A Quick Question to All Psychology Majors and Therapists?

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What is the name of a Therapist who deals with people’s everyday problems, be it emotional, stress, loneliness etc..
basically a therapist to talk to about anything and you get “professional” advice in return

and what would you pick to be:
substance abuse, mental health, school or clinical therapist?

Best answer:

Answer by noaloha53
i’m not a psych major or a therapist, but i think these are kind of self-explanatory

1. psychologist or psychiatrist (the difference is that psychiatrists have to go to medical school and can prescribe drugs)
2. mental health, because the others suck.

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