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So-so: Counsellors Being a counsellor is not very rare nowadays. You don’t have to have a psychology background to train as a counsellor, e.g. as a relationship counsellor. Think how you could make it a little cooler, though.

Classic cool: Counselling psychologist Extra cool points come from the fact that this requires more training and so is rarer. You will help individuals understand and take action to overcome their problems to promote well-being. Counselling psychologists believe that behaviour is affected by a person’s environment, including family, social issues and psychological issues in the individual. They may also teach and do research with individuals, organisations or groups.

Classic cool: Rehabilitation psychologists They help victims of accidents and developmental disabilities, such as autism, deal with everyday life, including areas such as pain management. They may also work as expert witnesses in legal investigation into the effect of a disability on a person’s ability to work.

Very cool: Police profilers Use their understanding of criminals and psychology to catch the bad guys.

Unusually cool: An Expert in serial killers takes their understanding a little bit further and uses research to create a really unusually cool career.