Psychology is not reading mind rather it is about understanding and predicting ones behavior based on our observations. The first thing you need to pursue this career is patience to learn more because unless and until you study at least till M. Phil, your practice will not be recognized and you will not be eligible to perform various Psychometric tests. You need patience to listen to people's troubles, concerns and you need to be strong so that you won't get affected by it. But if you don't want to practice you can go for teaching field. Clinical Psychology is the field in demand and the comes Counselling Psychology. These are not same so don't get confused. Clinical Psychology deals with abnormalities and Counseling Psychology doesn't. But Psychologists these days are deviating from their area of expertise and there are many cases of medical misuse. So careful while choosing your field and stick to your field strictly because if you are counseling someone, you are playing a major role in someone's life, respect and value it. It is not easy to pursue a career in Psychology and this field is certainly not for exploring. It may drain you emotionally at one point so before considering it know what you are signing up for. If you can handle pressures well, interested and passionate about this field and counseling people, have abundance patience the go for it. All the best!