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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think most people who go to a therapist see a licensed clinical social worker or someone like that. When should a person be looking for a clinical psychologist instead? (Or even psychiatrist, but mostly they don't do therapy.)[/quote]

I'm a LCSW. My therapy practice is pretty general. I work with specific populations and problems but not within a specific therapeutic framework (e.g., EMDR, DBT, etc.). My work is mostly behavioral and doesn't always get very deep or introspective. I don't do a lot of longterm "psychotherapy" type work - more trauma recovery in specific contexts. The psychologist I work with is more academic. She's also trained in art therapy and can do full psychological testing because she was trained in that through her PhD program. The psychiatrist we work with is trained to do enough therapy to have a good idea of what kind of medication will be helpful for a patient. Her sessions are more medical because she is a medical doctor and while I can speak really credibly about the way people I've known have experienced antidepressants or whatever med, she has an in depth understanding of dosage, interactions, etc. that isn't part of my training.

Basically, it depends on what you need. All those specialties can do skills-based talk therapy like I do. I can't do testing or prescribe stuff. Not everyone needs those things, and most of the time, my level is fine.[/quote]

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