Psychologist vs psychiatrist

Who to see for what

What's going on

Recommendation: Psychotherapist

Deeper pattern work: anxiety, depression, PTSD via CBT/EMDR/schema methods

'Symptoms repeat and interfere with life'

Psychologist: 'It's hard, but I function'

Psychiatrist: 'I can't function / acute state'

Coach: 'Psychologically fine, need progress on goals'

A psychiatrist is a doctor who can prescribe; in Ukraine seeing one doesn't 'put you on a registry' in most cases (except dangerous states). Psychologists and psychotherapists work through talk. Normal path: psychologist → refers to psychiatrist if needed. Not normal: a 'coach' promising to cure trauma in 3 sessions.