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So, what IS Paul exactly?


I mean "therapist" is rather unclear. Is he he an actual doctor - a psychiatrist (I doubt that). Is he even a psychologist? What are his studies? I find the term therapist so vague, I mean that doesn't even require to have studies psychology at all.

I leaned on the wall - the wall leaned away.

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I remember him being referred to as a psychologist a lot throughout the series. He has a doctorate in psychology from Columbia I think. I'm pretty sure he isn't a psychiatrist.

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He's a clinical psychologist so that means he's a doctor in psychology . He's a not a psychiatrist, those are the guys that try and cure metal illness with drugs not therapy like Paul. Depending on what sort of mental illness you have patients have a mixture of both.

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