When I was younger and single, marital/family status didn't matter to me, but I think it really does now. I appreciate that my therapist is a family man. He's divorced, so he has that marital relational experience. He has kids and grandkids, so he and I have that common experience and I know he completely "gets" that aspect of my life. I know if I had to look for a new therapist in the future age, gender, and marital/family status would be a factor in my decision. I'm just at a point in my life that talking to a 30-something, single, non-parent probably wouldn't work for me. I have no idea what you mean by social status though.