I really liked the logic that we were taught at university. They explained to us who a good psychologist is) A good psychologist is like a pancake cake, it consists of several layers. Let's talk about each in more detail. 1. Higher education. A psychologist must have a higher education. Not courses, not advanced training, but specifically the tower. But there are options here, a master’s degree, which is now equivalent to a second higher education degree. There are no general special subjects, only highly specialized ones. Therefore, it is only 2.5-3 years, instead of 4-5. In 90% of cases, a specialist leaves the university without practical knowledge.2. Modality/approach - a professional psychologist must have a school of some kind of approach. Psychology is the only science that does not have one generally accepted paradigm. There are a lot of them there. Each explains a person and his problems in his own way. What is the approach? The psychologist chooses a theory that is closer to him and goes to study it from the basics. What is a person, what motivates him, what is the psyche, etc. And here he learns to work as a psychologist, here he has practical knowledge, tools and work techniques. Such training lasts approximately 5-6 years. 3. Supervision. Just when a psychologist is studying for a modality, he practices in the presence of a trainer/teacher and also undergoes supervision. Supervision is when, after a session, a psychologist comes to the trainer and analyzes his work, what he has not yet done for the client or why he reacted this way himself, i.e. roughly speaking, he receives a list of further actions with the client from a more experienced colleague. After completing the training, the psychologist must periodically visit the supervisor. The more experience, the less often you visit. 4. Personal therapy - know the process from the inside, understand your reactions and your “black spots” so as not to transfer them to the client. This is the whole life, but the frequency is chosen by the psychologist himself.5. Advanced training in the area of ​​psychology that is of interest to the psychologist. Infinitely) 6. Not mandatory, but very desirable, an additional modality, or even several. Another 5 years) Now we calculate approximately how many years it takes to become a really good psychologist - approximately 9-10) How much money - well, very approximately and minimally - 1 million rubles. Can a good psychologist be cheap? No. At the end of the list it will already cost 5-10 thousand per hour. But while he is still studying and making progress, you can find a really good specialist who is passionate about his profession for a comfortable amount. Another important point is the motivation for which he came to the profession. If this is a love of psychology, then this is a good psychologist, but maybe still inexperienced)