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Specialists in the field of practical psychology
A variety of specialists work in the field of practical psychology: psychologists-trainers and coaches, psychotherapists and just enthusiasts. See the list of their main names and statuses →
psychologist earnings
The profession of a psychologist is more interesting than profitable. It is best to be a psychologist and work with people when there is a reliable source of income at the same time, when you don’t have to think about money.
As a way of earning money, the most common solutions are counseling or conducting psychological groups.
Psychological counseling
When people have difficulties, they turn to a psychologist for advice. Everyone has their own difficulties, and each person needs a different approach. How to start speaking with a client in his language, orient him to questions that will lead to a decision, how to distract him from unproductive negativity, give new visions of his situation — a practical psychologist should know and be able to do all this. Psychological counseling includes a reasonable orientation of the client in the situation, and raising his resource state, and working with his internal resistance. See →
Leader of psychological training
Psychological training today is the most lively and effective way of personal development. Of course, initially people come to trainings with other tasks: at personal trainings they want to understand themselves, learn something new and useful, for some they just want to expand their social circle. They get all this, but if the coach is talented, the training participants get more: a vision of development prospects, a rich toolkit, faith in their own strength and a sense of the joy of life. To conduct such trainings, the facilitator must have the relevant experience and fit personally: successfully master all these skills himself. See →
A business perspective on psychotherapy
When future psychologists and psychotherapists come to study, they are usually attracted by the solution of their own problems and the desire to help people. After completing his studies, the young specialist suddenly realized that he still needed to earn money. And there are interesting twists and turns in his outlook on life. So, I propose to think about the fact that psychotherapy is not only a treatment, but also a business. What? See →