Entitled?

Helping you make sense of mental health and therapy job titles.

Check what a professional title means, who can use it, and how to verify it.

The exact job title matters.

Similar-sounding titles can have very different meanings. For example, Psychotherapist, Therapist, Psychologist, Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst are different job roles.

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Other ways to search

Choose one of three routes: search by exact title, click a family group, or browse the A–Z list.

Browse A–Z list of titles
This is not an exhaustive list of every mental health or therapy-related title. It lists the titles currently included in this tool. Click a title to see its result.
What do the labels mean?

🟢 Protected: legal restrictions apply to who can use the title.

🔵 Statutory: a legal regulator keeps a register and can take action.

🟡 Voluntary: optional register or membership body; not legally required.

🔴 Unregulated: no statutory regulator for the title itself.