World Mental Health Day 2026: Choosing the Right Professional

For World Mental Health Day 2026, mental health experts outlined the distinct roles of counsellors, therapists and psychiatrists to help people choose the right care. Counsellors handle everyday stress, grief and life changes; therapists address anxiety, depression and trauma; psychiatrists, as medical doctors, assess severe conditions and prescribe medication. Specialists advise seeking help early and note that therapists and psychiatrists often work as a team.