Psychologist

A psychologist is a researcher and/or a practitioner of psychology. Psychology is now considered a separate field from psychiatry, and a psychologist is not ordinarily a medical doctor and hence is unable to prescribe psychiatric medications. They are specially trained to provide professional counseling on psychological and emotional issues. Psychology is such a wide field that practitioners often specialise in one particular area

• Child psychologists (who specialise in working with children and adolescents)
• Clinical psychologists
• Marriage counsellors
• Family therapists etc.

See also: List of psychologists de:Psychologe nl:Psycholoog ja:心理学者 sv:Psykolog Category:Psychology

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