1. professional background and education: psychological counselors usually have bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees in psychology or related fields. They receive systematic professional training, including classroom education, internship experience and clinical training, in order to acquire consulting skills and knowledge.
2. Diversified professional fields: Psychological counselors can work in many professional fields, such as marriage and family counseling, clinical psychology, psychology of children and adolescents, addiction counseling, and trauma management. Their professional knowledge and skills vary from field to field.
3. Individual and group counseling: Psychological counselors can provide counseling services for individuals or groups. They cooperate with customers to help them deal with emotional problems, interpersonal challenges, coping with stress and overcoming trauma.
4. Evaluation and diagnosis: Psychological counselors can conduct psychological evaluation and diagnosis to understand customers' problems and needs. They use various psychological tests and evaluation tools to assist diagnosis, and make personalized treatment plans according to the evaluation results.
5. Treatment methods: Psychological counselors use various treatment methods to help clients, including cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamics, emotional focus therapy, problem-solving therapy and so on. They choose the appropriate treatment according to the unique needs and conditions of customers.
6. Confidentiality: Psychological counselors strictly abide by professional ethics and protect the privacy and confidential information of visitors. Customers can safely share their problems without worrying about information leakage.
Matters needing attention of psychological counselor
1. Identify your own needs and goals: Try to identify your own problems, needs and goals before seeking psychological counseling. This will help you and the consultant to discuss the problem better and ensure that the cooperation between you is more targeted.
2. Choose the right consultant: Different consultants have different professional fields and styles. It is very important to choose a consultant who is related to your problem and you feel comfortable. Decisions can be made by consulting their qualifications, experience and customer evaluations.
3. Establish trust and cooperative relationship: It is very important to establish trust and positive cooperative relationship with consultants. When you meet for the first time, take the time to understand the background, methods and expectations of the counselor, and you can also share your questions and feelings openly.