The article describes the important concepts such as the responsibility of the psychologist and the client. Noted aspects that help to understand the psychologist border liability - in terms of direction and policy work with the client; from the point of view of professional ethics, which takes responsibility for the psychologist, the client; in terms of strategy - or psychological counseling. We consider such a thing as a psychotherapeutic contract, the main points of the contract and its utility to determine the responsibility of the client and the psychologist.