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Introduction
Since I was young, I have been a passionate person. One who put others feelings before my own. My love for helping others is what brought my attention to counseling psychology. Psychologist are people who are known for being good listeners and patient. Two of the many qualities I hold, along with being an auditory learner. For this reason, I find overwhelming potential in the psychology department. The psychology field offers beneficial opportunities. Generally psychologist have great jobs in the environment, good pay, and a high education. With this being said, psychology is a perfect choice for one with open ears and an opened mind.
What is psychology?
Psychology is the study of a human or animals, mental, emotional, and learning behavior.(Gardner, 2002) Modern psychology has been linked back years, to the 1800s in the cultural life of Germany.(Sheehy, 2004) A numerous amount of people who enter the field see psychology in good health.(Nye, 2000) Psychologist analysis people by their behavior to help treat patients dealing with, depression, personality disorders, hysteria, and so forth. This is often referred to as psychoanalysis.(Sayers,1991) Many great discoveries have been made through psychology. Studies that can contribute to the diagnosis of disorders. Take Sigmund Freud for example, his work with patients, led him to the belief that mental illness were a form of unconscious desires and conflicts.(Stinnet, 2004) There are a vast variety of options in the psychology field, but I personally would prefer to be a counseling psychologist. Counseling psychologist practice to help people enhance their well-being, and they have a strong educational component. To be a psychologist certain skills are required. Skills such as communication skills, people skills, and analytical skills, just to name a few. Skills like these will take you to the peak of the psychology career. Without these abilities, psychology could be difficult course for a person.
Where in the U.S are the opportunities to do this job?

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Since 2010, psychologists held about 174,000 jobs in America. (Psychologists, U.S. Department of Labor, Work Environment, 2012, para. 1) “Since then about 34 percent of psychologists were self-employed, 29 percent worked in educational services, and 20 percent worked in healthcare settings.”(Psychologists, U.S. Department of Labor, Work Environment, 2012, para. 1) Psychologist like, clinical and counseling can have their own offices and also set their own schedules to be flexible for them.( Psychologists, U.S. Department of Labor, Work Environment, 2012, para. 2) There are many different workplaces apart from having their own offices for psychologist such as clinics, hospitals, and community and mental health centers.( Psychologists, U.S. Department of Labor, Work Environment, 2012, para. 3) In all states, to practice independently it is required that you are licensed, and to become licensed you need some type of prior experience. (Psychologists, U.S. Department of Labor, License and certification, 2012, para. 2) Laws for licensing differ depending on your state and what type of psychology you practice. Psychologists typically need previous related work experience. In order to become licensed psychologist, you must have completed either “pre-doctoral or postdoctoral supervised experience, an internship, or a residency program.”( Psychologists, U.S. Department of Labor, Training, 2012, para. 1) “Most clinical and counseling psychologists need a doctorate in psychology, an internship, at least 1 to 2 years of professional experience, and to pass the Examination for Professional Practice in