What are the ways of psychological consultation?

1, outpatient consultation. Outpatient consultation is the most common, important and effective form of psychological consultation. The advantage of outpatient consultation lies in its strong pertinence, and consultants can provide targeted services for the specific problems of visitors; With a comprehensive understanding of the information, the consultant can not only hear what the visitors describe, but also observe their expressions, actions and emotional reactions, so as to make accurate judgments; Friendly and comfortable, good confidentiality. Because outpatient consultation is conducted separately, it can eliminate the concerns of visitors and facilitate in-depth consultation; In addition, both the consultant and the visitor can ask questions at any time and adjust the countermeasures according to the feedback information of the other party. At present, in China, some mental hospitals, general hospitals, universities, scientific research institutions and communities have set up psychological consultation clinics, and the consultants are composed of psychologists, doctors and social workers independently or jointly. 2. Telephone consultation. Telephone consultation is a more convenient and quick form of consultation for counselors to provide comfort and help to visitors by telephone. Especially for visitors who are in a critical state (such as suicide) or unwilling to expose themselves, telephone consultation is a better form. In 1950s, some developed countries began to carry out telephone consultation, which played a very good role in preventing suicide and crime caused by psychological crisis. At present, many cities in China have also set up telephone psychological counseling, which not only involves psychological crisis intervention, but also extends to solving problems for people with psychological problems. Telephone consultation also has disadvantages. Because the call time is limited and the information transmitted by telephone is limited, the consultant is required to be witty, give the other party trust and control the situation. Otherwise, the negotiation will be difficult to be effective. 3. Network consultation. Network psychological counseling is a kind of network psychological counseling that has gradually developed with the development of network technology. For those who are unable to seek psychological counseling directly and conveniently due to the limitations of personal physical conditions and geographical environment, and those who are unwilling to face psychologists because of their personal lifestyle or habits, Internet psychological counseling shows its unique advantages. Network psychological counseling may also be the first step in the process of sequential psychological counseling and treatment. Through internet consultation, we can realize "the first contact with psychological counselors" and embody the convenient way of "sitting at home and watching psychological counselors". In addition, online psychological counseling has many advantages, and it can be used to evaluate and measure psychological problems with effective software programs. It is also convenient to record the whole consultation process, to think and review repeatedly, and to discuss cases; In a paid consulting system, the concretization and proceduralization of the agreement will be more acceptable. However, online psychological counseling also has its shortcomings, such as it is difficult to identify the true identities of both parties, how consultants can make up for the lack of influence caused by not being on the spot, and how to avoid misunderstanding and projection caused by insufficient information exchange, which need further study and thinking.