How to choose your psychotherapist?1⃣EducationRequired Higher Academic State Education in the field of “Psychology” or related sciences. (Educator-psychologist, methodologist-psychologist) You won’t go to a doctor who has a diploma in economics? 👉Psychology is a complex and voluminous science. And the psyche is no less complex than anatomy and physiology. 2⃣A psychotherapist is a practitioner. Accordingly, your specialist should have a wealth of not only theoretical, but also practical knowledge. How? Long-term (attention, at least 4 years in total) training in a certain direction (possibly several). Well, it’s impossible to understand the processes of the psyche another person without developing their own sensitivity, intuition, multidimensional attention. These skills must be “built-in” into the psychotherapist. In Russia, you can already practice with only an academic education. Therefore, many begin practice a year or two after the start of training in a practical direction (psychotherapy ).Accordingly, the price for beginning psychotherapists is small, so you can try whether this type of psychotherapy or the psychotherapist himself is right for you. The higher the level and duration of education, the higher the cost of the session. 3⃣Certificates. This is a separate topic. Many people boast about 100/500 papers, but in reality it says that they “attended the course for 5 hours” or “participated” in the webinar for 10 hours. I have nothing against additional development. I am against the fact that after such certificates, some declare themselves to be specialists. To understand: the specialization “Body-oriented therapy in the Gestalt approach” lasts 162 academic hours and 1.5 years in duration. The specialization “Gestalt approach in the clinic” (clinicism) lasts 180 academic hours and more than 2 years. To get certificate, you need to prove through practical certification that you are entitled to it.4⃣Cost.Training to become a psychotherapist is an expensive pleasure.👉It requires not only large time resources, but also significant financial investments. Therefore, psychotherapy for a client cannot be cheap, and certainly free !(except for initial care for acute shock injury). Don’t be afraid to request educational documents.⚠Beware of unprofessionals, take care of your mental health!Always your psychologist in the Gestalt approach Margarita Kalmykova