Psychologist and psychiatrist Psychiatrists are medical doctors. Psychiatrists provide medical diagnoses treatments medications and therapies Psychologists are not Psychologists focus on psychotherapy and counselling There are 2 types of psychology •1 applied Psychology •Clinical psychology Applied psychology vs clinical psychology Applied clinical psychology deals with the application of psychology to real-world situations in different sectors. Non-applied clinical psychology, on the other hand, is less hands on with patients and focuses instead on the theory and research behind individual behavior and thoughts