TreeTribe: Trait Finder

TreeTribe Trait Finder is a guided experience that helps families, couples, educators, and leaders recognize the God-given, brilliant design in people of all ages so they can thrive together at home, in classrooms, and in leadership spaces. It is built on the proprietary Tree Type model by author, speaker, and life coach Hettie Brittz—first introduced in 2006 in the first edition of Growing Kids with Character and now updated for a new generation of parents, educators, and leaders. The app serves as a central hub, pointing users to curated Tree Type–informed resources for parenting, marriage, leadership, and personal growth from partners such as Tall Trees Profiles and Evergreen Parenting.
Instead of a one-off quiz, TreeTribe offers regularly updated Trait Lists for each age group that help you spot the Tree Type design of every member of your “tribe.” As you work through carefully crafted traits and information about each Tree Type, you begin to recognize patterns in needs, behaviors, stress responses, and surprising gifts. Parents, teachers, and leaders can use this shared language to describe differences in ways that are age-appropriate, practical, and honoring of each person’s unique wiring.
TreeTribe Trait Finder provides practical tools and a growing library of resources to navigate what each Tree Type means for everyday relationships and growth—always anchored in the belief that every design is intentional and deeply valuable. The app also points you to Tree Type–informed professionals and coaches who can support your journey. Follow the “Treasure Maps” to free downloads, cheat sheets, and giveaways. Explore Toolkits that fit your season of life. Join TreeHouse Huddles—group coaching spaces where families, parents, educators, and leaders can process real-life situations with certified guides who understand the Tree Type framework. Sign up for TreeTribe Academy if you want to become licensed to take Tree Type insights into your own ministry, school, or coaching practice.
The app is meant to be used together.
Families can explore Trait Lists around the dinner table and talk about how each person thrives and contributes their gifts to the family.
Couples can reflect on how their Tree Types differ and how to better support one another’s needs.
Educators and school leaders can use Tree Type language to better understand students’ learning styles, motivation, and behavior.
Corporate leaders and teams can turn Tree Type insights into better collaboration, clearer communication, and a healthier culture through Tall Trees resources.
TreeTribe is intentionally family-friendly and formation-oriented. There are no social feeds to manage and no distracting extras—just a focused, hope-filled space for discovering design and pursuing growth. Its content and connections help users move from “This is how I am” to “This is how I am designed, and here’s how I can grow.” Over time, TreeTribe will become the place you return to for updated Trait Lists, Treasure Maps to free, practical resources, TreeHouse Huddles for tailor-made coaching, and training pathways that illuminate how your Tree Type shapes relationships, emotional and spiritual maturity, and, ultimately, the fulfillment of your God-given purpose.