Life with High Intelligence
A guide for gifted adults and gifted children. Grada, 2016.
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Guiding the gifted and highly sensitive
Giftedness isn't performance. It's a different way of being in the world.
For thirteen years I have guided highly perceptive, sensitive and intensely thinking people back to themselves — in courses and consultations on giftedness: through ACT, mindfulness, and where relevant psychospiritual work.
Personality, not performance
What matters to me is who you are, not how much you achieve.
Proven methods
ACT certification in Québec, mindfulness certification in Paris.
Children and adults
I work with children, teenagers and adults.
In Prague and online
Sessions at the Šestý smysl centre or remotely.
About my work
Most of us live a "self" we are not
Psychological struggles often arise not from what happened to us, but from how long we've avoided ourselves. For gifted and highly sensitive people this is doubly true — they learn to adapt so perfectly that they lose touch with who they really are.
I work with children, teenagers and adults who think deeply, feel intensely, and sense the gap between how they live and who they are. The goal isn't to perform better. It's to come back to yourself.
13
years of practice
3
published books
4
course & seminar formats
Books
Three books on giftedness and high intelligence
Published by Grada. The best known of them, Life with High Intelligence, has helped many readers understand what high intellectual potential involves.
The Gifted Child
How to help them towards happiness and success. Grada, 2018.
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A Personal Book on Giftedness
On mental health for gifted teenagers and young adults. Grada, 2025.
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A short introduction
Before you write to me, you can listen to me first. An interview about what it is like to grow up with high intelligence and why giftedness is often recognised late.
As a child I felt like the stupidest person in the world (in Czech)
More videos and interviewsWho I work with
Do you recognize yourself in any of this?
You think deeply
You connect ideas faster than those around you — and it's sometimes a burden more than an advantage.
You feel intensely
Empathy and sensitivity can exhaust you as much as they enrich you.
You're looking for alignment
From the outside it may look like you "have it together." Inside, it doesn't feel that way.
Courses & seminars
Group work for those who want to go further
ACT Group
6 steps to psychological flexibility. An online group course in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for adults.
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Literary Self-Discovery Seminar
Self-discovery through creative reading. Getting to know yourself through 6 selected books.
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How it works
How our work together runs
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You write to me
A few lines about what brings you here. I'll get back to you and we'll set a date.
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We start straight away
No introductory round. The consultation is comprehensive: you learn everything essential and practical.
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Often one is enough
If you want to continue, another consultation, a course or a seminar follows. It is not a condition.
FAQ
What people ask most often
Who are the consultations for?
Gifted and highly sensitive children, teenagers and adults. Giftedness isn't just a high IQ: it means intense feeling, deep thinking and strong perceptiveness.
Do we meet online or in person?
Both. In-person consultations take place at the Šestý smysl centre in Prague 1, and some courses and consultations run online.
How do I book a consultation?
Write me a few lines through the contact form or by e-mail. I'll reply and we'll arrange a date.
How many consultations will I need?
We don't start with an introductory session, I work straight away. The consultation is comprehensive, so one is often enough. If you want to continue, we'll arrange further sessions.
What methods do you work with?
My main framework is ACT, acceptance and commitment therapy, combined with mindfulness and with work on your own story, values and questions of meaning.
Do you work with children?
Yes. I work with children individually and in group mindfulness courses.
Do you feel it's time to start with yourself?
Write me a few lines about what's troubling you or what you're looking for. I'll get back to you and we'll arrange a date.
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