Counsel individuals, groups, or families to help them understand problems, deal with crisis situations, define goals, and develop realistic action plans.

“Counsel individuals, groups, or families to help them understand problems, deal with crisis situations, define goals, and develop realistic action plans.” is a core task performed by Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. Among the occupation's 30 rated tasks, workers place it 26th by importance (#5 most important). About 100% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

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• Counsel others about personal matters. in Providing Consultation and Advice to Others

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Conduct assessments of patients' risk for harm to self or others. · importance 5.0
• Document patient information including session notes, progress notes, recommendations, and treatment plans. · importance 4.8
• Identify psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues and diagnose disorders, using information obtained from interviews, tests, records, or reference materials. · importance 4.6
• Write reports on clients and maintain required paperwork. · importance 4.6
• Interact with clients to assist them in gaining insight, defining goals, and planning action to achieve effective personal, social, educational, or vocational development and adjustment. · importance 4.4
• Collect information about individuals or clients, using interviews, case histories, observational techniques, and other assessment methods. · importance 4.4
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling or treatments and the accuracy and completeness of diagnoses, modifying plans or diagnoses as necessary. · importance 4.4
• Use a variety of treatment methods, such as psychotherapy, hypnosis, behavior modification, stress reduction therapy, psychodrama, or play therapy. · importance 4.3
• Develop therapeutic and treatment plans based on clients' interests, abilities, or needs. · importance 4.3
• Develop and implement individual treatment plans, specifying type, frequency, intensity, and duration of therapy. · importance 4.2
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant research. · importance 4.2
• Obtain and study medical, psychological, social, and family histories by interviewing individuals, couples, or families and by reviewing records. · importance 4.0
• Select, administer, score, and interpret psychological tests to obtain information on individuals' intelligence, achievements, interests, or personalities. · importance 4.0
• Consult reference material, such as textbooks, manuals, or journals, to identify symptoms, make diagnoses, or develop approaches to treatment. · importance 4.0

See all tasks on the Clinical and Counseling Psychologists page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-22164,
  title  = {Counsel individuals, groups, or families to help them understand problems, deal with crisis situations, define goals, and develop realistic action plans.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-22164}
}