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This study used the Consensual Qualitative Research method to explore the experiences of counselors who worked with artists. In-depth interviews were conducted with eight professional counselors who had worked with at least five artists. Counselors’ perceived characteristics of artist clients fell into five domains: environmental characteristics, personal characteristics, psychological difficulties, strengths in counseling, and vulnerability in counseling. Counselors’ experiences working with artists were categorized into three domains: difficulties in counseling artists, positive experiences in counseling artists, and important aspects in counseling artists. The findings of this study are expected to provide practical information to counselors working with artists, and further serve as a foundation for developing counselor training programs for counseling artists.
