Table 1.

Descriptives of therapist background and demographics (N=733)

	M	SD	Range
Age (in years)	36.93	9.16	18–73
Years practicing therapy	6.89	6.15	0–45
Years at current agency	4.36	4.47	0–39
Client race as percent of caseload
Non-Hispanic White	9.94	16.07	0–100
Hispanic	71.03	29.60	0–100
Black, African American	13.74	20.54	0–100
Asian American, Pacific Islander	1.92	7.69	0–100
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.58	6.05	0–100
	N	%
Therapist gender
Female	650	88.68
Male	83	11.32
Therapist race
Non-Hispanic White	256	34.92
Hispanic	317	43.25
Black, African American	49	6.68
Asian American, Pacific Islander	85	11.60
Staff type
Staff	659	89.90
Trainee	50	6.82
Independent contractor	24	3.27
Primary theoretical orientation
Behavioral	33	4.50
Cognitive behavioral	384	52.39
Humanistic	39	5.32
Family systems	115	15.69
Psychodynamic	62	8.46
Eclectic	88	12.01
Other (e.g., DBT, attachment)	12	1.64
Language status
Monolingual	319	43.82
Able to deliver services in more than one language	409	55.80
Licensure status
Licensed	335	45.83
Not licensed	396	54.17
Highest level of education
Bachelor’s degree	14	1.91
Master’s degreea	631	86.08
Doctoral degreeb	88	12.01

Note.

^aOf those with a Master’s degree, the majority reported Marriage and Family Therapy as their primary discipline (63.43%, n=411), followed by social work (33.80%, n=219), psychology (2.47%, n=16), and other (.31%, n=2).

^bOf those with a doctoral degree, the vast majority reported psychology as their primary discipline (87.64%, n=78), followed by Marriage and Family Therapy (10.11%, n=9), social work (1.12%, n=1) and other (1.12%, n=1).