The textbook is distinguished by a systematic approach and complete coverage of basic counseling issues. It provides a detailed description of the consultative process and addresses issues of the consultant's personality. In the theoretical and methodological understanding of the practical experience of counseling, priority is given to the ideas of the domestic scientific tradition. The manual is written on the basis of the course “Fundamentals of Psychological Counseling.” Each chapter is accompanied by tasks and materials for practical work. For beginning psychologists, teachers of psychological disciplines and students studying psychology.