Excuse me, Dr. Huo Kejun from West China Mental Health Center.

You can choose a counselor according to the following three points.

First and foremost, the healthy personality of psychological counselors and the influence of healthy personality on visitors are the fundamental reasons for the effectiveness of psychological counseling and treatment. It is difficult to objectively evaluate personality, mainly relying on subjective experience, that is, the trust and goodwill after initial contact with consultants. Even if the psychological counselor's personality is basically healthy, it may not be suitable for all visitors. Because research shows that not a psychological counselor can be suitable for all types of visitors, and only when their personalities match can they produce ideal results. Therefore, those consultants who are easy to make visitors feel good at the first meeting may be more helpful to this particular visitor.

The second point is the theoretical level of consultants. This can be indirectly understood from his education, degree, training and the explanation of psychological problems in the process of consultation.

The third point is the technology of consultation and treatment. The understanding of the technical level can be carried out step by step through the length of the consultant's work experience, the grasp of the rhythm in the consultation process, the ability to cut into the key points and the thorough understanding of the core complex.

In addition, we can also learn about the background and ability of psychological counselors through academic circles or psychological counseling peers as a reference for choosing psychological counselors.

Generally speaking, those psychological counselors who look affable, considerate, trustworthy and like, have medical or psychological background, received higher education, received professional training, have long-term rich experience in psychological counseling and treatment, are experienced, aged 30, preferably above middle age, and are recognized by professional psychological associations or society, which may be more suitable psychological counselors and therapists. Whether it is appropriate in the end depends on the actual feelings of the visitors themselves in the process of psychological counseling. When you consider some of the above reference conditions, it may make your choice more efficient.