Both a psychotherapist and a psychologist in Billund can help

Through talk therapy, both a psychotherapist and a psychologist in Billund can help you with your mental health, but the respective trainings are very different. A psychotherapist is primarily trained to talk to you about your mental health, whereas a psychologist is primarily trained in psychological theories, diagnoses and methods. Some psychologists train as psychotherapists, and the Danish Psychotherapist Association is introducing more psychological theory and diagnostic knowledge into psychotherapy training.

Read more on the Danish Psychotherapist Association's website here.

chair ready for psychotherapist or psychologist in Billund

Unlike a psychologist in Billund, you cannot get a referral to a psychotherapist from your doctor, just as Sygeforsikringen "Denmark" does not subsidize psychotherapy. Psychologists often have waiting lists and prices are generally a few hundred times higher than self-pay psychotherapists. Prices at psychologists for individual therapy typically start around DKK 950, whereas prices at psychotherapists start around DKK 650(glads.dk). Health insurance companies have started to use psychotherapists for their clients to a greater extent, and some municipalities and doctors have also started to suggest psychotherapy to citizens to avoid waiting lists. Unlike "psychologist", "psychotherapist" is not a protected title, so it may be a good idea to ensure that your psychotherapist has the MPF quality seal from the Danish Psychotherapist Association.

Psychologists and psychotherapists can offer different types of therapy. Read more about the different types of therapy here.

Psychotherapist vs psychologist in Google searches

Nationally, there are almost twice as many Google searches per month for "psychologist" compared to "psychotherapist". Similarly, I find that the term "psychologist" is better established across generations compared to "psychotherapist". I am often asked what a psychotherapist can do. Finally, the term "psychotherapy student" is searched close to zero times on average per month nationwide (data from 07.08.2024).

In addition to a psychotherapist and a psychologist in Billund, you can also get help from a psychotherapy student

During the last half of the program, psychotherapy students are required to provide therapy sessions to build experience while working closely with their teachers and receiving supervision. Supervision for the students means that they present some sequences from a client conversation that they want to get feedback or sparring on. For the client, it means that the student can bring new perspectives from an expert to the next therapy session.

Therapy with a psychotherapy student typically costs 300-400 SEK for 45-60 minutes.

Students are approved to have clients in therapy as they have passed the necessary exams in their programs and have several hours of practical experience from training with fellow students and teachers. In addition, many psychotherapists come from professions such as educators, teachers, nurses or people leaders who have additional counseling experience (source: Danish Psychotherapist Association).

A psychotherapy student can therefore offer mental health help at a reduced price while the student builds their professional experience and expands their theoretical knowledge.

I am a psychotherapy student from the EDP Institute in Kolding and you can read more about what this means for you as a client here:

Psychotherapy students in my network