Gordon Smith, LPC

09/08/2026

There are THREE new groups getting started soon. Each of these groups has been a rich, deep, connecting experience for me and the participants. If you've been considering coming into a group, know that everyone there is gifted/2e with their own personal makeup. AND everyone there is intense, complex, and sensitive like you. You can play in Improv, learn and relate in GAGE, and create in Pen and Process.

Thanks for being who you are.

Groups for Gifted Adults: Gifted Adults Group Experience, Improv for Gifted Adults, Magnum Opus, & Gifted Trauma Alchemy. Explore, learn, grow.

09/02/2026

Amongst those of us who offer group experiences for gifted adults, there are conversations around what helps groups fill or not fill. We hear the desire for community from gifted people, and then many groups do not fill.

Why do you think that is?

General overwhelm? Costs too high? Timing is off for too-full calendars? Not the right emphasis? Gifted Trauma showing up as avoidance? I'm curious as to whether y'all have any insights and/or you could share. What do YOU need to see that moves you toward yes?

09/01/2026

Y'all know I have a few group offerings coming up, and I want to also let you know about some other excellent groups, facilitated by my colleague, Erin Krellwitz, in partnership with SENG.

SENG Community Group: Neurocomplexity Exploration "is intended as an exploration of our complexity: diagnostic complexity, twice-exceptionalism, masking, non-traditional ways of being, and the purpose of labels." It begins October 13.

SENG Community Group: Caregivers of Gifted Children "For parents, caregivers, and guardians of gifted or twice-exceptional children who want a deeper understanding of their child’s needs, a community of peers, and tools to parent with clarity and confidence.

More than one caregiver may attend this group for the single registration fee."

There's lots more information and registration at the link below!

Announcements of upcoming virtual and in-person support groups being offered by Moss and Maple Coaching

08/31/2026

08/29/2026

"Acknowledging siesta time doesn’t mean abandoning responsibilities. It may mean scheduling your lunch or movement breaks around these dips, steering clear of boring tasks during the slump, and tackling your most demanding tasks earlier in the day.

What about naps? A short one – 20 minutes and no more than an hour – helps some people manage without interfering with evening sleep. But if you’re a member of the ADHD majority with sleep problems, it’s best to avoid daytime naps.

Even if ADHD medication makes you more focused and productive overall, medication won’t make the naturally occurring afternoon slump disappear. A dip in performance is still to be expected, given our biological clocks. My philosophy: Don’t try to medicate your way out of siesta time."

The afternoon slump is a real biological phenomenon, not always a sign your ADHD medication is wearing off. Why you should respect the ADHD afternoon cras…

08/29/2026

Navigating the Ocean of Exceptional and Profound Giftedness — some thoughts on how the (very near completion) book “Excuse me, Where Do I Park My Whale?” is positioned to significantly impact our ideas about the vastness and inherent power of high intelligence.

The "Prefab Aquarium" Problem: The central metaphor describes how exceptionally and profoundly gifted individuals are often forced by conventional educational and social structures to shrink their vast capacities into restrictive, ill-fitting environments.

At the recent European Council for High Ability (ECHA) conference in Ireland, I presented clinical research titled “The Gifted Girls Gambit.” This inquiry examines how rigid, gender-normative frameworks psychophysically impact exceptionally and profoundly gifted (EPG) individuals across female, male, and transgender populations.

Clinical data reveals that traditional gender role expectations impose pernicious, non-overt barriers on individuals characterized by advanced intellectual capacities and extreme sensory processing sensitivities.

These micro-systemic pressures frequently manifest as subtle suppression mechanics, limiting the full and unimpeded expression of high cognitive and sensory capacities. To address this systemic diagnostic gap, Excuse Me, Where Do I Park My Whale? (EMWDIPMW) shifts focus away from a psychometric and achievement oriented framing of intelligence. Instead, it introduces a multidimensional diagnostic paradigm encompassing the interconnected cognitive, affective, somatic, and existential domains of extreme neurodivergence.

Grounded in thousands of hours of primary clinical observation, cross-disciplinary research, and qualitative case studies, this text functions as a definitive clinical roadmap aimed at validating—rather than pathologizing—extreme neuroatypical development.

A Multidimensional Developmental Mapping : The EMWDIPMW text rejects reductive, psychometric/achievement intelligence metrics in favour of a comprehensive, multi-axial framework. It systematically maps the complex intersections of cognitive, affective, somatic, and existential dimensions that characterize profound human development. Given the multidimensionality of this population, this expansive analytical scope is not merely ambitious; it is a clinical necessity for accurate developmental explanation of this complex human experience.

A Voice for the Unseen: Compiled from thousands of hours of direct clinical insight, extensive research, and personal narratives, it will serve as a foundational roadmap for honoring rather than pathologizing extreme human neurodivergence.

P. Susan Jackson
Founder.
Daimon Institute for the Highly Gifted.

08/28/2026

If you resonate with the majority of these questions, you are likely gifted. Please share it with the people in your life who might benefit from seeing themselves reflected.

Are you gifted? Take the quiz and learn more.

08/28/2026

Emmaly and Erin are excellent facilitators, and this group looks to be dripping with value for folks trying to figure out their vocational lives in harmony with their giftedness.

"This Is Not a How-To.

You won't be handed a resume template or told to "network more." We aren't here to fit you into a career mold. We're here to help you break it.

Other programs:

Resume rewrites & job boards
Generic career frameworks
Conform to existing roles
One-size-fits-all advice
Coaches who don't understand intensity

The CURIOUS Career Cohort ™:

Deep identity and values work
The only career framework built for gifted and neurodivergent minds
Craft work that wraps around you
Personalized guidance in a small group
Coaches with extensive training in giftedness & 2e"

A small-group career coaching cohort for gifted, creative, and multi-talented minds who are done conforming and ready to design a life that feels as good as it looks on paper.