Observation, analysis and experimentation are among the scientific methods that psychologists apply in their careers. Creativity is another element that needs to permeate the more scientific and rigorous approaches, as psychologists need to constantly innovate when applying scientific knowledge to practical situations.

Psychologists can work in different areas, such as:

• Clinical psychology: work in healthcare settings in public and private hospitals, private offices, schools and government, dealing with general behavior, mental and emotional problems.
• Counselling: trauma, career, couple and family counselling are a few areas for counsellors, focusing mainly on wellbeing and emotional problems.
• Education: in this area, they work closely with children, adolescents and young adults to address learning problems in educational settings, with individuals and groups.
• Organizations: work with human resources and other departments to improve recruitment, training, personal development, planning of policies and analysis.
• Research: all phases of research related to psychological interventions, including planning, development, application, monitoring and evaluation of research methods.
• Neuropsychology: this field specializes on behavioral problems related to neurological alterations in the brain and the nervous system in general.
• Forensic psychology: essentially deals with the interface between law, criminal investigations and traditional psychology.
• Psychometry: area specialized in psychometric assessments, including administration, score systems, interpretation and reporting. Tests are related to aptitude, personality traits, cognitive behavior and interest.

There are many situations where hiring an expert in psychologist can be beneficial:

-        Clinical psychology:

o   Personal evaluation before hiring personnel

o   Dealing with problems related to work environment through coaching

o   Overcoming personal limitations through counseling

o   Psychology content writer for websites, blogs, social media and marketing

-        Psychology science:

o   Scientific research support in psychology projects or psychology-related projects in social sciences, medicine, biomedicine, dentistry and other fields

o   Psychology writer during article preparation and submission

-        Education: teaching, preparation of educational lectures, workshop, courses, evaluation questions and much more.

Professionals who possess additional experience in business psychology, social psychology, medicine, research and psychometry are always in demand. The experience of a psychologist is probably the factor that most affects his/her rates. The hourly rate typically starts at 30-40 USD. For larger and longer projects, a fixed rate can be defined.

Freelance psychologists usually charge a fraction of the rates charged by private companies offering consultancy in psychology.

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Irrespective of the reason why you need to hire an expert in psychology, yourself, your employees, your research projects or your organization, working with freelancers is the best solution at hand.

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