Who practices mental health therapies?
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Qualified mental health practitioners or mental health providers practice mental health therapies. Practitioners include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychoanalysts, psychiatric social workers, and psychiatric nurses. They also include addiction counselors, art therapists, marriage and family therapists, religious counselors, and sex therapists.
Qualified mental health practitioners or mental health providers practice mental health therapies. Practitioners include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychoanalysts, psychiatric social workers, and psychiatric nurses. They also include addiction... More -
Barbara E Lakatos of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:Many different professionals including physicians, nurses, social workers, and psychologists provide mental health therapies. There are a variety of choices available to you. Finding someone you can connect with and trust them to help you is important. Here is a list of websites:
- Psychiatrist: http://www.psych.org/
- Nurse: http://www.apna.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
- Psychologist: http://www.apa.org/
- Social Worker: http://www.socialworkers.org/
- Mental Health Counselors: http://www.amhca.org/
Many different professionals including physicians, nurses, social workers, and psychologists provide mental health therapies. There are a variety of choices available to you. Finding someone you can connect with and trust them to help you is... More -
Julie Hanks of Top 10 Social HealthMakers answered:Mental health therapy can be performed by various health and mental health disciplines. The important distinction to look for is state licensure. It can get confusing trying to sort through the acronyms used by licensed professionals. Here's a sampling of different disciplines licensed to practice of mental health therapy in the US:
- Licensed Psychologist
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (APRN)
- Psychiatrist (MD)
- Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
- Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
- Pastoral Counselors may also be licensed
Mental health therapy can be performed by various health and mental health disciplines. The important distinction to look for is state licensure. It can get confusing trying to sort through the acronyms used by licensed professionals. Here's a... More
