How to open a psychological consultation

Psychological assistance has long ceased to be something exotic. Every year there are more and more people who in difficult life situations turn to a psychologist. The same laws apply in this area as in any other business, but there are some peculiarities. And they need to be considered in order to make your office attractive to potential customers.

You will need

• - a psychologist’s diploma;

• - certificate of individual labor activity;

• - room.

Instruction manual

1

You can open your private psychological consultation in the same way as any other business. However, think about whether to work first at a school or social institution in order to earn the necessary credibility. For a psychologist, the trust of the client is very important. Check with the social welfare department to find out if such a service is needed at a rehabilitation center or homeless facility. If you have the appropriate diploma, you can work both in a permanent state and under the terms of an interim agreement.

2

Contact your local administration and get a certificate of self-employment. Autonomous and commercial institutions have the opportunity to conclude contracts for the provision of certain services with individual entrepreneurs. Therefore, such a certificate will not hurt you, even if you decide to temporarily work in a social institution. It is all the more necessary in order to open a private office.

3

Find a room. It can be rented or bought. It is very useful to find out if there is an office business incubator in your village and the conditions under which a novice entrepreneur can get there. This can be found out, for example, in the department of economics of the local administration or in the Fund for supporting small and medium-sized businesses, if any. The condition, as a rule, is the preparation of a business plan. This will take some time, but you can get serious support in the form of preferential rent of a well-maintained premises and preferential legal and accounting services.

4

If you did not get into a business incubator, rent a room and make repairs in it. Your future customers should feel comfortable. Make sure that you have an office for individual and group classes. Paint the walls in soothing colors and choose comfortable furniture.

5

Take care of advertising. Place ads in local media and on sites. Media advertising can be free for you. For example, you can keep a heading "Psychologist's advice" in the newspaper or on the radio. Such materials increase the rating of the publication, so it is possible that you will be given such an opportunity.

6

Open your page on the Internet, specify your contacts. You can also make a special form so that your potential customers can ask a question, and you can give them an answer. This will give you the opportunity to form a circle of customers who in the future will constantly use your services and attract their friends to the office.

how to open a psychological office