Which work brings the best results: free or paid? The answer is obvious: better and more visible results will come from actions that are financially incentivized. The same applies to psychological work, in which a mutually responsible approach is also relevant. Someone may ask: “Why does a psychologist need money? He works with subtle matters, he should help people and do good!” But is this fair to the psychologist? Judge for yourself; when you turn to a specialist for help, you expect mutual benefits. If so, then you should be able to thank a person who, just like you, makes emotional, spiritual and physical efforts. Remember, the ability to thank is one of the best qualities of every person who truly appreciates what is given to him: be it anyone subject or psychological consultation. Agree, many problems could be avoided if people learned not only to demand, but also to thank. A psychologist is not just a specialist who provides a list of specific services or sells goods, he is a person who completely immerses himself in your problem and lets it into his soul, worries with you and tries his best to help you. So is he worthy of being paid for his work? Answer this question and understand that by paying for the services of a psychologist, you are helping not only him, but also yourself. Now let's figure out how psychologists feel about paying for their work? For them, this is, first of all, a motivator:• firstly, for further professional growth;• secondly, for the most attentive and careful attitude towards clients. Returning to the question that a psychologist should do good, let us pay attention to this: in addition to the fact that the psychotherapist does a good deed, he also shares his professional experience and competence, devotes his thoughts, feelings and energy to you, spends on you and your problems are your precious time. A psychologist, just like you, goes to work and wants to get paid for doing it well. There is nothing reprehensible or unusual in this - he also has needs and responsibilities, which are simply impossible to satisfy and fulfill without money. Where he will get them, you probably already guessed. Continuing to think about the remuneration of a psychologist, imagine a dentist who puts fillings, or a builder who builds a house, or a hairdresser who does a hairstyle - and each of them does it absolutely free, simply because he wants to help you and do a good deed. If one of them offered to use his services for free, it is unlikely that you would respond to such an offer with enthusiasm. It is clear that the provision of free consultations, services or goods implies a complete lack of responsibility on the part of those who offer them. It’s a different matter when you’re dealing with a friend or neighbor, but you don’t have high hopes for their words. Another option for free psychological consultation that people on the Internet like to use is, of course, forums. There are a lot of them, you can find a wide variety of information on them and collect a wide variety of opinions from people from different parts of the country and around the world. But can you trust strangers, actually amateurs, to solve issues that are important to you? Can you rely on their opinion if you intend to change your life? If we are talking about serious intentions, and not about empty chatter, which can be called communication on forums, then it is better to contact a paid psychologist. By the way, the issue of payment for psychological services interested experts in this field - they conducted research, as a result of which it was revealed that clients They follow the recommendations of a paid psychologist more carefully, as they consider them more valuable. Thus, paid services are more effective for the client. How should psychological consultations be paid? • first - their cost must be accessible to clients; • second - the reward received must be sufficiently valuable.