Mission Statement
The Discovery of Unidentified Creative Potential

 

The story of the highly creative person is one that found me.  Although I spent the first part of my life in the performing arts, my current understanding of creativity, and what it really means to be highly creative, emerged only after I left ballet and the violin in favor of clinical social work.

 

When I started to work as a psychotherapist, I began to see a pattern in the form of recurrent problems and themes, which people brought into session, now illustrated by the ‘Self-test.’ The recognition of these themes helped me to see that many people entering therapy were actually suffering from two sets of problems – the problems for which they sought treatment and those which stemmed from having unidentified or underutilized creative aptitudes.

 

I realized that erroneous stereotypes about creative people, including the belief that ‘creative people are found mainly in the arts,’ and the failure to integrate several specific fields of study were causing many highly creative people to remain unidentified or under-attended to, and thereby at risk for multiple problems and difficulties which often worsened over time.  I realized that many of these difficulties stemmed from the inability to identify, understand and cope with the existence of creative aptitudes in the first place.

 

After repeatedly witnessing the ‘fallout’ which occurred in the lives of gifted and talented individuals because they did not have adequate help in identifying their creative identity, or coping with the expectable challenges that accompany creative giftedness, I left agency work in favor of a private practice designed specifically for highly creative people.  The Center for Creative Intelligence is an extension of the private practice work, guided by the following mission and goals:

 

Mission Statement

Provide highly creative individuals with the knowledge, skill and inspiration they need to cope with the multiple challenges and difficulties which often accompany the experience of being highly creative.

 

Major Goals              

• Correct mistaken myths about creativity which often preclude an accurate understanding of creativity and creatively-gifted people.
• Increase the likelihood that previously unidentified highly creative individuals will be recognized through their abilities.
• Assist creatively gifted individuals to recognize, understand and utilize their aptitudes so they are able to achieve satisfaction in life and excellence in their chosen career.
• Widen the circle of awareness about the existence of unidentified creative potential.