People are becoming more and more accustomed to trusting their problems not to a friend, but to a professional - a psychologist. Many gradually come to the realization that in order to solve internal problems it is necessary to involve a person who has knowledge of the psyche. However, some people still have difficulty when they think about how to ask a question to a psychologist.
Instructions
Step 1
First, decide for yourself whether you will communicate with a psychologist in person or ask a question in the framework of an online consultation, or in a letter to a newspaper or magazine. Of course, personal communication will be most effective in solving the problem, although it is more difficult to muster the courage and prepare questions for the specialist.
Step 2
If you are going to work with a psychologist personally, then think about what you want to get from communicating with a psychologist. This question can be formulated directly in the psychologist's office, with his help. A good professional knows how to ask competent leading questions that will help you better understand the essence of your problem. In addition, an experienced psychologist usually knows which reasons most often cause certain problems, and knows which solutions are suitable for one or another psychological type of people. In a personal meeting, he can always ask additional questions, so if possible, choose the option of a personal meeting.
Step 3
What most good psychologists don't work with is asking them to change those around them. A specialist can suggest ways of influence, but, first of all, he will work with your attitudes and expectations. Therefore, if you want the behavior of loved ones to change, do not ask a psychologist: "Why is everyone so unfair to me?", Ask the question differently: "How can I change my thinking and behavior so that the behavior of my loved ones changes?"
Step 4
If you are writing a letter to a psychologist in a newspaper, magazine or on a website on the Internet, carefully read what data a particular specialist usually needs for analysis. Often a good psychologist asks you to pass a specific test in advance and provide the results along with the question itself. With the test results and your main question, state all the data that seem significant to you at the heart of the problem. Write specifically and in detail, it is better if the letter is more than one typewritten page. If you ask a question that is too general, you will get a very general answer, from which it will be difficult to extract anything useful for you.
