Can you become a psychologist if you have a master's degree in counseling.?

Question

Can you move from lpc to phd psychologists? What are the steps?

Answer 1

Only if you go back to school and get either a Ph.D. or Psy.D. Unless you are a school psychologist, you need to have a doctorate to legally call yourself a psychologist.

Answer 2

To be a psychologist you need a Ph D. If a school excepts your current masters degree is at their discretion. You might stand a better chance of getting into a counseling psych Ph D program vs a clinical psych program.