When counseling meets movies – caring for society through the lens

Modern society is jam-packed with countless sources of pressure, from schoolwork and interpersonal relationships to work and financial constraints. This modern phenomenon has given rise to a trend towards depression in society, triggering an exponential increase in the need for counseling psychologists. Though generally listeners in society, one counseling psychologist in Hualien is transforming his on-job experiences into stories through the lens.

Counseling psychology and film production seem to be two unrelated disciplines running parallel to one another, but Zhang Zhi-hong (張志宏) has found a point of intersection. Through his counseling work, Zhang keeps his finger on the pulse of society and shares new insights through his film works. His work is opening up new horizons in the integration of film and counseling.

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現代社會壓力大，從學生時期的課業壓力、人際關係，到出社會後的工作壓力、經濟壓力，往往造成許多人有憂鬱的傾向，諮商心理師在社會中的重要性也日益增多。他們是社會中的傾聽者，但是有的時候他們也想利用他們傾聽的角度，透過鏡頭述說他們的故事，在花蓮就有這麼一位諮商心理師同時是電影導演。

諮商心理與電影創作看似不相關的兩條平行線，在張志宏老師的生活當中有了交集。張老師透過諮商輔導的方式傾聽社會的聲音，也透過電影創作的鏡頭畫面記錄下社會的脈動，讓電影與諮商有了新的結合方式。

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