If you&#x27;re on psychiatric medications and you need a prescription refilled, you need a med check appointment with a psychiatrist. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor (MD) who specialized. If you&#x27;re depressed or stressed and want to talk to someone, you need a therapy appointment with a psychologist, therapist or counselor. They&#x27;re different professions, and they&#x27;re not incentivized to talk you out of therapy (the thing they get paid for) in favor of medication (which they&#x27;ll have to send you elsewhere for, because they can&#x27;t prescribe it).