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Many psychologists have professional training and clinical skills to evaluate and treat your mental health using psychotherapy (talk therapy), psychological evaluations and testing. Psychologists help people learn to cope more effectively with life and relationship issues and mental health conditions.</p><div data-identity="billboard-ad" class="flex bp1100:hidden max-w-[400px] min-w-[300px] m-auto items-center justify-center bg-gray-300 pt-rem16px pb-[2.25rem] my-rem32px "><div class="max-w-[300px] mx-auto"><p class="text-gray-800 uppercase text-rem10px leading-rem16px mx-auto w-fit">Advertisement</p><div class="flex bp1100:hidden flex-col items-center justify-center"><div data-identity="ad-slot" id="billboard_300x250_mobile" class="ad-reset w-[300px] !min-h-[250px] flex bg-gray-300"></div><div data-identity="ad-policy" class="text-rem13px text-gray-900 pt-rem16px max-w-[300px] mx-auto"><p>Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. Advertising on our site helps support our mission. We do not endorse non-Cleveland Clinic products or services. <a data-identity="ad-policy-link" href="https://health.clevelandclinic.org/advertising" target="_blank" class="text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-800 transition underline" rel="noreferrer">Policy</a></p></div></div></div></div><h3 data-identity="headline" class="text-gray-900 font-bold leading-rem30px text-rem25px bp600:text-rem32px bp600:leading-rem38px mt-rem32px mb-rem16px break-words ">What is a clinical psychologist?</h3><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Clinical psychology is a field of psychology. It’s characterized by thorough knowledge of a broad scope of areas in and outside of psychology. Clinical psychology encompasses all ages, multiple diversities and more severe mental health conditions.</p><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">A clinical psychologist has specialized and broad training to provide comprehensive mental and behavioral healthcare for individuals and families. Clinical psychologists can work in many settings, including:</p><ul data-identity="unordered-list" class="my-rem16px mx-0 pl-[1.25rem] list-disc marker:text-brandBlue-500 marker:pl-rem24px "><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Schools.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Hospitals and clinics.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Counseling centers.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Community organizations.</li></ul><h3 data-identity="headline" class="text-gray-900 font-bold leading-rem30px text-rem25px bp600:text-rem32px bp600:leading-rem38px mt-rem32px mb-rem16px break-words ">What’s the difference between a counseling psychologist and a clinical psychologist?</h3><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">While there’s a lot of overlap between the professions of a counseling psychologist and clinical psychologist, the key difference is that a clinical psychologist focuses more on psychopathology (the study of mental health conditions); whereas a counseling psychologist helps people address emotional, social and physical stressors in their lives.</p><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">In other words, a clinical psychologist generally helps with more serious mental health issues than a psychologist, or counseling psychologist, does.</p><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Some experts think there shouldn’t be two distinct terms for these mental health professionals.</p><h3 data-identity="headline" class="text-gray-900 font-bold leading-rem30px text-rem25px bp600:text-rem32px bp600:leading-rem38px mt-rem32px mb-rem16px break-words ">Is a clinical psychologist a doctor?</h3><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Despite the word “clinical,” a clinical psychologist isn’t a medical doctor. They usually can’t order medical tests, like blood or imaging tests, and they generally can’t prescribe medication.</p><div data-identity="billboard-ad" class="flex bp1100:hidden max-w-[400px] min-w-[300px] m-auto items-center justify-center bg-gray-300 pt-rem16px pb-[3.125rem] my-rem32px "><div class="max-w-[300px] mx-auto"><p class="text-gray-800 uppercase text-rem10px leading-rem16px mx-auto w-fit">Advertisement</p><div class="flex bp1100:hidden flex-col items-center justify-center"><div data-identity="ad-slot" id="billboard2_300x250_mobile" class="ad-reset w-[300px] !min-h-[250px] flex bg-gray-300"></div></div></div></div><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">While practicing clinical psychologists have a doctoral degree — either a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in a field of psychology or a Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) degree — they don’t have a medical doctoral degree (MD or DO).</p><h3 data-identity="headline" class="text-gray-900 font-bold leading-rem30px text-rem25px bp600:text-rem32px bp600:leading-rem38px mt-rem32px mb-rem16px break-words ">What is the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist?</h3><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who can diagnose and treat mental health conditions. They can prescribe medications and other medical treatments.</p><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">A psychologist has a doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) and often has extensive training in research or clinical practice. Psychologists treat mental health conditions with psychotherapy (talk therapy). A psychologist usually can’t prescribe medication.</p><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Psychiatrists typically treat more complex mental health conditions than psychologists, especially ones that require medication or medical treatments.</p><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">To give another perspective, psychology is the study of the mind, emotions and behavior; whereas psychiatry is the field of medicine focused on diagnosing and treating mental health conditions.</p><h3 data-identity="headline" class="text-gray-900 font-bold leading-rem30px text-rem25px bp600:text-rem32px bp600:leading-rem38px mt-rem32px mb-rem16px break-words ">What’s the difference between a psychologist and a counselor?</h3><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">A counselor (also often called a therapist) has a master’s degree in a mental health-related field such as psychology, counseling psychology or marriage or <a data-identity="link" href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/24454-family-therapy" target="_blank" class="text-brandBlue-500 underline underline-offset-[5px] decoration-1 break-words hover:text-blue-800 transition">family therapy</a>. A counselor is qualified to evaluate a person’s mental health and use therapeutic techniques, such as talk therapy.</p><div data-identity="native-ad-mobile" class="mx-auto relative bp1100:hidden bp900:overflow-hidden bp900:w-full"><div data-identity="native-ad-bg" class="absolute bp900:hidden z-[-1] w-full h-full [border-image:conic-gradient(theme(colors.blue.050)_0_0)_fill_0/4rem_0_2rem/2rem_100vw]"></div><div data-identity="native-ad-slot" id="native_mobile" class="ad-reset empty:pb-0 mb-rem56px empty:mb-0 *:last:!mt-rem56px *:last:!mb-rem32px pb-rem32px *:bp900:last:bg-gradient-to-r *:bp900:last:from-blue-050 *:bp900:last:to-blue-050 *:bp900:last:bg-[0_32px] *:bp900:last:bg-no-repeat *:bp900:last:!pb-rem64px bp900:pb-0"></div></div><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">A psychologist has a doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) and often has extensive training in psychological research or clinical practice.</p><h3 data-identity="headline" class="text-gray-900 font-bold leading-rem30px text-rem25px bp600:text-rem32px bp600:leading-rem38px mt-rem32px mb-rem16px break-words ">What does a psychologist do?</h3><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Psychologists help a wide variety of people and can treat many kinds of behavioral and mental health issues. They can also help with life and relationship issues.</p><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Some people might see a psychologist because they’ve felt depressed or anxious or have lacked self-confidence for a long time. Others may see a psychologist because they have a short-term issue they want help with, such as feeling overwhelmed by a new job or difficulties with a loved one.</p><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Psychologists are often included in the comprehensive care of people with medical conditions, too. For example, they may help people with sleep difficulties, <a data-identity="link" href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4798-chronic-pain" target="_blank" class="text-brandBlue-500 underline underline-offset-[5px] decoration-1 break-words hover:text-blue-800 transition">chronic pain</a> or eating behaviors or people coping with a chronic illness</p><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Psychologists can provide tests and assessments that can help diagnose a condition or tell more about the way a person thinks, feels and behaves. These tests may evaluate:</p><ul data-identity="unordered-list" class="my-rem16px mx-0 pl-[1.25rem] list-disc marker:text-brandBlue-500 marker:pl-rem24px "><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Intellectual skills.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Cognitive (reasoning and thinking) strengths and weaknesses.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Vocational (career) preference.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Personality characteristics.</li></ul><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Psychologists use an assortment of evidence-based treatments to help people improve their lives. Most often, they use psychotherapy (commonly known as therapy or talk therapy), which involves building a talking relationship to establish and assess your feelings, thoughts and behaviors. Some common types of therapy include:</p><div data-identity="billboard-ad" class="flex bp1100:hidden max-w-[400px] min-w-[300px] m-auto items-center justify-center bg-gray-300 pt-rem16px pb-[3.125rem] my-rem32px "><div class="max-w-[300px] mx-auto"><p class="text-gray-800 uppercase text-rem10px leading-rem16px mx-auto w-fit">Advertisement</p><div class="flex bp1100:hidden flex-col items-center justify-center"><div data-identity="ad-slot" id="billboard3_300x250_mobile" class="ad-reset w-[300px] !min-h-[250px] flex bg-gray-300"></div></div></div></div><ul data-identity="unordered-list" class="my-rem16px mx-0 pl-[1.25rem] list-disc marker:text-brandBlue-500 marker:pl-rem24px "><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px "><a data-identity="link" href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/21208-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-cbt" target="_blank" class="text-brandBlue-500 underline underline-offset-[5px] decoration-1 break-words hover:text-blue-800 transition">Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)</a>.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px "><a data-identity="link" href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/interpersonal-psychotherapy-ipt" target="_blank" class="text-brandBlue-500 underline underline-offset-[5px] decoration-1 break-words hover:text-blue-800 transition">Interpersonal therapy</a>.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Humanistic therapy.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Psychodynamic therapy.</li></ul><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Therapy can be for individuals, couples or families. Your psychologist will work with you to determine the best type of therapy for your needs and goals.</p><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Some people benefit from a combination of talk therapy and medication to manage their mental health condition. If this is the case for you, your psychologist will work with your primary healthcare provider and/or a psychiatrist for your overall treatment.</p><h3 data-identity="headline" class="text-gray-900 font-bold leading-rem30px text-rem25px bp600:text-rem32px bp600:leading-rem38px mt-rem32px mb-rem16px break-words ">Can a psychologist prescribe medication?</h3><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">In general, a psychologist can’t prescribe medication.</p><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">But five states in the United States, including New Mexico, Louisiana, Illinois, Iowa and Idaho, have laws that allow licensed psychologists with additional, specialized training to prescribe a limited list of medications that can improve certain mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety.</p><h3 data-identity="headline" class="text-gray-900 font-bold leading-rem30px text-rem25px bp600:text-rem32px bp600:leading-rem38px mt-rem32px mb-rem16px break-words ">What can you see a psychologist for?</h3><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Your psychologist can help treat several different mental and behavioral health conditions, as well as help you cope with various life stressors. These issues can be long-term or short-term.</p><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Situations and conditions you can see a psychologist for include:</p><ul data-identity="unordered-list" class="my-rem16px mx-0 pl-[1.25rem] list-disc marker:text-brandBlue-500 marker:pl-rem24px "><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px "><a data-identity="link" href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/3909-alcoholism" target="_blank" class="text-brandBlue-500 underline underline-offset-[5px] decoration-1 break-words hover:text-blue-800 transition">Alcohol use disorder</a> and other substance use disorders.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px "><a data-identity="link" href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/12195-anger-management" target="_blank" class="text-brandBlue-500 underline underline-offset-[5px] decoration-1 break-words hover:text-blue-800 transition">Anger issues</a>.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px "><a data-identity="link" href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9536-anxiety-disorders" target="_blank" class="text-brandBlue-500 underline underline-offset-[5px] decoration-1 break-words hover:text-blue-800 transition">Anxiety</a>.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px "><a data-identity="link" href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9888-body-dysmorphic-disorder" target="_blank" class="text-brandBlue-500 underline underline-offset-[5px] decoration-1 break-words hover:text-blue-800 transition">Body dysmorphic disorder</a>.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Coping with a new diagnosis or managing a <a data-identity="link" href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/9288-chronic-illness-and-depression" target="_blank" class="text-brandBlue-500 underline underline-offset-[5px] decoration-1 break-words hover:text-blue-800 transition">chronic illness</a>.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px "><a data-identity="link" href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9290-depression" target="_blank" class="text-brandBlue-500 underline underline-offset-[5px] decoration-1 break-words hover:text-blue-800 transition">Depression</a>.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px "><a data-identity="link" href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4152-eating-disorders" target="_blank" class="text-brandBlue-500 underline underline-offset-[5px] decoration-1 break-words hover:text-blue-800 transition">Eating disorders</a>.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Family and relationship issues.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px "><a 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text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Grief and loss.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Issues with work or school performance.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px "><a data-identity="link" href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/11209-weight-control-and-obesity" target="_blank" class="text-brandBlue-500 underline underline-offset-[5px] decoration-1 break-words hover:text-blue-800 transition">Obesity</a>.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Pain.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px "><a data-identity="link" href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9545-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd" target="_blank" class="text-brandBlue-500 underline underline-offset-[5px] decoration-1 break-words hover:text-blue-800 transition">Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)</a>.</li><li class="mb-rem12px 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management</a>.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Self-confidence issues.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Phobias.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Unhealthy habits.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Trauma.</li></ul><div data-identity="billboard-ad" class="flex bp1100:hidden max-w-[400px] min-w-[300px] m-auto items-center justify-center bg-gray-300 pt-rem16px pb-[3.125rem] my-rem32px "><div class="max-w-[300px] mx-auto"><p class="text-gray-800 uppercase text-rem10px leading-rem16px mx-auto w-fit">Advertisement</p><div class="flex bp1100:hidden flex-col items-center justify-center"><div data-identity="ad-slot" id="billboard4_300x250_mobile" class="ad-reset w-[300px] !min-h-[250px] flex bg-gray-300"></div></div></div></div><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px 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Many will complete post-doctoral fellowships to develop a specialty within the field.</p><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Licensed psychologists also need to complete continuing education, such as conferences, research and classes, every year throughout their career to stay up to date with advances in their field.</p><h3 data-identity="headline" class="text-gray-900 font-bold leading-rem30px text-rem25px bp600:text-rem32px bp600:leading-rem38px mt-rem32px mb-rem16px break-words ">How long does it take to become a psychologist?</h3><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">It can take eight to 12 years or more to become a licensed psychologist. It depends on how quickly you can earn a bachelor’s degree and a doctoral degree. You’ll also need to complete a one-year full-time internship during graduate school and may need another year of supervised practice depending on which state you’re planning to practice in.</p><div data-identity="billboard-ad" class="flex bp1100:hidden max-w-[400px] min-w-[300px] m-auto items-center justify-center bg-gray-300 pt-rem16px pb-[3.125rem] my-rem32px "><div class="max-w-[300px] mx-auto"><p class="text-gray-800 uppercase text-rem10px leading-rem16px mx-auto w-fit">Advertisement</p><div class="flex bp1100:hidden flex-col items-center justify-center"><div data-identity="ad-slot" id="billboard5_300x250_mobile" class="ad-reset w-[300px] !min-h-[250px] flex bg-gray-300"></div></div></div></div><h3 data-identity="headline" class="text-gray-900 font-bold leading-rem30px text-rem25px bp600:text-rem32px bp600:leading-rem38px mt-rem32px mb-rem16px break-words ">What are the subspecialties of psychology?</h3><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Some subspecialties of psychology include:</p><ul data-identity="unordered-list" class="my-rem16px mx-0 pl-[1.25rem] list-disc marker:text-brandBlue-500 marker:pl-rem24px "><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Child psychology.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Clinical psychology.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Counseling psychology.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Brain science and cognitive psychology.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Developmental psychology.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Experimental psychology.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Forensic and public service psychology.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Health psychology.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Rehabilitation psychology.</li><li class="mb-rem12px pl-rem12px text-gray-800 text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">Sport and performance psychology.</li></ul><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px "><strong>A note from Cleveland Clinic</strong></p><p data-identity="paragraph-element" class="text-gray-800 my-rem16px text-rem19px leading-rem34px ">While it can be overwhelming to acknowledge and seek help for a mental health condition or emotional difficulties in your life, it’s important that you do. 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