What are therapists?
Therapist is the generic name given to people who provide counselling or other so called “talking treatments”. Therapists vary in their degree of training and expertise in different types of therapy. Often, therapists will draw on different theoretical models of therapy but some therapists specialise in only one (such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or Psychodynamic Psychotherapy). There is good research evidence that therapy can be effective and is often a realistic alternative to drug treatments. Sometimes recovery is best brought about by a combination of drug treatment and therapy. Therapists comprise those who have undergone clinical psychology training to become Chartered Clinical Psychologists and others who have usually had a generic mental health training (in specialties such as Nursing or Occupational Therapy) and who have undertaken further training in the delivery of specific forms of therapy. Midland Psychiatry & Psychology LLP only uses therapists with training in evide
Therapist is the generic name given to people who provide counselling or other so called “talking treatments”. Therapists vary in their degree of training and expertise in different types of therapy. Often, therapists will draw on different theoretical models of therapy but some therapists specialise in only one (such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or Psychodynamic Psychotherapy). There is good research evidence that therapy can be effective and is often a realistic alternative to drug treatments. Sometimes recovery is best brought about by a combination of drug treatment and therapy. Therapists comprise those who have undergone clinical psychology training to become Chartered Clinical Psychologists and others who have usually had a generic mental health training (in specialties such as Nursing or Occupational Therapy) and who have undertaken further training in the delivery of specific forms of therapy. Midland Psychiatry & Psychology Limited only uses therapists with training in e
