All approaches of psychological counseling differ primarily in what (or how) the consultant addresses — to the mind of the client, to his logic and facts,
Rational Impact
or acting bypassing the mind (addressing the unconscious, influencing the client’s emotions, creating living impressions, suggestions and states).
Suggestive influence.
On the other hand, there are three different situations for a consultant:
- the consultant knows the answer to the client’s problem, he understands what the client really needs, how he needs to live, see or act, and now all this needs to be transferred to the client.
- the consultant is convinced that the answer is known to the client himself, is “in him”, and his task is to extract this knowledge hidden in him from the client.
- the consultant understands that so far there is no answer anywhere, and is looking for the answer the client needs with him.
As a result, we get a classification of six main technologies of psychological counseling. This is:
- Facilitator
The consultant is convinced that the client himself knows the answer he is looking for, and, acting bypassing the mind (addressing his unconscious, influencing his emotions and feelings, by means of suggestion, creating impressions and states), he pulls out the answer he needs from the client. See →
- Manipulator
By bypassing the mind (by creating impressions, playing on feelings, or appealing to emotions), the consultant inspires the client with his answer: the desired state, or what should be understood or what he should do. See →
- Medium
The consultant plunges into the state of searching for an answer, and if they enter into a common state with the client, if the client transfers part of his states to the consultant, then in a joint search for feeling, they find the answer sought for by the client. See →
- Socrates
The consultant is convinced that the client himself knows the answer he is looking for, and turning to reason and facts, by means of reflection and logic, he pulls out the answer he needs from the client. See →
- Expert
Persuading and explaining, referring to the mind of the client (facts and logic), the consultant gives the client the correct answer known to him (the consultant): the desired vision or the desired technology. See →
- Interlocutor
The consultant does not know the answer, but discussing the situation together with the client, together, in a joint search, they gradually find the ways and solutions that will be most optimal for the client. See →