"I have never been exposed to psychological counseling. How should I choose a psychological counselor? I don't know the many schools of psychological counseling. If I use price to differentiate, are the more expensive psychological counselors better? Isn't the lower price bad? "
We often receive such questions.
First of all, you can roughly consider the problems that are currently troubling you. For example, if you have troubles in interpersonal relationships and want to communicate with a counselor, then when choosing a psychological counselor, you can understand the counselor's training background and his areas of expertise. You can also rely on personal preference. For example, you may be more relaxed when facing a female counselor, so you can choose a female counselor who is good at interpersonal relationships.
Secondly, psychological consultation is usually charged according to a single consultation. The fee for psychological consultation is usually related to a variety of factors, such as the consultant's years of experience and case experience, local living costs, etc.
Finally, psychological counseling usually needs to be conducted a certain number of times before it can gradually take effect. Many clients discontinue consultation before they feel the effects, and a large part of the considerations are due to financial pressure, which is a pity. Therefore, when choosing the cost, form, and frequency of psychological counseling, you need to choose a psychological counselor based on your own financial situation. A counselor with a high fee often does not necessarily mean that he or she is suitable for you, but the one that is suitable is better.
Therefore, I would also like to recommend you low-cost psychological counseling resources from Simple Psychology:
Simple Psychology's low-cost psychological counseling is provided by trainees of Simple Psychology Uni's gold medal course "Psychological Counselor Training Program", covering a special two-year long-term systematic training of theory + internship + supervision.
currently has a total of more than 800 student counselors providing one-to-one, low-cost psychological counseling . During the same period, each student consultant is limited to recruiting 2 visitors. With the one-on-one professional support of professional individual supervisors, they will accompany you through difficulties and give you the strength to grow.
If you have questions about low-price consultation, here are 5 frequently asked questions.
hopes to help you better start this psychological dialogue.
Low price ≠ unreliable
Each student counselor who provides "low-price psychological counseling" services has entered the advanced learning stage of internship after nearly 22 years of systematic study and training. Under professional supervision, we will listen to your troubles, help you sort out the problems, and provide interventional professional support and feedback.
student counselors are in the internship stage of the project, so they will charge lower psychological counseling fees.
The training process of student counselors
350+ hours of continuous learning of psychological counseling theory and technology, including:
◍ Professional qualities that psychological counselors should possess, such as psychological counseling regulations, ethical norms and other related basic knowledge.
◍ Key points of knowledge that psychological counselors should master, such as core theoretical knowledge and practice of major psychological counseling techniques.
◍ Knowledge and techniques on common psychological problems and their main intervention methods, such as intimacy, depression, crisis intervention and other topics.
◍ With the support of group supervision, he has accumulated more than 40 hours of experience in helping others, including psychological hotlines and pre-counseling.
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They conduct consulting internships under the supervision of professional group supervision and individual supervision:
◍[Individual Supervision] During the period when the student consultants receive cases on the platform, they strictly carry out "one case, one supervision", that is, each consultation will receive one-on-one guidance from professional supervision to ensure the professionalism of the services provided to the greatest extent.
◍【Group Supervision】Currently participating in group supervision and continuing to conduct group supervision regularly for at least 30 hours. Supervisors are all trained in Germany, the United States, etc., have more than 10 years of consulting experience, and have accumulated more than 3,000 hours of case experience. Supervisors will provide professional support and guidance to students. How to conduct low-price consultation on
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"Low-price psychological counseling" helps you understand the basic settings and functions of psychological counseling through conversation, and discusses the situation you are currently encountering with you through the collection of basic background information.During the consultation, the student consultants will also provide interventional professional support and feedback through the consultation knowledge and techniques they have learned, to help you better face the current problems.
◍ Cost: no more than 150 yuan (the price of each student consultant is indicated on the personal page)
◍ Duration: 50 minutes each time
◍ Frequency: Once a week, the specific time and frequency are agreed upon by both parties
◍ Format: Face-to-face/video
◍ If you want face-to-face consultation, you can give priority to making an appointment with a student consultant in your city for on-the-ground consultation. If there are no students in the current city, you can also choose the video format. Who is
suitable for?
Because the student consultants are currently in the learning stage, their competence is limited. It is more suitable for the following people to make an appointment with a student counselor ~
◍ People who feel stressed due to family pressure and family relationships and want psychological companionship and emotional counseling;
◍ People who are curious about their own personality, emotions, interpersonal patterns, etc., and want more personal exploration and growth;
◍ People who are international students who are troubled by academic pressure, loneliness or the need to integrate into foreign cultures;
◍ People who face occupational pressure or confusion at work and want to better manage stress and explore career growth;
◍ People who are confused about interpersonal relationships, intimate relationships and other issues in daily life and want to better handle relationships.
To apply for "low-price psychological consultation", you need:
◍ Adults over 18 years old;
◍ No history of taking psychotropic drugs, no suicidal intention or behavior;
◍ You are clearly aware that "low-price consultation" is a psychological counseling service provided by student counselors who have advanced studies in the counselor training program, and understand that the student counselors are currently in the course study and internship stage, and need to sign an informed consent form with the student counselors;
◍ Have the desire and motivation to understand and change yourself/current situation, and recognize psychological counseling. Our progress requires the efforts of both you and the counselor;
◍ It is not recommended to make an appointment with a student counselor if you are not a current student of the "Simple Psychology Uni·Psychological Counselor Training Program";
It is not recommended to make an appointment with a student counselor if:
◍ Those who have recently made clear and specific plans to commit suicide, self-injury or harm to others;
◍ Those who have been diagnosed with severe mental illness.
If you are looking for a psychological counselor that suits you, you can consider student counselors.
They are sincere and ready.
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