Compatibility is one of the crucial factors that influence the effectiveness of counselling therapy. Some elements that affect therapist-client compatibility are client personality and client propensity. Hence, this quantitative study aims to investigate the relationship between client personality and client propensity towards certain therapist styles in therapy sessions. A total of 251 respondents from UKM had answered a questionnaire consisting of a personality scale, Keirsey Temperament Sorter II (KTS-II), and a client preference towards therapist styles scale, Cooper-Norcross Propensity Scale (C-NIP) via online. The findings indicated a range of low to moderate significant relationships between client personality and client propensity. Only Intution personality has not shown any relationship with the client propensity dimensions. Feeling personality revealed a moderately significant relationship towards the therapist that showed emotional reserve style in the session. The relevance of this study and its limitations are further discussed in this paper. The findings of this study can help therapists adapt their styles in accordance with client personality, thus helping to increase the effectiveness of therapy given.
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