When one has lived a long and interesting life as I have it’s not too difficult to get a treasure of various experiences, which one can use to become more open-minded and understanding.
Very often, my neighbours come to visit me for a talk, when they have a problem.
I won't presume to solve their troubles, but I can assure you that often they feel relieved after opening their hearts to me and then they can find their own way to come out from a hard moment.
After all a psychologist, in my humble opinion, is a person who asks you for an hefty fee to do for you what a friend does for free....
That is listening to you with attention.

One of the greatest ancestors of our family, Socratesbear, who lived in Greece many, many centuries ago, was an extraordinary philosopher, he was familiar with many wise men of his time and met another philosopher, called Socrates, who unluckily was forced to commit suicide (but this is another story).
Anyway (I apologize for rambling about, with age I have taken this bad habit) we were talking of my ancestor Socratesbear who had developed a method of philosophical search based on dialogue and listening.
He didn’t inculcate his own ideas in others’ minds, but simply helped them think out their own ideas. In a way, he taught them how to use their own brains to find their answers.
That is the best way to help people who feel unhappy with their life or confused.
There is no miracle recipe to make them feel instantaneously well again, but the gentle art of listening and the consequent analysis of their situation can really relieve them.