How to become a psychologist?

Schooling Mental health/Marriage and family counselor: Bachelors (4 years), Masters (2 years), Licensing (1-2 years) Psychologists: Bachelors (4 years), Doctorate: clinical/counseling/doctor of psychology (5 years), Internship (1 year), Licensing (1-2 years) Psychiatrists: Bachelors (4 years), Medical degree (4 years), Residency (4 years) (I dont know about licensing).

What they do Mental health/Marriage and family counselor: psychotherapy, research, teach, consult, school counseling Psychologists: psychotherapy, assessment, research, teach Psychiatrists: prescribe medication, psychotherapy, research, teach

Approach: Mental health/Marriage and family counselor: more holistic approach. They are less interested in diagnosis and treatment of psychopathology, and are more interested in working with the whole system (I.e. looking at the person’s environment, family, etc), look at positive psychology, alternative forms of therapy Counseling Psychologists: tend to take a more holistic approach. They are less interested in diagnosis and treatment of psychopathology, and are more interested in working with the whole system (I.e. looking at the person’s environment, family, etc), look at positive psychology, alternative forms of therapy Clinical Psychologists: more roots in medicine, they will diagnose and look at psychopathology, see problems as more lying within the person. Psychiatrists: extremely medically based, diagnose and treat, less talk therapy

Where do they work Mental health/Marriage and family counselor: research labs, hospitals, private practice, schools, businesses, law firms, universities, basically anywhere and everywhere. It just depends on your area of interest. Psychologists: research labs, hospitals, private practice, schools, businesses, law firms, universities, basically anywhere and everywhere. It just depends on your area of interest. Psychiatrists: research labs, hospitals, private practice, universities, again lots of places

How much they make Mental health counselors: Median wages (2008) $36,810 annual Marriage and family therapists: Median wages (2008) $44,590 annual Psychiatrists: Median wages (2008) $154,200 annual Clinical/counseling/school psychologists: Median wages (2008) $64,140 annual Industrial/Organizational psychologists: Median wages (2008) $77,010 annual http://online.onetcenter.org/