How does therapy actually work, how do you find a good one, and what’s the difference between counseling/therapy/psychiatrists/psychologists/etc.?
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Counseling is not a really define role, it’s an umbrella term for anyone that could help someone by talking with them. There is no legal requirement to be a counsellor, unless a specific organisation demand it. In general they are less qualified and can only help you so far. They are often the first person someone will get help with, trying to figure out what is wrong and getting recommended to a specialist that could better help you.
Therapy is where you meet with a legally bound specialist. So anyone with a license and a title protected by the law. This include psychologist, Social workers, Marriage/Family Therapist and some specific type of counsellors. Basically if you specific requirement for you role defined by the law, you are a therapist, if not you are a counsellors. A Therapist can call himself a counsellor, but a counsellor can’t always call themselves a therapist.
Psychologist are there to talk to you and help you figure out what is wrong and how you can fit it. They are a type of therapist that studied psychology and is licensed.
Psychiatrists are something completely different, they are medical doctor specialist in brain chemistry. They gonna identify what mental problems you could have and with the help of medicine try to balance the chemistry of your brain to either fix the problem or more likely fix the symptoms.
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