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Part 1 I can understand why our book would suggest ENFP (extraverted, intuitive, feeling, and perceiving) as the most common personality traits in counselors. E would represent someone who is able to think quickly on their feet and would make the initial contact easy on the client. This type of thinking would allow them to assist the client with a wider range of issues however they may not the client to reach sufficient depth on the issue since they are also more prone to force the client to reach the action stage without all considerations. N would allow the counselor to see the larger picture of the client’s issue by using hunches and brainstorming, however, a client’s issue could be specific which would require a more specific approach. F is a great trait of a counselor as it is associated with being warm and empathetic. These counselors may also need to work on taking the client’s thoughts as well as their feelings into account. These counselors may also have to work on assisting the client with dealing with negative feelings and being more objective. Lastly, those with proficiency in feelings are more likely to be spontaneous and flexible, however, they are just as likely to need growth in organizing their sessions and helping clients make decisions. I believe that all these traits are naturally innate to a degree, based on the environment that they were raised, however, they can be trained to be better. If you wanted to become more extraverted you would focus more on a broader range of issues work. This can be done with better communication with the client during the initial contact. Counselors, if they were to take in more information by reading and training, they’ll be better prepared to think on their feet. To strengthen their intuitiveness, they attempt to be less specific with dealing with the client and brainstorming more underlying issues. Feelings may be the easiest to train. Personally, I feel that if you were to take your own emotions out of the situation and focus on the emotions that the client is showing you’ll adjust to the situation. Counselors who are adept at perceiving are considered more spontaneous and flexible. To become better at this trait, a counselor should take in more information from training to give themselves more options and allow them to change just as much as the client. Part 2 After taking the condensed version of the MBIT, I scored INFJ, Introvert (19%) iNtuitive (28%) Feeling (3%), and Judging (28%), INFJ. I generally agree with most of the statements provided. According to Humanmetrics.com, INFJs are idealistic and principled. Typically, they have lofty goals and ambitions, but they are doers and are not satisfied until they have met their goals. I agree with this statement because I almost always accomplish the goals, I set for myself. I’ve always felt like with enough time and resources I can accomplish anything, and quitting is never an option. 16personalities.com states that INJFs are introverts who appreciate deep meaningful conversations rather than small talk. Being raised in Chicago, small talk is not a common practice in my community. Most people tend to stick to themselves and talk when they must. When I moved to Texas, I noticed that small talk is a lot more common. I’m still not a fan of it but, I understand it is a part of the southern culture. The only part that I disagree with is that INJFs are sensitive to criticism. Personally, I don’t have an issue with criticism I feel it will make me better. It’s been years since I’ve taken an MBIT and I noticed my outcomes are similar since I’m a relatively consistent person.

References Granello, D. H., & Young, M. E. (2019). Counseling today: Foundations of professional identity (2nd ed.). Pearson. INFJ: Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging. (n.d.). Retrieved October 13, 2022, from https://www.humanmetrics.com/personality/infj Introduction | Advocate (INFJ) Personality | 16Personalities . (n.d.). 16Personalities. Retrieved October 13, 2022, from https://www.16personalities.com/infj-personality Reply: Bryan Crooksey Part 1: Carefully reading chapter 4 “How Do Counselors Integrate Personal and Professional Identity?” (Granello & Young, 2019) I can honestly say I was not surprised at the list provided, I was more so intrigued by how these characteristics were distinguished. Once I was able to go over the different characteristic traits, I realized most could be innate characteristics and some of them are learned traits based on a person’s upbringing and surroundings. After working on last week's discussion board post, I realized that counseling can be delivered in many ways and because of that, there are different characteristic traits that play a factor in being a counselor. I believe that it is totally fine if some counselors do not identify with the characteristic traits displayed in the Counseling Today book. The statement, “The premise is that as counselors, we must be willing to work to understand ourselves before we can be truly present for our clients” (Granello & Young, 2019). I believe this statement stuck with me as I continued to read. I realized, since most of these characteristics are innate, it's true to first learn and know who you are, before you can utilize your characteristics to help/counsel others. I will say, the characteristic I need to strengthen would be to become more flexible. I realize I enjoy structure, but I also do well with on the spot moments. I do believe, as I continue to learn more about becoming a LMFT, I hope to keep structure but understand that flexibility is a part of being a counselor and helping others. I agree that all the traits are innate as in we have some degree of the trait in us. The traits show more in different individuals based on how and where they were raised. While doing this assignment, I didn’t consider how counseling can be accomplished in different forms. I can see how working with youth it would be a better quality to be more spontaneous or flexible, but working with an older population, it may not be as important. This makes me question our book since they didn’t give specifics about what type of counselor. The statement you used “the premise is that as counselors, we must be willing to work to understand ourselves before we can be truly present for our clients” resonates with me. I spend a good amount of my time looking at myself when I interact with my current client. I strive to be self-aware to make sure I’m in the right state of mind and unbiased when assisting them. I scored INFJ, Introvert (19%) iNtuitive (28%) Feeling (3%), and Judging (28%). I was not too surprised by my score since I’ve taken

this test in the past. I’m more shocked at how it hasn’t changed much. This test either shows the test-retest reliability is good or I just haven’t changed in about five years. I do feel like I’d make a good counselor since I am pretty good at looking at issues logically, however I’m aware that I must take client’s emotions into account. References Granello, D. H., & Young, M. E. (2019). Counseling today: Foundations of professional identity (2nd ed.). Pearson. INFJ: Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging. (n.d.). Retrieved October 14, 2022, from https://www.humanmetrics.com/personality/infj Part 2: Looking at these personality trait test results, I was confused at first but as I read more about my results, it opened my eyes and mind to new possibilities. My results were - ESFJ, Extravert (41%), Sensing (6%), Feeling (6%) and Judging (22%), which is best described as “generous entertainers”. So, for starters, I can resonate with the results for being an extravert, because I am a natural born communicator and enjoy being around others. I believe being able to recharge and give more energy to others is what will help me while being a counselor. When it comes to sensing, I was a bit confused with this one, because I could truly see myself being both sensing and intuitive. But, for me and my future career as an LMFT, I believe falling the category as sensing will work best for me as I work with different clients. I will say, feeling is a true ME characteristic, and I am working on this one. Sometimes, I can sense myself having too many of my own feelings involved when working with kids at my current job. However, judging was one I had to really sit and ponder on as I thought about how my role as LMFT would properly work if I kept everything on a plan. Overall, my results explained a lot about myself and how my characteristic traits will work best for me once I become an official LMFT. I scored INFJ, Introvert (19%) iNtuitive (28%) Feeling (3%), and Judging (28%). I was not too surprised by my score since I’ve taken this test in the past. I’m more shocked at how it hasn’t changed much. This test either show the test-retest reliability is good or I just haven’t changed in about five years.

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