Counselors and social workers often provide talk therapy to clients but are not able to prescribe medication.

Psychiatrists are trained medical doctors, which means that they can prescribe medications. They spend much of their time with patients on medication management as a course of treatment.

Psychologists, who are not medical doctors, focus extensively on psychotherapy and treating emotional and mental suffering in patients with behavioral intervention.

Psychologists are also qualified to conduct psychological testing, which allows them to assess a person’s mental state and determine a course of treatment.