Ph.D.

A psychologist has the professional training and clinical skills to help people learn to cope more effectively with life issues and mental health problems. After years of graduate school and supervised training, they are licensed to use a variety of techniques based on the best available research and to consider the patient’s unique values, characteristics, goals and circumstances. Psychologists are trained to administer and interpret a number of tests and assessments that can help diagnose a condition or tell more about the way a person thinks, feels and behaves.