No, a psychologist would provide only counselling and therapies. If medication is needed in clinical cases then it’s prescribed by a Psychiatrist.
Yes, one can very much confide in a psychologist/counsellor. As per professional ethics, confidentiality of client is the main priority.
It depends upon the nature and kind of problem. For career counselling, 1-2 sessions would suffice. However for emotional and psychological counselling, generally 6-8 sessions are needed. The number of sessions can be more or less depending on severity of the problem.
- When you feel life is “out of control”
- When you feel your social and personal life is being affected by your emotions
- When you feel that something is appearing as a “pop up” repeatedly
- When you feel your potential is being underutilised
- When you feel you are not happy
- When you feel you need to talk to somebody without being judged.