First, whether you go to a hospital psychological clinic or a social psychological consultation institution, you must register first. If you have made an appointment in advance, you don't need to register again. Then go to the counselor who arranged psychological counseling for you.
Second, seeing a counselor for the first time is called first visit reception in psychological counseling. The counselor will receive you in polite language and ask you to fill out a psychological consultation registration form.
Third, the counselor will indirectly ask you (the visitor) what kind of help you want, "Which parent do you want to get from when you come to us?" If you don't directly ask "if you have any questions, tell me", it will scare visitors or aggravate their defensive psychology.
Usually, the first 3-4 consultations are in the evaluation stage, and the counselor will ask more questions to get a comprehensive understanding of you, including what brought you to psychological counseling, your current situation, your expectations for counseling, and important growth experiences and interpersonal relationships.
In this process, the consultant and you will evaluate whether it is a match and work out a consultation plan and scheme together. In this process, you can understand the consultant's style and decide whether to cooperate with Ta.