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Riptide said:
In addition, there are MS degrees in counselling and family therapy and social work. These people can be very good, but tend to focus on what I call "skills" training and not in-depth analysis. If you don't want to do in-depth analysis or find the true answer to your problem, skills training can be great for getting rid of symptoms quickly. Many of these level treater practice Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">My therapist has only a master's and does do depth work and works with the client to find the true cause of the problems, so meccorad, if you are looking for depth work, don't necessarily eliminate these people. It is a very diverse group, with many different trainings. My T is not CBT, however another master's level therapist I went to was CBT. And my daughter's therapist has only a master's and does do depth work. It is probably best just to ask what their therapeutic approach is at the outset and see if it matches what you are looking for.

Here's a short article on PsychCentral that might be of interest and has some links to related articles as well:
Do Educational Degrees Matter?