Why is the psychological counseling industry in China developing slowly?

? Consulting fee is the highest threshold.

For groups with low life pressure, there are few reasons for psychological counseling, which may be good mentality, strong ability to resist pressure, insufficient time, insufficient acceptance, and lack of suitable consultants. For those who have a mortgage and car loan, no house and no car, and worry about basic food and clothing, the first reason is: "It's so expensive!" 1000 yuan/hour, 800 yuan/hour, 500 yuan/hour, and maybe more expensive. There are too few cases in which psychological problems are so big that you have to "bite your teeth and spend extra money on psychological counseling" to solve them!

? There are also conceptual problems. Many people who go to counseling will say "I don't want counseling, I'm not sick" or "Let's talk casually, not too formal". The reality is that in the eyes of many people, psychological counseling = seeing a doctor for illness+eggs are useless. Moreover, from the consultant's point of view, there are too few truly skilled consultants, and the income of a few skilled consultants with apprentices is much faster. If you really want to consult him, first, you have no time, and second, it is extremely expensive. Let's talk about consulting fees. Think about it. Is psychological consultation really inexpensive compared with commercial medical treatment? However, no matter whether commercial medical treatment is a monopoly industry or not, whether there is medical insurance or not, just look at this: if you are sick, it will hurt or even die. If you are mentally ill, just bear it. Playing cards, drinking, shopping, doing beauty, picking up girls, watching movies and swearing will all distract you. From a psychological point of view, in China society, people who refuse to grow up can get additional benefits, such as continuing to eat the old, making their relatives love themselves and working less. After treatment, they have to face life by themselves and take on many responsibilities. Many people don't have the courage. "I don't want to grow up" is actually the aspiration of many people in China.

In a word, if you want to expand your mind, you must become more interesting than playing cards and more comfortable than massage, which is really achievable. Come on!