34 professions in Austria
Who can help with what?
Grouped by how the fields are regulated and what they are there for. The most important line: some treat illness, others support you with life questions and burdens that are not clinical conditions.
Regulated health professionsMay diagnose and treat illnesses. Training is regulated by law.
Legally regulated
Counselling & guidanceSupport with life questions, conflicts and burdens that are not clinical conditions: also alongside physical illness or ongoing treatment.
No clinical conditions
Specialised therapiesSpecialised, creative, body- or experience-oriented forms of therapy. Some are legally regulated, others are not; mostly complementary to medical or psychotherapeutic treatment.
Specialisations, partly regulated
Social professionsHelp in social emergencies, connecting people with services and concrete everyday support.
Social & practical
Low-threshold servicesFirst points of contact without hurdles, often anonymous and free of charge.
Often free
Mental techniques & professional reflectionTraining and reflection. Not counselling or therapy.
Training & reflection
Bodywork & complementary offersWorking through the body, complementary. No substitute for medical treatment.
not evidence-based Complementary
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