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P. Susan Jackson

Founder
Daimon Institute for the Highly Gifted Inc.
Langley, British Columbia, Canada

P. Susan Jackson is a leading expert in gifted education, specializing in the exceptionally and Profoundly Gifted. She is a researcher, author, filmmaker, psychotherapist, consultant and parent. Her clinical work spans 28 years, comprising over 80,000 hours of psychotherapy with this exceptional population. She is the author of numerous articles and chapters in the gifted education literature and consults and speaks worldwide. Her "Integral Practice for the Gifted™" model addresses multiple aspects of human functioning – including cognitive, emotional, spiritual, physical, and talent-based dimensions – and explains how advanced cognition influences all of these elements, the Self, and the expression of talent. In 2021, she received the "Mental Health Practitioner of the Year Award" 2021 (conferred by the Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) Organization). In addition, in 2020, she was chosen as a "Person to Watch" for her exemplary work supporting the Neurodivergent, presented by the international 2-e-Newsletter organization. Her highly anticipated book, "Excuse Me, Where Do I Park My Whale? The Extraordinary Journey of the Exceptionally and Profoundly Gifted," is due for release in 2025.

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