If you want to be a psychological counselor, you don't have to study psychology for four years, or you don't have to study psychology. You can sign up for a training class and then take the exam.

If you want to be a psychologist, you must practice in clinical medicine for more than 5 years, and then practice in clinical and psychiatric departments for more than 1 year, during which you pass the psychological training exam and then take the doctor's license. What came out was a psychiatrist.

The difference between the two is that the former is a paper tiger, while the latter is a real talent and practical learning. The latter can better solve psychological problems, because many counselors are not just psychological doubts but diseases and need doctors to identify and treat them.

What's the use of being a consultant if you delay someone else's illness because of your limited knowledge?