Who is better to see? A psychologist or a counsellor?

My partner sees both a Psychiatrist and a Therapist. She spends an average of 10 minutes with the Doctor and an hour with her Therapist. The Doctor just basically gives her the prescriptions for the meds she takes. The Therapist actually lets her talk and listens to her. She basically needs them both, but the Therapist is more helpful in her recovery.

To be honest there isn't really very much difference between the two and some psychologists go under the heading of counsellor as it sounds less imposing.
A psychiatrist on the other hand has medical training and is capable of prescribing medication and usually deals with patients who are in need of drug treatments rather than dealing with the talking aspect of healing.
Could you request seeing the same counsellor you saw before? Waiting lists may not make it possible. If not I would go with what you feel most comfortable with. After all you will not have lost anything by doing it.
Unfortunately it is my experience that psychiatrist/psychologist/counsellor are all only worth the visits if they manage to gain your trust and put you at ease straight away. Unfortunately alot of these client patient relationships don't work due to clash of personalities.

I will advice you to first see a counsellor, and then if you don't get desired help, then you may visit a psychologist. You see, a counsellor and a psychologist has different functions.

A counsellor's job is to listen to your problem, and give you or help you find a solution. Here, this man as councellor accepts you as a normal and mentally healthy man, who is confused about something.

A psychologist has a different style of dealing with your problems. He/she will not take you granted as a normal and menmtally healthy man. He/she will try to find out problems with your mentality, if there is any, and will try to cure your ailment, with mental exercises and medicines.

It really depends on the type of situation/depression/anxiety you're going through. If you just need help with a personal problem, I sugggest you seek a counselor, they tend to empathize more plus they aren't as pricey. The reason why psychologists tend to charge more is because they have a degree. That's it. If you think you have a psychological problem (which a psychotic patient would never admit to) then I suggest you get more indpeth help from a psychiatrist.

a psychiatrist.

i think a counsellor is better. for the psychologist its all work and for a counsellor there is a touch of concern and friendship. right now i need a counsellor and i would never go to a psychologist.Goodbluck!

There are many different types of counselors, depending on the kind of degree they have. A psychologist has a doctorate degree. A social worker probably has a masters degree. Other types of counselors probably have masters degrees as well.

There are also different styles of counseling. You can ask your counselor- whether it's a psychologist, social worker, or someone else- what their style is.

Psychologists charge more because they have more education, but necessarily because they do more.

Kelly

the issue here is not about who is better but more about what is you problem. the nature of the consultation depends upon the service that you will need. the counselor will turn down your application if he/she thinks he/she is not the right person to seek

hope it helps

God bless!

A psychologist is actually also a counselor but not all counselor are psychologist. Psychologist are actually professional people practicing their field of expertise, that's why the charge. Counselor is just fine, I think, to guide you sort many things happening in your life now.

Since this discussion was awhile ago, I can't help wondering if you ever did seek help from either...Today to be honest I just ditched my psychologist as I just didn't feel he was helping me also, I got annoyed that he kept pressing medications on me that I just plain didn't want to take...yes I do have an "anxiety" problem, but I know from other people personally who have taken medications like Xanax had true horror stories of the effects of it...so no thanks...Yes it does sometimes help to talk to a professional, but sometimes, you can get just as much from talking to friends and they might be more compassionate and sympathetic, while in my mind a therapist is too "clinical" and uncaring...and it seems you had that same experience...Have you seen anyone though in all this time?