The most authoritative psychological counseling certificates are: the professional skills training certificate of psychological counseling of China Mental Health Association; Certificate of basic training for psychological counselors of China Academy of Sciences.

The nationally recognized psychological counselor certificates are:

1, vocational skills training certificate of psychological counseling of China Mental Health Association.

As a technical support unit for the national professional qualification appraisal of former psychological counselors, the course content covers the professional assessment content of former psychological counselors, which can be said to enrich the skills required by the original 1-3 professional qualification certificate, representing that it has reached the standard of the original 1-2 psychological counselors in the industry.

2. China Academy of Sciences "Basic Training Certificate for Psychological Counselors"

From the perspective of training and learning, it is very professional, but it does not belong to industry certification or professional qualification, but exists as a training project. The project curriculum design of the Institute of Psychology refers to the National Professional Standard for Psychological Counselors, covering the contents of the original third-level textbooks and some second-level textbooks. The content is richer, more targeted and practical than the original textual research training.

Psychological certificate is the certificate of psychological counselor. At present, the state has stopped the examination of psychological counselor certificate certification, so there is no psychological certificate examination approved by the state, but the certified certificate is still valid.

Candidates study according to the requirements of the examination content after meeting the examination requirements, and obtain relevant certificates after passing the examination. The examination subjects of psychological counselors are divided into two aspects: basic knowledge and operational skills. Basic knowledge includes: basic psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, etc. Operational skills include: psychological diagnosis skills, psychological testing skills and psychological counseling skills.