Catherine is a national board certified, and licensed professional counselor, in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Her private counseling practice www.catherinezakoian.com offers individual and family counseling services for gifted, twice-exceptional (2e), and profoundly gifted children, adolescents, teens, adults, families and organizations. Her educational consultation practice provides guidance on creating psychologically healthful educational environments, authentic leadership and program development, and meaningful educator self-awareness and care within well-recognized public, independent, and alternative PreK-12 programs and schools serving gifted and neurotypical populations. She has presented regionally, nationally and internationally on giftedness.