The country's universities annually graduate thousands of specialists with psychology degrees. This scientific direction became popular about 20 years ago, but the Russian specificity is such that the population is still not very willing to turn to these specialists. When finding employment, they have to rely mainly on private enterprises, educational and social institutions.
It is quite difficult, almost impossible for a psychologist without experience to get a high-paying job. But now in many kindergartens and schools and gymnasiums, including private ones, there are psychologist's rates. Contact these institutions, although you cannot count on big money here. But you will gain experience, and everything will depend on your activity. Establish yourself among children, parents and teachers, find contact with them - the number of consultations depends on this. Gradually, you can start family counseling and consider a private practice.
Write your resume and send it to the psychological counseling centers in your city. Even if you are not hired, they can tell you what you lack for this: what skills, education, and they can also tell you where you can get them. In this regard, new medical centers are promising. Try to go there.
Those who decide to open their own practice should attract clientele with additional services. Use the interest in mysticism that people show: add astrology, toro cards, runes to psychology. This will allow not only to expand the circle of potential clients, but also to increase the fees for consultations.
One of the promising areas where your knowledge of psychology may be required is sports, make it your specialization. A sports psychologist is a rare profession in the country, so it will be possible to find work not only in the sports school, but also in professional sports teams. But you need to be not only a specialist in the field of practical psychology, but also to know the basics of anatomy, physical education.
Here, the ability to analyze a large amount of diverse information will come in handy. As a sports psychologist, you can work with more than just athletes. Your clients will be the coaching staff, the parents of young athletes. You can specialize in only one university in the capital - RGUFK.
