Each consultant has his own contingent. The psychologist is looking for his clients, weeding out «not his own», and the clients at this time are looking for their consultant.
Psychoanalysts have their clients, and often those who appreciate the Jungian approach, cannot stand Freud’s psychoanalysis. Connoisseurs of the Rogerian approach usually do not intersect with lovers of Gestalt therapy, and those who are looking for a hypnotist psychologist will not settle for anything else. However, no matter how different all these approaches, they are united by the fact that they are all varieties psychotherapeutic work.
It is important to understand that psychotherapy is not relevant for everyone, a large number of clients need psychological counseling (which cannot be reduced to psychotherapy) or coaching. Which customers choose one direction or another?
Psychotherapists are usually visited by people experiencing life and mental difficulties, who need psychotherapy. On the contrary, personality development trainings are more often attended by people who are looking for when a new friendly environment, when new life prospects, in any case, these are usually more mentally healthy people. Accordingly, having made an impression about the contingent, we can also talk about the nature of the work of this specialist or direction.
Working with people who are characterized by negative thinking, a lot of experiences, fixation on themselves, fears, tension — working with such people is rather psychotherapeutic.
I have problems. It seems like I can solve them myself, but so far it doesn’t work out. What are the problems? Yes, these are: irritability, lack of sociability, bad mood (gloomy). I want to live life to the fullest… but I don’t know how to do it… I’m just stuck… hung in this state… I love… I love and I love… but even with this fact I am often depressed… I would like to know… can anyone help me… and how is that possible…
I apologize again for my concern. I decided that it was time to change … I didn’t know how to do it and I don’t know … I would like to take your trainings … I have already read a lot … about them and in general … but will they give results? just like it’s not strange … it’s hard for me to believe that something can be changed … but still I don’t leave hope …
If people are more likely to have positive thinking, an active attitude to life, outward orientation towards people, a vision of opportunities, emancipation, then work is more likely to develop.
On the contrary, personality development trainings are more often attended by people who are looking for when a new friendly environment, when new life prospects, in any case, these are usually more mentally healthy people.
If people are more likely to have positive thinking, an active attitude to life, outward orientation towards people, a vision of opportunities, emancipation, then work is more likely to develop.
The usual contingent of the psychotherapist and the people-stars of Abraham Maslow
Star people, self-actualized personalities, rarely visit psychologists, but it seems that such people should be of real interest to psychologists. See →