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In the US, "therapist" generally means a licensed counselor (master's level education), marriage and family therapist (also master's level), or psychologist (do
by ksenzee 8y ago
In the US, "therapist" generally means a licensed counselor (master's level education), marriage and family therapist (also master's level), or psychologist (doctorate). None of those practitioners has the authority to prescribe in most US states. (A few states allow psychologists limited prescribing rights.) There is no type of therapist that will give you a prescription drug to suppress symptoms, especially without also providing talk therapy, which is the job they trained to do.
- notananthem 8y agoTHIIIIIS.
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