A mental health occupational therapist is a person that treats people that are mentally retarded, that are mentally ill or even emotionally disturbed. These doctors help pacients to get through day to day life and learn how to deal with normal problems like : shopping, keeping a budget, using public transport, communications skills and management skills. At these mental health occupational therapists come also people that have problems with alcohol, drugs, depressions, stress related issues , eating disorders etc. An occupational therapist works with pacients helping them to achieve a pleasent lifestyle. They teach and advice them how to talk, to behave and to react in different situations in which they just lose control. Some people have all kinds of fears and intimate issues, problems with their appearance or self esteem. These therapists can help them solve any issue through sessions.  Those studying to become occupational therapists can choose after they finish their studies, everything they want. This area of expertise has a wide range of options so a doctor can practice more than one type of therapy.

At a mental health occupational therapist comes people of any age, from children to elders. Each person has a different problem and so a therapist is obliged to know as many things as possible and experience  is also very important. An occupational therapist has also the job of assisting people do all kinds of activities like : dressing, using a computer, writing, drawing or even cooking. There can also come pacients with memory problems. A therapist can help him by giving some advices like keeping a list of everything he does every day, in order to recall things. Some occupational therapist may work only with one kind of issues and a certain age pacients like for example children. They help children integrate in shools and they can also modify their classroom equipment so that they can participate as normal kids during the school program. Occupational therapists provide many activities that develop skills such as : stress management, problem solving, self sufficiency. Their services include : assistance in support groups, support employment, learning and adapting in any environment. All these mental health therapists work in rehab centres, community mental health clinics, home health agencies, hospitals or even have private clinics.

To finish the description of mental health occupational therapist, let`s just say that these doctors provide you with everything that you need to follow your daily life like everyone else. They are specially trained to help you in any problem and just like surgeons , therapists can save lives. It`s a demanding job that has great responsability, and not many can do it. A therapist besides all his knowledge has to be perfectly  mentally stable and has to have great communication skills and a desire to work with people. The number of therapists has noticeably increased in the last few years, and it is said to grow even more.