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How to distinguish a good psychologist from a charlatan: what to pay attention to during the first session
04.07.2023 14:13
Currently, the need for psychological services has increased significantly.
Many have decided to pick up on this trend, especially on social networks, and provide so-called “psychological assistance,” earning considerable sums from it and leaving not only your wallets empty, but also your state of mind.
How to distinguish a good psychologist from a charlatan? The following should be taken into account, notes psychologist Ekaterina Sergeevna Bugrova .
Education
A professional must have a higher education in the specialty "Psychology" or retraining based on higher education.
Various additional certificates will indicate that the psychologist is constantly learning, can look into your problem more deeply and is highly likely to help you cope with it.
When making an appointment, ask the psychologist to show you documents certifying that he or she is a professional.
Experience
As they told us at university: "Without experience and life wisdom, you are not yet a psychologist!" Ask the specialist about his experience, what problems he mainly works with. Let him also provide you with feedback from his clients.
Very often, satisfied clients write thanks to their psychologists, since the excess of emotions from solving an important problem will not leave anyone indifferent.
Ethics
For all psychologists, there are certain ethical standards that every professional must know and follow:
- work only with those problems in which he is competent;
- do not give direct advice;
- do not judge;
- no direct physical contact;
- principle of confidentiality;
- do not project all possible problems onto the client;
- discussion of working conditions at the first consultation.
Smoothly we have moved on to the first appointment. Let's say you came to the first meeting - what should you pay attention to?
The psychologist greets you kindly and makes you feel at ease. The main task of the psychologist is to establish contact and trust with the client. You feel comfortable - this is already a plus in the box called "good psychologist".
The first session is an acquaintance session. The specialist gets to know you, listens, asks additional questions, briefly delves into your problem. If it is not solvable in one session, the psychologist encourages you, fills you with positive emotions and makes a plan for further joint work.
A psychologist does not solve your problem himself. He only helps you to come to a solution to your problem yourself. If you are fed with promises and direct advice - run to another specialist!
You leave with positive emotions. Very often, even professionals, but not very conscientious ones, begin to "pull" out of you all the negative that is inside, after which you leave empty and clearly understand that you simply cannot do without a psychologist. Thus, providing the one who did this, a hundred percent income from you.
The main thing to remember is that even if you come across a charlatan, this is no reason to be disappointed in psychologists! You will find your own if you look closely!
