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Abstract
There are few studies on the treatment orientation of psychological counseling and psychotherapy practitioners in China. Additionally, integrative therapy as the first choice is much commoner in less developed areas and among unsupervised practitioners, which reflects the risk of technical confusion relating to the use of integrative therapy in China. The counseling and psychotherapy practitioners are treated as "variables", and researchers are concerned because these "variables" can have a significant impact on the course of treatment and outcomes. Therefore, we analyze the effects of socioeconomic development level on practitioners' treatment orientation. Based on the results, in addition to areas of employment, urban stratification and practitioners’ system factors, gender, age, education, professional background, work hours, and other factors affect psychological counseling and psychological treatment practitioners.