor that maybe you are Canadian or from the UK?

Where I live (US), in my state, "therapist" is not an official title, it's just a noun for someone who does therapy: This could be a licensed clinical social worker or a licensed counselor. Psychologists and psychiatrists can also "do" therapy but they are usually called psychiatrists and psychologists. I call my therapist a therapist, but officially, she is a licensed clinical social worker. I briefly had a licensed professional counselor years ago, until I moved, and I also called her my "therapist," but she was licensed as a counselor.

In my state, there is a licensing process for both social workers and counselors, if they want to do therapy and get reimbursed for it from insurance companies.

Re: whats the main diff. between T a Lic. Council

Posted by Joslynn on October 21, 2004, at 14:18:58

In reply to Re: whats the main diff. between T a Lic. Council, posted by Joslynn on October 21, 2004, at 13:21:00

In my state, anyone can hang up a shingle as a therapist, but they will most likely not be reimbursed by any insurance companies if they are not licensed to do therapy in one way or another. That could be a licensed clinical social worker, a licensed professional counselor, a psychologist or a psychiatrist.

But, where I live, anyone can call him or herself a therapist. I think that's odd myself.

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