Sober Buddha Counseling reports an increase in mature adult and spiritually-oriented clientele during 2014. The median age rose by 26 years. Vipassana mindfulness meditation clients increased to nearly 250%, while participation in Buddhist and Jungian depth psychotherapy increased many times over. Clinical hypnotherapy clientele tripled. The number of couples and families wanting to meditate together has also increased dramatically.
Fewer current clients claim previous addictive disorders, while those in recovery report needing a deeper spiritual experience than they find in 12-Step programs. Addiction and relapse prevention clients decreased between January and November 2014.
The expanded SoberBuddha.com blogsite and listings on Psychology Today and Contemplative Psychotherapy accounted for 55% of new clients. The remaining 45% came from personal or medical referrals.
Median Age
Addiction Counseling
Relapse Prevention
Meditation Training
Clinical Hypnosis
Buddhist Psychotherapy
Jungian Depth Psychotherapy
Anxiety / Depression
Spiritual Growth
Singles
Couples
Families
College Graduate
Employed
Retired
Entrepreneur
Avg Months in Counseling
Previous Counseling
Previous Meditation Training
26
70%
70%
17%
5%
2%
5%
80%
25%
85%
10%
5%
22%
55%
0%
20%
2
40%
8%
52
20%
20%
59%
22%
35%
19%
40%
43%
70%
15%
15%
85%
90%
10%
33%
6
55%
25%
N/A
-71%
-71%
247%
340%
1650%
280%
-50%
72%
-18%
50%
200%
286%
64%
N/A
65%
200%
38%
213%
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