| Treatment outcomes can be improved religious/spiritual adaptationsare includedin psychotherapy(Captari et al., 2018). However, little is known about the current religiosity/spirituality of psychotherapists. The current study seeks to understand therapist religiosity/spirituality and its impact on evaluations of religious/spiritual clients. One hundred fifty participants were recruited from state psychological associations, APA listservs, and the APA psychologist locator website. Participants were asked to read and respond to a vignette of a religious or non-religious client. Participants were also asked to complete items related to their personal religiosity/spirituality. Items related to therapist religiosity weregenerallylower for the current sample than for previous studies that have been conducted on similar populationsand were significantly different from the general population. Therapist personal religiosity/spirituality was shown to significantly predicttherapists’hope and expectations for religious clients. The results, limitations, future directions, and clinical implications are discussed. Keywords: religiosity, spirituality, therapist expectations, client evaluations |