哲學顧問嘅方法同方向差異很大。一啲從業者，例如Gerd B. Achenbach （德國）， Michel Weber （比利時）和Shlomit C.Schuster （以色列），都從事對話同辯證互動，但佢咃都承認“超越自我嘅方法”。佢哋認為，哲學諮詢嘅目的係增強客戶嘅哲學能力，過程中可能重會產生治療嘅意義。而諮商從業者就更有指導性，重將哲學諮詢視為精神健康其中一種形式。
The approach and direction of philosophical advisors vary widely. A little practitioner, such as Gerd B. Achenbach (Germany), Michel Weber (Belgium) and Shlomit C. Schuster (Israel), also engaged in dialogue and dialectical interaction, but he also angrily acknowledged the method of uranium beyond its own uranium. They believe that the purpose of philosophical counseling is to enhance the client's philosophical abilities, and that the process may also have therapeutic implications. Counselling practitioners, on the other hand, are more instructive and see philosophical counseling as a form of mental health.