Erin mentioned that counselors can seem to be better at talking with people and providing support than psychologists and psychiatrists. There is a point to that, and one that might be important to your situation, Ogie. Counselors as a profession operate from a wellness model and draw from positive psychology. They are trained to view whatever challenges you have as developmental, as opposed to pathological. Traditionally, psychologists and psychiatrists use the illness model, where they look for what is wrong so they can fix it. There are plenty of exceptions though.

I was going to suggest considering online counseling because you can find someone with an appropriate specialty more easily that way. But I see that you have already thought of that. It's not quite the same as f2f counseling. I've done both, and probably will provide both after I graduate.

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