Using Assessments to Grow with Christina Giammalva

“Assessment is a hue of understanding, not a frame of understanding.”

–Christina Giammalva

I LOVE a good assessment. They can be so useful in helping us understand ourselves and work with our own strengths or rhythms. On the flip side, if not used well, the results and reports can become more noise or even box us in. So what do we make of assessments and how can they help us?

Let’s dive in with Christina Giammalva, therapist and coach, who uses assessments regularly with clients and helped write about assessments for the most recent issue of Pause Magazine.

We talk about:

Difference between Myers–Briggs typesRoot fears identified in the EnneagramComparing people with the same responses on one assessment and different responses on another Finding comfort in understanding how we are and working better with others by understanding we aren’t all the sameUnderstanding attachment theory and wondering if we are enoughThe idea of self-acceptance, not self-improvement

ABOUT CHRISTINA

Christina Giammalva is a Somatic Counselor helping individuals from around the world reach new levels of inner calm. Through revealing the connections between the mind and body, she’s devoted to helping clients address deep-rooted issues that cause anxiety, stress, depression and other health-related struggles.

LINKS

https://www.christinagiammalva.com/https://www.instagram.com/cfgiammalva/Pause Magazine, Issue 5

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