Qualitative Giftedness Assessments

Please note: Qualitative assessments are not a form of, nor intended to replace, a psychological or diagnostic assessment with a registered psychologist. They are offered in a coaching/consultative capacity intended for the purpose of self-understanding and personal growth. If you are looking for an IQ score or a formal report for educational, workplace or legal considerations, you will need to schedule a formal psychological assessment with a licensed practitioner.

Mapping Your Gifted Profile

A qualitative assessment is a mapping discovery of your unique profile. It is a guided process of exploring your inner world from a holistic perspective illuminating the unique ways your intellectual, emotional, creative, existential and embodied ways of knowing express themselves. Together, we look at how these domains interrelate to offer you clarity and deeper alignment with your authentic self.

The arc of discovery in this process will provide you with insight into a comprehensive view of your giftedness profile, including:

your primary domains of gifted expression and how they interrelate
the range(s) on the giftedness spectrum your profile most closely matches
areas of overexcitability
possible twice- or multi-exceptionalities for further exploration, as well as how these might be interacting with your areas of giftedness
how trauma, upbringing, and cultural environments may have affected your ability to express essential parts of your gifted mind and self fully

Qualitative assessments are conducted in collaboration with and based on an approach developed by InterGifted. They do not involve testing of any kind.

THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS

A qualitative giftedness assessment includes a preparation phase, an online live mapping conversation, a summary of your unique profile and suggestions for next steps on your journey.

Preparation: Once you are ready to schedule an assessment (see information on readiness below), we confirm a date and time together for the in-person online session. Approximately 4 weeks before our session, I send you a preparation email with reading material (~10-12 pages) along with prompts for reflection and questions about your personal history.

In the period leading up to our session, you reflect on and respond to these prompts in your own time, gathering them into preparatory notes. These notes, along with the details about your background, are sent to me via email at least one week before our session.

In-person Session: At our scheduled time, we come together on the Zoom platform to explore the various aspects of your profile using your notes as a starting point. This session is 2 hours and 15 minutes. I ask clarifying questions and share some of my insights and observations to foster a collaborative process of discovery where additional details and patterns around your giftedness can emerge. Towards the end of the session, we gather and review the details of your unique profile and talk about next steps for your journey.

In the following week, I will email you a summary of your profile, highlights of our discussion and the next steps we discussed, along with any relevant links and resources.

Scheduling: To schedule a qualitative assessment (or ask questions), you can reach out to me through the Contact page. Please share briefly about your background, giftedness journey thus far and reasons for wanting to complete a giftedness profile.

I schedule in-person sessions Tuesday through Friday according to eastern (New York) time.

Fee: My rate for a qualitative assessment is $825 USD and is due one week prior to the scheduled in-person session. This can be paid via PayPal.

IN COLLABORATION WITH

READINESS FOR A QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT

Because the mapping exploration involves a process of deep inquiry and collaboration, it is best suited to adults who have done a fair amount of self-development and are in a stable and non-rushed psychological state. This is important for being able to openly share about your life experience and inner workings and to explore potentially challenging material. It's also important that you are comfortable mapping your profile within the holistic giftedness model developed by InterGifted.

Additionally, mapping your giftedness profile is an involved process both for you as a client and for me as the practitioner. Therefore, it is important that you be ready to fully participate in and follow through with the process. If you're in a phase in your life where you struggle to follow through, I recommend waiting to schedule until you can have enough space for reflection, participation and follow-up. Because I reserve a significant amount of time for this collaboration, I am unable to offer rescheduling or refunds after your session is scheduled and paid for. In extenuating circumstances, I will work with you on an individual basis to try to find a respectful scheduling solution together. This policy is consistent with InterGifted's approach.

The World Beyond, Remedios Varo

For more detailed information and FAQs on this qualitative method of giftedness discovery, please visit InterGifted.

If you have questions about working together that aren't answered here, at InterGifted or on my FAQs page, you are welcome to get in touch with me here.

If you are ready to schedule with me, please get in touch via the link below and share briefly about about your background, giftedness journey thus far and reasons for wanting to complete a giftedness profile.

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