Pink please do not take this as a personal attack, perhaps it’s a generation difference. You’re personal appearance DOES make a difference to clients and if you’re working with children, their parents. I certainly would not seek the serves of a doctor, dentist, lawyer, or therapist with tattoos, piercings, or ones with odd clothing, hair color or make-up. I expect a professional to have the appearance of a professional.

My second therapist wore make-up like a clown and dressed entirely too young for her age. I was so distracted by her appearance that the sessions were useless. As she was talking I was thinking “does she really look in the mirror every morning and do this on purpose? Does she buy her eye shadow first or her blouses?” That was 25 years ago when I was a teen and into makeup myself. Thinking about it now, since she worked mainly with sexually abused young women, she was probably trying to appear as a peer and approachable. But for me, seeing her in parachute pants and valley girl skirts with tights and leg warmers was a joke.

I’m glad that you found a niche that allows you to do something you love, dressing the way you want.