Psychological counseling is a process, in which the relationship between the counselor and the client can give the latter a sense of security, so that they can calmly open themselves up, and even face up to their past denied experiences, and then integrate with their changed selves (Riggs)
We can see the following points:
The object of psychological counseling is normal people: people who provide effective help to people's lives: emphasize personal strength and value; Emphasize the role of cognitive factors and rationality; Study individual personality differences; Emphasize people's utilization and development of environmental resources and change the environment when necessary.
Definition: Psychological counseling is an interactive process that takes advantage of psychological counseling background to change the consciousness tendency and behavior tendency of visitors. It is the operation process of changing individual consciousness and behavior tendency; It is a process of individual growth: it is a special relationship; It is science and art.
The operation process of psychological counseling
Client-counselor-acceptance-understanding-relationship building-consultation-self-understanding-self-acceptance-changing consciousness and behavior tendency-exerting sublimation.