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===Services===
Traditional fortune tellers vary in methodology, generally using techniques long established in their cultures and thus meeting the cultural expectations of their clientele.

In the United States and Canada, among clients of European ancestry, [[palmistry]] is popular<ref name=clairvoyant>{{cite web |url= http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2000/10/27/188581.html |title= Clairvoyant or counsellor? Meet the woman who walks a fine line. |website= The Northern Echo |date= 27 October 2000 |access-date= }}</ref> and, as with [[astrology]] and tarot card reading, advice is generally given about specific problems besetting the client.

Non-religious spiritual guidance may also be offered. Catherine Adams, an American who claims to be clairvoyant. has written, "My philosophy is to teach and practice spiritual freedom, which means you have your own spiritual guidance, which I can help you get in touch with."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://litespirit.com/clair.html |title= What is Clairvoyance and What Can I Expect in a Session With Catherine? |last= Adams |first= Catherine |website= litespirit.com |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071218212202/http://litespirit.com/clair.html |archive-date= 18 December 2007 |url-status= dead |access-date= }}</ref>

In the African American community, where many people practice a form of folk magic called [[Hoodoo (folk magic)|hoodoo]] or rootworking, a fortune-telling session or "reading" for a client may be followed by practical guidance in spell-casting and Christian [[prayer]], through a process called "magical coaching".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.readersandrootworkers.org/wiki/Category:Magical_Coaching_and_Spiritual_Advice |title= Magical coaching |website= readersandrootworkers.org |publisher= Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers |quote= Magical Coaching and Spiritual Advice are among the ancillary services offered by some diviners and root doctors. These consultation services are usually engaged on an hourly basis. |access-date= }}</ref>

In addition to sharing and explaining their visions, fortune tellers can also act like counselors by discussing and offering advice about their clients' problems.<ref name=clairvoyant/> They want their clients to exercise their own willpower.<ref>{{Harv|Jorgensen|Jorgensen|1982|p=384}}</ref>