Hawaii and Vermont Join Other States to Allow Psychologists to Prescibe Medications

Written By Bill English

Vermont and Hawaii are joining other states to allow Psychologists to prescribe and manage some medications for psychological purposes. I like their approach since most, if not all, of these meds are non-addicting and their management can be seamless with the psychologist.

I don't think one needs to be an MD or a Doctor in Pharmacology to prescribe prozac, wellbutrin and others like them. More training should be required and operating under the supervision of a physician is wise. At a macro level, I like the direction this is going.

https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2026/07/psychologists-medications-hawaii-vermont

Bill English

Bill English, PhD, MDiv, MA, LP is a Minnesota Licensed Psychologist with a PhD in Business Management. He has authored 20 books, led five different companies, and has conducted over 15,000 hours of clinical psychotherapy. English is uniquely credentialed to provide mental health services to family businesses. He has appeared on Faith Radio (KTIS, Minneapolis; myfaithradio.com) for over 12 years and is an adjunct professor at the University of Northwestern St. Paul. Bill conducts all his psychotherapy via teletherapy and serves the entire state of Minnesota. You can reach Bill at bill@onpathcounseling.com.

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