Client requests are adequate and not (not realistic or not related to the competence of a psychologist), intelligible and not formulated, requests from the position of the Victim and from the position of the Author, requests for solving problems, for counseling about the difficulties that have arisen and for tips in solving their life problems .
Simplifying, the main requests of the client when meeting with a psychologist can be divided into three categories:
- Complaints, requests for help in solving problems
As a rule, such requests come from clients in the position of the Victim, requests are poorly formulated, the client does not know what he wants and expects treatment.
- Asking for a solution to a difficult situation
The client can be both in the position of the Victim and in the author’s position, the requests are better formulated, the client expects joint reflection, peer review and solution recipes, including the need to learn something. However, keep in mind that this request may hide other, less working and more problematic settings. See →
- Asking for help moving forward with a problem
The client is in the author’s position, the request is sufficiently formulated, the client expects new ideas and tasks to master the necessary skills. The client expects — studies.
Personal characteristics of clients
Narrow-minded men prefer to ignore their problems, narrow-minded women calm down by softening their problems, smart people solve their problems, wise people live in such a way that they do not have psychological problems.