Psychologist

A psychologist is a specialist who undertakes psychological personality research for scientific or diagnostic purposes and provides psychological support by counselling clients. In their clinical practice, psychologists usually work with people who are mentally healthy and are experiencing psychological difficulties (e.g. anxiety disorders, difficulties in social communication, psychosomatic disorders) or a difficult life situation (a painful divorce, experience of violence, etc.).

A psychologist is different to other health professionals as they have no medical training, so cannot make medical diagnoses, prescribe remedies or carry out other therapeutic activities.

Psychologists have different specialisations – organisational, educational, clinical and health psychologist, etc.

Only a trained clinical and health psychologist can carry out a clinical-psychological examination and write a report at the doctor’s request.

A psychotherapy specialist is a clinical psychologist or a health psychologist who has additional training in a psychotherapy method – for example, cognitive behavioural therapy, schema therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy, family psychotherapy, psycho-organic analysis or other therapies ­­– and is certified and licensed to practice that method.