Our associate therapists each work with many different types of clients. We wanted to know, which types of people are the clients that you truly most love working with? The answer was different for everyone, of course. And each of these therapists can still work effectively with other types of clients as well. But if you are seeking a therapist who really wants to work with you, then you might want to see if you resonate with one of the categories answered below. The responses come from interviews we conducted with each of these therapists and you can follow the links below each response to read the complete interviews. Their answers might surprise you.
Elizabeth Dausch answered:
- Perfectionists
- Caregivers
- Adult Children of Alcoholics
- Highly Sensitive People (I am one too)
Read Elizabeth Dausch’s complete interview here.
Kaye Reeves answered:
I love working with adults of all ages who want to explore their growth edges and tender places in a safe, supportive context. I find it a deep privilege to work with culturally diverse individuals and couples.
Read Kaye Reeves’ complete interview here.
Mark Resch answered:
I love working with people who are searching to find and create more meaning in their lives. This search might be triggered by the sense that there must be something more to life than hard work. Or it might be that despite external success an unrelenting inner critic keeps you questioning your path, relationships and purpose — longing for a transformative shift that will bring balance, clarity, and a deeper connection to yourself and others.
Read Mark Resch’s complete interview here.
Julie Peters answered:
I love working with folks who are experiencing major life transitions. These transitions can come in a myriad of forms. Folks who decide to have a new relationship with what they have previously been addicted to or have acted on compulsively are transitioning. Folks who have moved to a new city or have begun or ended a friendship or partnership are also transitioning and acclimating to a new way of navigating their world. I think these transitional moments are rife for therapeutic growth.
Read Julie Peters’ complete interview here.
Caroline Lee answered:
- non-traditional family systems
- people trying to decide if they want to have a child
- people in grief
Read Caroline Lee’s complete interview here.
Jordana del Feld answered:
I love working with rainbow zebras. Creative, original people who, because they are one-of-a-kind, can struggle with feeling insufficiently understood, heard, and valued by the outside world. Artists, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who have tremendous unique gifts to share but often feel lonely. People who might have a tough time fitting in, because they were born to stand out. How do we build lives that nourish and celebrate our unique selves?
Read Jordana del Feld’s complete interview here.
Cynthia Martin answered:
People who are seeking a dynamic and engaged therapeutic experience tend to appreciate my intuitive and embodied approach. I work well with individuals who are motivated to grow, who value insightful feedback, and who appreciate being challenged in a supportive and caring manner.
Read Cynthia Martin’s complete interview here.
Sabrina Rayner answered:
People who are interested in connecting with and understanding all of themselves.
Read Sabrina Rayner’s complete interview here.
Chris Doorley answered:
I love to support people who feel motivated / ready to discover new ways of living, which is why I love listening to individuals who value art, creativity, learning, and philosophy.
Read Chris Doorley’s complete interview here.
Karen Baker answered:
I love working with people who are deeply curious, and committed to a process of healing. These people come from all walks of life, with all shapes of suffering. Often these people are healers themselves, artists, empaths, caretakers, but are certainly not limited to these types.
Read Karen Baker’s complete interview here.
Courtenay Houk answered:
*Couples and relationships*, and anyone wanting a little support with making a relationship to their embodied experience. I work particularly well with anxious, high-achieving, women.
Read Courtenay Houk’s complete interview here.
Erin Boyle loves
I love working with deep-feelers in technical and/or leadership-adjacent roles. Oftentimes these folks have a lot of passion and big feelings while working in and navigating really cognitive or goal-oriented settings. These people tend to be really accomplished (perhaps overachievers), yet can sometimes feel really demoralized, undervalued, and lost in these environments.
Read Erin Boyle’s complete interview here.
Maureen “Eula Lys” Backman said:
I love working with the queer community! To the queer folx, kinky folx, poly folx, trans folx, and folx who feel like they fall outside the margins: welcome. As a trans, nonbinary therapist, I get how exhausting it can be to find supportive spaces where you have the freedom to let your identity expand and evolve. My goal in my work is to create a collaborative, affirming space where folx can explore their experience and feel supported in their process.
Read Maureen “Eula Lys” Backman’s complete interview here.
Elaine Walker answered:
I work with individuals, couples and adolescents who are curious, sensitive and intuitive. People who are healers and therapists in training, artists, activists, seekers, adventurers, plant lovers, and/or witches. I work with people using creative and relational approaches to healing such as ancestor work, fantasy explorations, ritual, art, tarot and simply being together in whatever is.
Read Elaine Walker’s complete interview here.
Dani Gotwalt answered:
Adults and teens who identify as:
- an adult child of emotionally immature parent
- a people pleaser/helper/caretaker
- the “strong one” for their family and friends
- a person who was called “mature for their age” or “old soul” growing up
Read Dani Gotwalt’s complete interview here.
Brooke Hein answered:
I like working with folks who are grappling with the big questions in life: Who am I? Where do I belong? Who are my people? What’s my purpose? Is this enough? Often these questions arise when we’re on the precipice of major change, when the tectonic plates of our foundation begin to shift and we’re no longer standing on solid ground, when aspects of life begin to feel unrecognizable. It’s an honor to accompany clients in this discovery process and support them to navigate the material that arises in the process, as it often kicks up trauma and wounding that need tending and care.
Read Brooke Hein’s complete interview here.
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