目的　分析和探讨心理咨询中有关时间设置的内容 ,研究时间设置及相关现象所具有的心理意义。方法　利用心理动力学理论对时间设置及其相关现象进行分析。结果　时间设置主要涉及时长、期长、频率等内容 ,时间对于来访者常意味着爱和关注 ,时间设置为来访者提供安全感和现实感 ,是观察与理解来访者心理的重要线索之一。结论　稳定和清晰的时间设置促进咨访关系的建立与维持 ,有助于观察和理解来访者的内心世界 ,因此 ,心理咨询工作者应对时间设置的重要性给以足够的关注 Objective To analyze and discuss the content of time setting in psychological consultation, to study the time setting and the psychological significance of related phenomena. Methods The psychodynamics theory is used to analyze the time setting and its related phenomena. The results of the time setting mainly related to duration, duration, frequency and other content, time for visitors often means love and attention, the time set for visitors to provide a sense of security and reality, is one of the important clues to observe and understand the visitor’s psychology. Conclusion The stable and clear time setting promotes the establishment and maintenance of the relationship between the counseling and the visiting, and helps to observe and understand the inner world of the visiting person. Therefore, the psychological counseling workers should pay enough attention to the importance of time setting