Title: Challenging Clients and Counselor Interpersonal Stress

Authors: C. Missy Moore, PhD; Carey C. Crawford; Adrienne R. Graham, M.S., LAPC, NCC , and Vivian Davenport Burrell, M.S.

Description: Clinical work with challenging clients can haunt counselors after working hours and elicit negative experiences for professional counselors (Moore et al.,2024). However, despite the impact of challenging clients on the professional counselor, Moore et al. (2024) stated that challenging clients remain an under-researched area of inquiry. To this end, the authors examined patterns of challenging client presentations in professional counseling and determine if they predicted latent counselor interpersonal stress profiles. Counselors who register for this CE will understand the influence challenging client presentations have on latent counselor stress profiles. Counselors will also learn to apply implications for practice when working with challenging clients and know limitations of the study and future areas of research.