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Becoming a licensed psychologist in Manhattan?

  • 03-04-2012 2:02pm
    #1
    conf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi there. This might be the wrong place to ask I don't really know. I've tried Yahoo! already and haven't gotten any real answers so I'm trying this forum.

    I have this... I want to say "silly" dream but I also want to believe it's realistic.

    I'm 22 years old and I quite recently discovered what I want to become, which is a psychologist mainly but also just working around the subject psychology. I want to be the kind of psychologist that deal with everyday issues, but when I actually start studying it I might get a little more advanced than that I don't know.

    Now to my "dream".

    I'm from Sweden. About 6-8 years back I developed this "love" for the States in general. For a long time I knew that at some point in life I wanted to live in California or New York but recently it's dawned upon me that New York is the place I want to move to and work. I'm thinking Manhattan, of course.

    Now... I have this dream of studying psychology in Sweden and then maybe try and get a year or two in the States as an exchange student and when I'm done I want to do whatever is necessary to "transfer" my knowledge to what is required of a US psychologist and eventually move and work in New York.

    Is the dream of having a fairly decent apartment on Manhattan and work in(this sounds kind of childish, but whatever) one of those skyscrapers an unrealistic one, for someone like me?

    I reckon I'll be done all together in about 10-12 years. If we can forget all the minor details of what has to be done here and there and just focus on the big picture - is this even possible?

    I'd appreciate any serious, elaborate answers.

    Thank you :)


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  • #2
    JuliusCaesar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,885 ✭✭✭JuliusCaesar


    This is an Irish discussion board, so I don't know if anyone here can help.

    You might look at psychologist licensing in New York State, and see what's required. Usually a PhD in Clinical Psychology or equivalent. I don't see why you shouldn't attain your ambition, but I believe college fees in the USA are horrendously high.


  • #3
    conf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭conf


    Oh, my bad on the Irish-forum part. I just googled a random psychology question and found this one.

    Thanks though :)


  • #4
    krd
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭krd


    JuliusCaesar wrote: »
    This is an Irish discussion board, so I don't know if anyone here can help.

    We're Irish....We were put on this earth to help....Or at least have an opinion on everything.
    You might look at psychologist licensing in New York State, and see what's required. Usually a PhD in Clinical Psychology or equivalent. I don't see why you shouldn't attain your ambition, but I believe college fees in the USA are horrendously high.

    For "life coaching" whatdahyaneed?


  • #5
    JuliusCaesar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,885 ✭✭✭JuliusCaesar


    krd wrote: »
    We're Irish....We were put on this earth to help....Or at least have an opinion on everything.

    :D


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