Clients often decide who they want to work with based on our clinician profiles before they even call our clinic to complete their intake. Your profile is the first impression. Our advice is that when you are writing your profile, consider who you are writing it for. Your goal is to connect with the client and share how you can support them on their therapeutic journey without overcomplicating it. Remember - you are human before you are a therapist, and we support your authentic expression.

Here are some prompts to get you started! Choose the ones that speak to you:

• What do your services accomplish from your client’s point of view? When they come to you, what results do they expect?

• What population are you the most excited to work with and why?

• What brought you to the profession?

• What treatment modality do you like to use and why?

• Do you diagnose clients? If so, why? If not, why?

• Are you directive or more passive in your interventions? What does this look like for the client?

• Are you goal oriented? What does this mean for the client?

• What adjectives would your clients use to describe themselves?

• Does your ideal client have any passions or hobbies?

• What does a typical session with you look like (i.e. Structured? Go with the flow? Will there be homework)?

• What type of client sparks your fire (i.e. motivated, self-reflective, completely lost and in need of A-Z)?'

• Why do clients come to you? What goals do your clients generally have?

• What are the typical presenting concerns you have worked with, and how have you supported clients in the past?

• Why would a client choose you over another therapist in the community? What sets you apart? What makes your practice and approach unique?

• How do you hold a safe space for clients?

• How do you define a fair exchange?
  

Pro Tip: We know you worked for a long time to earn your degree and credentials, and we are so glad you did because you are here now! With that in mind, leading with your academic information can create an automatic power imbalance with your clients before you even sit with them. Start with what attracted you to the profession, and then if you still desire, share some of the details of your educational journey. Please note that you do have a section on your profile page that already lists your education/credentials. Try to avoid industry lingo. For example, it’s great that you are client-centred, but what does that actually mean? What does it feel like to be in a client-centred session with a therapist?

Once you have completed your bio, Ashliegh can support you by reading it from the client’s perspective.