What Problems Can I Take to a Clinical Psychologist?

Most people see a clinical psychologist because they are feeling sad, worried, angry or in some other way upset. The types of things people go to a psychologist for include the following (and many others):

• Anger outbursts
• Anxiety, worry, panics, phobias
• Childhood abuse
• Chronic pain
• Coping with physical health problems
• Depression, sadness and grief
• Dissatisfaction with quality of life
• Eating problems
• Family, couple or relationship problems
• Life crises or changes (e.g. redundancy, relationship break-up, having a baby, retirement)
• Problems of teenagers (e.g. becoming independent, fitting in)
• Problems with alcohol, prescription medicines and other drugs
• Sexual difficulties
• Stress
• Tantrums, emotional disturbance, bedwetting, truancy etc. in children
• Trauma – assault, rape, sexual assault
• Work-related problems

Psychological therapy is a partnership between an individual and a professional such as a psychologist who is trained to help people understand their feelings and assist them with changing their behaviour. According to research, about one-third of adults experience an emotional or substance abuse problem. Nearly 25 percent of the adult population suffers at some point from depression or anxiety.