Can psychological counselors teach themselves?

Of course.

1, make up your mind first.

If you want to be a psychological counselor, you should not only spend energy on persistence, but also spend money on study. Without a firm heart, everything is empty talk. Interest is the best teacher. When we come into contact with a new field of knowledge, we need to make up our minds if we want to learn it thoroughly. Only by studying hard and studying hard will we not give up halfway.

2. Second, buy a book from a psychological counselor.

When you decide to start self-study, you should start buying study books related to psychological counselors. For example, psychology and life, social psychology, personality psychology, developmental psychology, abnormal psychology, positive psychology and so on. Understand psychological knowledge through systematic study.

3. Understand the application strategy.

If you want to be a counselor, you need a counselor certification exam. Understand the application policy: graduates of undergraduate related majors can apply for level 3 without training; Bachelor degree or above in non-related major, and can apply for Level 3 after training; College related major, after training, you can take the third grade exam.

If you don't want to research, it is also very suitable for self-study of this subject, after all, you can understand people's psychology.