{"id":14925,"date":"2016-07-05T11:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T10:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/?p=14925"},"modified":"2022-11-29T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T12:00:00","slug":"is-a-counselling-psychologist-right-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/is-a-counselling-psychologist-right-for-me.htm","title":{"rendered":"Is a Counselling Psychologist the Right Therapist For You? How to Tell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15118\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/3226421945_0668d0f527.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15118\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15118\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/3226421945_0668d0f527-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/3226421945_0668d0f527-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/3226421945_0668d0f527.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/3226421945_0668d0f527-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fukin11\/3226421945\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\" \">michal<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Want to try therapy but struggling to understand what therapist is right for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hardly surprising given the array of titles therapists can come with nowadays. Between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/difference-between-psychotherapy-and-counselling.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">counsellors and psychotherapists<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/psychiatrists-london.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">psychiatrists<\/span><\/a>, coaches, and the various types of psychologist, where to start?<\/p>\n<h3>What is a counselling psychologist?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling-psychologist-london.htm\">Counselling psychologists<\/a> utilise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/different-types-therapy-choose.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">talk therapies<\/span><\/a> to help you deal with any life challenges or psychological issues you might be struggling with. They support you to feel better about yourself and to make choices that move you forwards.<\/p>\n<h3>What issues can a counselling psychologist help me with?<\/h3>\n<p>A counselling psychologist can help you with <strong>any general psychological and emotional issues and challenges<\/strong>, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/how-does-therapy-help-anxiety.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">anxiety<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/depression-help-guide.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">depression<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/healthy-relationships-help-guide.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">relationship issues<\/span> <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/family-problems-help-guide.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">family issues<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/workplace-stress-help-guide.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">workplace stress<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/symptoms-of-bereavement-how-to-cope.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">bereavement<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/addiction-help-guide.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">addiction<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/i-hate-change-management.htm\">life changes<\/a> or<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/mental-health-crisis.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> life crisis<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/sleep-help-guide.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">sleep problems<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>But how are they different than a psychotherapist or counsellor?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_15120\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/13879109714_0e4c0caf56.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15120\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/13879109714_0e4c0caf56-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"counselling psychologist\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/13879109714_0e4c0caf56-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/13879109714_0e4c0caf56.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/13879109714_0e4c0caf56-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sfupamr\/13879109714\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\" \">Simon Fraser University &#8211; University Communications<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>In the UK, counsellors, psychotherapists, and counselling psychologists are more alike then dissimilar. <\/strong>They all work to help you with life challenges and emotional issues using talk therapy.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>You can read a thorough explanation of how a counselling psychologist is different in our piece, &#8220;<a style=\"color: #800080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/what-is-a-counselling-psychologist.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What Exactly is a Counselling Psychologist?<\/span><\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But for the purpose of this article, we&#8217;ll point to the largest difference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>C0unselling psychologists have a different training path into being a therapist than a counsellor or psychotherapist.<\/strong> After a degree in psychology they decide to specialise in working with clients and go on to take a masters in counselling psychology, where they then learn about the psychotherapeutic approach and working one-on-one with clients.<\/p>\n<p>So counselling psychologists come from a more scientific background that psychotherapists and counsellors, whose training instead focuses on the<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/what-is-the-therapeutic-alliance.htm\">client-therapist relationship<\/a><\/span> and psychotherapeutic approaches.<\/p>\n<p>[Our piece on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/types-of-therapists.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Different Kinds of Therapists<\/span><\/a> is a more in-depth read on this.]<\/p>\n<h3>Is a Counselling Psychologist the Right Choice For Me, Then?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>On paper, it would seem that a counselling psychologist would be the perfect fit for someone who wants a more scientific, methodical approach <\/strong>and who themselves is very rational.<\/p>\n<p>But in reality, it isn&#8217;t so cut and dry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Firstly, there are different schools of therapeutic thought<\/strong> that a counselling psychologist can use or specialise in, another variable that comes into play when choosing the best therapist for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And then counselling psychologists are people<\/strong>, so they are all going to be different, with unique personalities and ways of being that may or may not work for you.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Therapy is at heart a relationship &#8211; research shows that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/what-is-the-therapeutic-alliance.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> the client therapist relationship<\/span><\/a> is one of the most important predicators of how effective therapy will be for you. So yes, the kind of therapist does bear some weight. But often it&#8217;s how well you work with the therapist, and if their approach and school of thought is right for your unique issues, that can bear more relevance in the long run.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>For example, a counselling psychologist who works mostly with<\/strong> CBT and is quite a cool and collected sort might not work for you if you are highly sensitive or have<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/compassion-for-borderline-personality-disorder.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> borderline personality disorder<\/span><\/a>. But a warm, connected counselling psychologist who offers<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/what-is-schema-therapy.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> schema therapy<\/span><\/a>, on the other hand, might be the perfect fit.<\/p>\n<h3>I feel even more at a loss than ever over what therapist to choose&#8230;.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_15117\" style=\"width: 236px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15117\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15117\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/16285307028_b9e88f2cd6-226x400.jpg\" alt=\"By: Inspire Jar\" width=\"226\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/16285307028_b9e88f2cd6-226x400.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/16285307028_b9e88f2cd6.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/inspirejar\/16285307028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\" \">Inspire Jar<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The first thing to do when looking for the &#8216;right&#8217; therapist is to not let <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/how-to-stop-being-a-perfectionist.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">perfectionism<\/span><\/a> be a way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/self-sabotage.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">sabotage<\/span><\/a> starting therapy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Then learning about<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/different-types-therapy-choose.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> the different kinds of psychotherapeutic approaches<\/span><\/a> can help.<\/strong> For example,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-london.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> CBT<\/span><\/a> is great for anxiety, but if it&#8217;s an old<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/what-is-childhood-trauma.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> childhood trauma<\/span><\/a> that is bothering you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/psychodynamic-psychotherapy-and-counselling-london.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">psychodynamic psychotherapy<\/span> <\/a>might be more appropriate. Or, look for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/what-is-integrative-therapy.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">integrative approach<\/span><\/a> &#8211; where your psychologist is trained in several schools of thought and can use what works for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep in mind is that therapy is not a jail sentence. If anything, a better analogy is that of dating.<\/strong> It might take a few tries to find a good therapist for you, and if a therapist doesn&#8217;t feel the proper fit, you don&#8217;t have to continue (read our piece on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/quitting-therapy.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Changing Your Therapist<\/span><\/a> first, though!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Look for consummate professionals.<\/strong> A good therapist will be certified with the right governing bodies and have several years of experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Then ask <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/good-questions-to-ask.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">good questions<\/span><\/a> in your first session.<\/strong> What is his or her training? Have they dealt with issues like yours before? What had them decide to be a therapist? You deserve to know if they like their job and can help you.<\/p>\n<h3>So then is a counselling psychologist right for you?<\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">A counselling psychologist is really the right therapist for you if: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\">they use psychotherapeutic approaches that work for your issues <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\">they have experience at dealing with your issues <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\">you feel comfortable in the room with them <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\">you see them as someone you could learn to trust<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\">you think it&#8217;s important someone has studied psychology over just psychotherapy. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Still have questions we haven&#8217;t answered? Or want to share your experience of working with a counselling psychologist with other readers? 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