1. And what does psychologist? Just listens, nods and supports? And you have to pay?
to Listen, to support, to sympathize is an essential professional skills of a psychologist, they are important in psychological practice. But customer support is not so limited. In different approaches, the emphasis is different. In my case we are working with the subconscious using techniques of procedural therapy, psychosynthesis and art therapy. One of the key tasks is the search for and transformation of traumatic experience to resolve client request.
2. How long will it take to solve my problem?
the Therapeutic process is very unpredictable. It depends on many variables — the number of traumatic situations, the rate of mental functions, the degree of contact with a specialist, the level of social adaptation, the level of emotional intelligence and many others. So all very individually.
3. I know you better, trust you, we're friends/good acquaintances. Can work with me as a psychologist?
As a psychologist — no. The therapeutic relationship cannot be combined with friendship and other emotional ties. The fact is that psychological work is very different from a friendly chat. If I agree to these terms, I mean — or any psychological work does not, either the friendship/familiarity will end. And often both.
4. Is it worth it to go to a psychologist for an online consultation?
the current Trend is that online counselling is already being used around the world in video, audio and text formats. As practice shows, even through a text format which is quite limited compared to the others, in many cases it is possible to solve the client request.
5. Which direction is better to choose a psychologist?
speaking generally, we can say that people-oriented logical link, Analytics, common sense are more likely to fit the cognitive-behavioral therapy, or psychoanalysis. Creative, focused on emotions and feelings — Gestalt therapy, music therapy, procedural therapy. People in search of meaning — existential therapy. You can continue, but I think it's conventions, as it is crucial to select a competent specialist in any direction, which will initially be intuitive trust and inner response.
What questions would You add to this list? Share in the comments :)
!
