Approved by qualified therapists: Counselling clients who could benefit most from Grid Society mindset tools.

Team Gridmoves
Jun 30
3 min read

Updated: Oct 3

We do not guess.

We ask.

And then we listen carefully to the people who sit in the counselling chair, not the clients, but the professionals guiding them. After running two CPCAB CPD-endorsed workshops for qualified counsellors, supervisors, and trainee therapists, we asked a direct question:

🟠 Who is the GRID CONCEPT actually helping in the room?

🟠 What kind of client do you believe will respond well to this framework?

What we received was honest, unfiltered feedback from professional counsellors across a range of settings, from private practice to education and frontline support. The list was longer than expected. Many therapists have noted how Grid Society mindset tools offer structure, emotional clarity, and real-world application for counselling clients.

Disclaimer: Every client is unique, and the therapeutic process is never one-size-fits-all. This list is not prescriptive, it is a broad reflection based on patterns observed and suggested by qualified counsellors. Some have already used the GRID CONCEPT in their client work. Others are offering considered reflections based on their experience.

Who can benefit the most from the GRID SOCIETY concept and mindset tools?

In a massive brainstorm, they said, people who are...

Living with low self-esteem
Anxious, avoidant, or emotionally burnt out
Stuck in a particular narrative or identity loop
Literal thinkers who need visual frameworks
Motivated and solution-focused individuals
Coaching clients
Clients with a level of self-awareness
Clients who come expecting the therapist to fix them. The GRID makes the work more collaborative.
Neurodivergent clients who struggle to name or express emotions
Detail-oriented thinkers
Action-oriented personalities
Those genuinely wanting to change
Clients facing emotional barriers that they cannot yet explain
Clients living with trauma – the GRID language allows gentler access to those inner spaces
Professionals, such as lawyers
Creatives and actors who think in metaphor and image
University students and young adults
Clients managing ADHD or executive functioning challenges
Clients navigating anxiety
Adult children with emotionally unavailable parents
Clients drawn to tangible self-assessment tools
Those open to doing homework and reflecting between sessions

The missing link in the client room - Grid Society mindset tools.

Counsellors said Grid Society mindset tools, gave them a language they did not know they were missing. It offered a structured, visual, and flexible way to meet clients where they are, especially when traditional approaches hit a wall.

Whether it is a literal thinker needing steps…

A burnt-out professional seeking clarity…

Or a neurodivergent client struggling to name how they feel, the GRID helps clients see what they have been feeling, helping to turn their stuckness into something they can work with.

Visual from Grid Society’s online CPD workshop showing a laptop, printed workbook, and slide deck used to teach tools for qualified and student counsellors.

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Whether your clients spiral into overthinking, freeze under pressure, or carry a harsh inner narrative, this workshop gives you adaptable strategies that help them express what they are feeling, so you can work at greater depth, not just surface level.

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