The best and most indispensable prerequisites for achieving long-term success of such a service are receiving such a service voluntarily, cooperating with the counsellor for the solution of the problem and attending the sessions regularly.

People facing personal or psychological problems should seek counselling just as they seek medical advice when they need. Psychotherapy is a vital need especially when such problems last a long time and worsen. It is also a need to support personal development. The most basic prerequisite for people is to start treatment voluntarily for the therapy to be successful and to be ready to face challenges.

People facing the following problems should have psychotherapy:

• Psychosomatic disorders (stomach and duodenal ulcer, migraine....)
• Depression
• Sexual problems
• Exposed to ill-treatment (sexual and physical abuse)
• Eating disorders
• Fear and anxiety disorders
• Suicidal thoughts
• Performance problems
• Teenage problems
• Growing problems
• School problems
• Relationship and marriage problems
• Post-traumatic problems (accident, death of someone close, torture)
• Chronic physical illness (take physical pain)
• Functional disorders (headaches that could not be organic diagnosis, abdominal pain, breathing problems...)
• Addictions (drugs, alcohol, drug dependence)
• Shyness
• Difficulties with parents

In addition to the reasons listed above, there might be some other causes to start psychotherapy, some of which are listed below:

• Gain self-confidence
• Coping better with illness
• Deciding between the two partners
• Personal and professional development and change as needed
• Mobbing in the workplace (conflicts of interest) to be prepared for
• Making radical changes in life, a fresh start
• Learning how to deal with aggression