History
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, when I changed careers, I was not thinking about creativity at all.
However, as I started to work as a psychotherapist, I began to see a pattern:
Many people coming into counseling were actually struggling with two sets
of problems – those of daily life and those that stemmed from having
unidentified or
underutilized creative abilities. These individuals were not necessarily
artists or
musicians. In fact, most of them worked in “regular” jobs
and did not consider
themselves to be creative at all.
I realized that erroneous stereotypes about creativity, including the
notion that creativity must be linked to an artistic activity,
were causing many highly creative people to remain unidentified. Those
who were highly creative and did not know it, or those who did not know
how to manage their creativity, were often at risk for multiple problems
and difficulties that often worsened over time. These difficulties were,
most often, caused by the individual’s inability to recognize,
understand and cope with the existence of their creative abilities in
the first place.
After repeatedly witnessing this pattern, I was compelled to create a
private psychotherapy practice dedicated to the special needs and abilities
of highly creative people. The Center for Creative Intelligence is designed
to be an extension of this work with the following mission and goals.
Mission Statement
Provide highly creative individuals with the knowledge,
skill and inspiration needed to cope with the multiple challenges and
difficulties which often accompany the experience of being highly creative.
Major Goals:
- Help unidentified highly creative individuals recognize
themselves and their abilities, so they are spared the unnecessary
confusion and hardship
that many highly creative people experience in trying to find their
way in life.
- Assist highly creative individuals to recognize, understand and cope
with the existence of their abilities so they will be able to realize
their authentic vocations and reach places of leadership in their
chosen careers.
- Correct mistaken myths and stereotypes about creativity that often
preclude an accurate understanding of highly creative individuals
and their aptitudes.
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