As a Marriage and Family Therapist, your communication style should be effective. For this answer, you will want to tell the interviewer how you communicate as a therapist as well as an employee. As an LMFT, you must communicate with clients to gain information, convey critical information and make important decisions. Without effective communication skills, you may not be able to obtain or convey information and cause detrimental effects to your clients. As a team player, your communication style should be direct, honest and collaborative. Share a situation where you had effective communication and what the outcome was.