If I want to get some help with my social anxiety, should I see a therapist or a psychiatrist?
user
That’s an interesting question. There are lots of possible answers, depending on the answer to a different question, which is “what type of help do you want to get?”.

For example, a therapist would generally try to find a psychological basis for your anxiety and would try to change that. A psychiatrist would usually try to change the chemicals in your brain through medication, and would generally focus less on trying to change your internal model of the world and your behavior.  Of course there are therapists and psychiatrists who do both, so I could go on, but basically a psychiatrist focuses more on the mind-body connection while a therapist would focus more on the mind-behavior connection.
assistant
If I want to get some help with my social anxiety, should I see a therapist or a psychiatrist?
user
That’s an interesting question. There are lots of possible answers, depending on the answer to a different question, which is “what type of help do you want to get?”.

For example, a therapist would generally try to find a psychological basis for your anxiety and would try to change that. A psychiatrist would usually try to change the chemicals in your brain through medication, and would generally focus less on trying to change your internal model of the world and your behavior.  Of course there are therapists and psychiatrists who do both, so I could go on, but basically a psychiatrist focuses more on the mind-body connection while a therapist would focus more on the mind-behavior connection.
assistant
If I want to get some help with my social anxiety, should I see a therapist or a psychiatrist?