What are the different fields or kinds of therapists?

pls. tell me what does each do.

i really need to know bcoz im planing to take therapist in college but I don't know what feild I want to go.

Answer:
This site gives a good summary:

http://www.therapysearch.net/about_thera...
There are alot of different types of therapist. All therapists require education beyond a four year degree. Being a therapist requires a degree in psych. and a master's in social work (msw) or a psychology. You can not prescribe any type of medication. A psychologist requires a degree and a PH.D. Also there are other fields of psychology you can go into like marriage and family, developmental, neuro, forensic, child,...many, many fields. The all require a four year degree and either a master's or PH.D. The more education the more money you will make. There are many fields to go into take your time to find the right one for you.

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