Meeting you where you’re at to improve your mental health
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Meeting you where you’re at to improve your mental health
Acknowledgement
In the spirit of reconciliation Call to Mind acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respects to elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
Call to Mind strongly supports equity for all. We embrace diversity and condemn any kind of discrimination, be it on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
Call to Mind would like to recognise all people with a lived experience of trauma, neurodiversity, mental ill health, substance use or addiction, and their families, carers and supporters. This recognition extends to the clinical and non-clinical workforces that support people with lived experience.
If you’re not sure the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist, you’re not alone. Both psychiatrists and psychologists are trained in how the brain works and how to promote mental health. The difference is that psychiatrists have attended medical school and undertaken speciality training, whereas psychologists have trained in psychology through university.
As medical doctors, psychiatrists have a role in assessment, diagnosis and treatment. This treatment can involve talking therapy as well as medications. Psychologists focus on talking therapy treatments. For diagnostic assessments and treatment where there is likely to be a role for medications, a psychiatrist appointment is the most suitable option. For psychological treatments, seeing a psychologist is a good first step.
Our psychiatrists and psychologists work closely together and many people see both for a holistic treatment plan.