Psychological Type of Person-Centered Counselors

Psychol Rep. 2016 Feb;118(1):128-137. doi: 10.1177/0033294115627072.

Abstract

There are various models and approaches to counseling and psychotherapy. Important characteristics of therapists include psychological type. This study aimed to investigate the psychological type profile of person-centered counselors. The psychological type of 85 counselors (63 women, 22 men) was measured with the Francis Psychological Type Scales (FPTS). Results indicate that the FPTS can reliably measure psychological type among counselors, and the most common psychological type was introvert, intuitive, feeling, and judging (INFJ). The relation of these psychological types with a person-centered approach is further discussed.

Keywords: counseling; person-centred; psychological type.