you can also set yourself up as being a consultant many different aectors and really have little knowledge (apart from medical this is protected im sure others are too)
Therapist is a generic name often used to describe forms of therapy
Counselling and psychotherapy is interchangeable, psychotherapy is often a more indepth form of therapy and those who are trained at a higher level will often use either counsellor/psychotherapist
To be recognised by professional bodies you will have had to have a certain level of training, had your own therapy with an accredited therapist, practised so many hours and had clinical supervision on an accredited course. The requirements for psychotherapy are higher as training is more in depth
People do pray on those that are vulnerable professional bodies are there to protect clients and therapists and to keep standards high
I would always advise someone if they are asking about therapy to look on the BACP website or UKCP for listed therapists
This programme doesn't represent one to one counselling/psychotherapy at all it's damaging to the profession and far more importantly it could be to those that have appeared on the programme how she justifies herself in her supervision I don't know but I guess the incoming cheques help ease her professional conscience