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Psychologist vs Therapist

Psychologist

A specific licensed profession with doctoral training, often including psychological testing.

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Therapist

An umbrella term for people who provide talk therapy — counselors, social workers, marriage & family therapists, psychologists.

where they overlap

Both provide therapy.

the key difference

'Therapist' describes a role; 'psychologist' is a specific license.