What is it like to go to a consultation with a psychologist? How can a psychologist help? what does it look like? How can you decide to tell a stranger about your most secret things? How to choose a psychologist? It usually looks like this: You make an appointment by phone, choosing a date and time and briefly outlining your topic. Then you come and talk about the problem. Along the way, you and the psychologist take a closer look at each other. Psychologists are very different, and not only in their professional level, but also in their focus. How to choose? Relying on common sense and intuition. And for simplicity, you can start with algorithm.1. Formulate your request and write it down. Look for information about this on the Internet, read it, clarify the wording - maybe in a few phrases. Perhaps in the process of searching you will find specialists on this issue.2. Talk to your friends - maybe they will recommend someone to you. But check these specialists according to other criteria.3. Find a database of specialists in your city, preferably with detailed resumes and photographs. Choose the right one, paying attention to: - education - serious, in a good large institute, with a combination of theory and practice (information can be found) - work experience - advanced training - there should be a certain number of them, a psychologist needs constant growth - undergoing long-term personal therapy and supervision (not everyone indicates this, but you can check by phone)4. The school of psychology and the methods of work of this specialist - they should be close to you (you can read about them on the Internet). There are conversational methods of work, there are physical ones, for example. What is closer to you? 5. The main thing you should rely on when choosing is personal feelings, the voice of intuition. And you need to listen to it both when choosing remotely, and when talking on the phone, and at the first meeting.6. The first meeting is an important marker. Have you gained confidence in the psychologist? How correctly and respectfully were they spoken to you? There may be some discomfort, this is normal, but the first meeting should give some perspective.7. Choosing a psychologist is like choosing a friend or partner, you need to listen to your heart and believe your sympathies. If sympathy and trust do not arise, you can look for another psychologist.