When I was working, my Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) lined me up with a counselor. She suggested my problem was more than Depression and referred me back to my family doctor for inturn a referral for a psychiatrist. He simply said it was Depression, I suppose ignorred her recommendations, and gave me medications for Depression. Bad news as what followed was a difficult few years of anxiety and hypomania (turns out I'm bipolar). She did her job (as a social worker) very well I believe. It was my family doctor that dropped the ball. I also had a very good experienced with a Family counselor and Marriage counselor. Even though none of these people were psychologists I still believe I was in good hands. I think they are good enough to make a recommendation to a doctor/psychiatrist for possible diagnosis.