On-line psychologist Arthur Vafin Continuation of the article “Paid or free?” (https://www.b17.ru/article/45468) So is it possible to consult for free: yes or no? Absolutely not. It’s not just psychoanalysts who talk about this. Representatives of other counseling and psychotherapeutic approaches often agree with Freud's supporters and his followers. It is absolutely normal for a psychologist to charge 50-100 thousand rubles for several hours of work (compare what astrologers charge for their services). Typically, such amounts are requested by a coach, business psychologist or political psychologist. Nevertheless, a consulting psychologist is quite capable of minimizing the client’s costs. If you want happiness, pay. As much as you can, but pay for the services provided. Not communism, but humanism. Nevertheless, free consultations that exist in virtual institutions of various publications are acceptable and possible. In personal therapy, my teacher, a specialist in the person-centered approach and ontotherapy, Professor Alexander Orlov, is famous for this practice. Similar work is free publication in various publications: from scientific to popular glossy. After all, lecturing. What kind of communism is this? “I am a communist, and this is dear to the world,” said one poem. But this is not communism or even anarchy, which undermines the authority of psychologists. This is a common social responsibility, I think many businessmen understand this. Since the times of Ancient Greece, it has been known that there is such a phenomenon as the common good - the harmony of society. And if this harmony is violated, then the integrity of society is also violated, which leads to bloodshed, wars, corruption and degradation of people. For the common good, helping others requires sacrificing something. It's not a disaster. This is humanity. This is humanism. Sign up for a Skype consultation with Arthur Vafin