Why might you want “a consult”?  Here are some questions or issues that lead people to request consultation:

• Is it all in my head or is it real?
• Is the problem me or is it him (or her)?
• Am I looking for therapy or for coaching?
• My problem is at my work (or school, or elsewhere).  How do I approach it?
• My child’s school is not meeting her needs.
• I don’t know how to stand up for myself.
• My relationship with (fill in the blank) is coming apart.

I see people and society advancing through a combination of collaboration and conflict.  We should work together when we can, but if we cannot, we must consider if our cause is just, and if so, what are the best tactics to advance it.