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I wonder if there would be a market for rationalist councilors who would talk one-on-one with their "patients" as Psychologists and Social Workers do today. You would probably need some impressive credentials to get started such as a Ph.d. from a well-known school. I have been thinking about running advertisements to see if I could get anyone to pay me for rationalist services. As I'm an economist I would stress my capacity to give financial advice. I would want some way of protecting myself from lawsuits, however, by purchasing insurance or working through some personal service organization.
In the discussion on Prices or Bindings, EY mentioned that it may help to organize as something that is legally a "church" (apparently there can be atheist churches) so that you can give a vow of secrecy that's stronger than psychologists can give.
Let's make them wear hooded robes and call them Confessors.
Like Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy?
Basically the idea behind REBT is to correct irrational thoughts and point out errors in thinking. One of my professors, a clinician, said he had great success treating panic disorder with agoraphobia using REBT.
Plato, Not Prozac