My T is a psychotherapist and has a degree in social work, but she's not an LCSW. I think in Canada it's different; most psychotherapists are MSWs and RSWs (registered social workers) but aren't social workers who work in the community like in the US; most of the ones who do therapy are just in private practice. All the Ts I was consulting are MSWs, and it just worked out that way; most psychologists are way too expensive to pay out of pocket and most psychiatrists have long waiting lists since they're covered by OHIP. CBT T was a psychologist and $200 an hour, which my father paid out of pocket only because he thought I would find it very helpful, which I didn't, so I stopped seeing her. Past long-term T was a psychotherapist with an M.Ed in applied psychology, and ED T had a master's degree in nutritional science in the area of psychiatry, but she was a counsellor, not a psychotherapist or a psychiatrist or a psychologist.