From the 1980s, people in Europe and the United states have gradually learnt something about philosophical counseling thanks to the German philosopher Achenbach’s advocacy. Under various discussions and the comparison with psychological counseling, philosophical counseling has developed well in Europe and the United States, while facing many challenges and controversies at the same time. As in China, the problem the philosophical counseling advocates face is whether philosophical counseling can develop in China and how to promote it. Considering China’s current national conditions, philosophical counseling is needed in China. The experience of how psychological counseling has developed in China can be very helpful to the development of philosophical counseling, which should well adapt to Chinese historical and cultural environment.