Research & Methodology

Our Psychological Framework

VERINTIMO integrates six evidence-based psychological disciplines into a comprehensive assessment methodology. Here's how each contributes to your self-understanding.

The Integration

Six disciplines. One comprehensive view.

ACT

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

Psychological flexibility and values-based living

Dr. Steven C. Hayes

Depth Psychology

Unconscious patterns and archetypal structures

Carl Gustav Jung

Focusing Method

Embodied emotional wisdom and felt sense

Dr. Eugene Gendlin

Axiology

Value judgment patterns and decision-making

Dr. Robert S. Hartman

Expanded States of Consciousness

Non-ordinary awareness, mystical experiences, and inner exploration

Dr. Stanislav Grof

Integrative Coaching

Assessment-based coaching and guided transformation

L. Gung & Research Team
Evidence-Based

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

ACT is a third-wave cognitive-behavioral therapy developed by Dr. Steven C. Hayes that emphasizes psychological flexibility — the ability to be present, open up, and do what matters.

How ACT Informs VERINTIMO:

  • Values Assessment: We help you identify what truly matters across life domains — relationships, work, personal growth, health.
  • Psychological Flexibility: Understanding your capacity to adapt when facing difficult thoughts and emotions.
  • Present-Moment Awareness: Your relationship with the here-and-now, rather than being caught in past regrets or future anxieties.
  • Committed Action: The alignment between your values and your actual behavior — where intention meets practice.

Research Foundation:

ACT has over 900 randomized controlled trials supporting its efficacy for anxiety, depression, stress, and behavior change. The Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) maintains rigorous standards for ACT training and certification.

Psychological Flexibility
Values
Committed Action
Self as Context
Present Moment
Acceptance
Defusion
Conscious Mind Daily awareness, rational thought
Personal Unconscious Repressed memories, complexes
Collective Unconscious Archetypes, universal patterns
Psychodynamic Approach

Analytical Psychology

Rooted in the work of Carl Gustav Jung, Analytical Psychology explores the unconscious dimensions of the psyche — the hidden patterns, archetypes, and dynamics that shape our behavior beneath conscious awareness.

How Depth Psychology Informs VERINTIMO:

  • Archetypal Patterns: Recognizing the common myths and elements that are driving your life.
  • Shadow Work: Understanding the disowned aspects of yourself and how they influence behavior unconsciously.
  • Individuation: The aim we work towards is wholeness and self-realization.
  • Complexes: We are an aggregate of autonomous parts.
  • Dream & Symbol Analysis: The language of the unconscious expressed through metaphor and imagery.

Research Foundation:

Jungian psychology has influenced modern psychodynamic therapy, trauma treatment, and personality theory. The Jungian tradition continues through institutes worldwide, with ongoing research in archetypal studies and symbolic analysis.

Embodied Approach

The Focusing Method

Developed by Dr. Eugene Gendlin at the University of Chicago, Focusing is a research-backed method for accessing the "felt sense" — the body's implicit knowing about situations that goes beyond what words can immediately express.

How Focusing Informs VERINTIMO:

  • Felt Sense Awareness: Your capacity to sense the body's subtle signals about emotional truth.
  • Implicit Knowing: Understanding that you carry wisdom about your life that hasn't yet formed into clear thoughts.
  • Embodied Emotion: Recognizing how emotions live in the body, not just the mind.
  • Gentle Presence: The quality of relating to inner experience with openness rather than judgment.

Research Foundation:

Gendlin's research found that therapy clients who naturally "focused" (paid attention to their felt sense) had significantly better outcomes regardless of therapeutic approach. This led to the development of Focusing as a teachable skill.

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Clear a Space

Notice what feels alive inside

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Felt Sense

Find the unclear bodily feeling

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Handle

Get a sense of the whole thing

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Resonate

Check if words fit the feeling

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Ask

Inquire what makes it feel this way

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Receive

Welcome what has come

Intrinsic Unique, irreplaceable value
Extrinsic Comparative, functional value
Systemic Conceptual, defined value
The Science of Value

Formal and Cognitive Axiology

Developed by Dr. Robert S. Hartman, axiology is the formal study of value. Hartman's Value Profile (HVP) measures how individuals cognitively structure value judgments — revealing patterns that predict decision-making, relationships, and life satisfaction.

How Axiology Informs VERINTIMO:

  • Value Judgment Patterns: Understanding how you assign worth to experiences, people, and goals.
  • Decision-Making Structure: The cognitive architecture behind your major life choices.
  • Three Value Dimensions:
    • Intrinsic: Valuing people and things as unique, irreplaceable
    • Extrinsic: Valuing based on function, comparison, usefulness
    • Systemic: Valuing based on rules, concepts, definitions
  • Valuation & Conceptualization: How clearly you perceive value vs. how well you organize concepts.

Research Foundation:

The Hartman Value Profile has been validated in hundreds of studies across psychology, business, and education. Research shows strong correlations between value judgment patterns and leadership effectiveness, relationship quality, and ethical decision-making.

Consciousness as spectrum

Expanded States of Consciousness

Beyond everyday awareness lies a spectrum of consciousness — moments of profound clarity, unity, and transformation that reveal deeper dimensions of human potential. Research on expanded consciousness maps these territories of awareness.

How Expanded States Inform VERINTIMO:

  • Non-Ordinary Experiences: Understanding mystical, spiritual, and transformative experiences as valid psychological phenomena.
  • Holorenic/holotropic States: Fericgla & Grof's research on accelerated healing and insight through breathwork and expanded awareness.
  • Spiral Dynamics: Developmental stages of consciousness and value systems that shape worldview.
  • Peak Experiences: Moments of self-actualization that reveal latent potential and life direction.
  • Integration Practices: Grounding transformative experiences into daily life and sustainable growth.

Research Foundation:

Research on expanded states of consciousness bridges psychology and contemplative traditions, drawing from mystical experiences, psychedelic research, and consciousness studies. The field emphasizes that healing often requires accessing states beyond ordinary ego-awareness.

Waking State Ordinary consciousness
Dreaming State Unconscious
Intuitive Realm Meditative, symbolic
Transpersonal Spiritual
Non-Dual Full integration, all-pervading
Coaching
Presence
Inquiry
Action
Accountability
Applied Methodology

Coaching Framework

Assessment without integration is just information. VERINTIMO coaching bridges insight and transformation through personalized guidance that applies our psychological framework to your specific life context.

How Coaching Informs VERINTIMO:

  • Assessment-Based Coaching: Using your results as a roadmap for targeted personal development work.
  • Depth-Oriented Approach: Moving beyond surface goals to address unconscious patterns revealed in assessment.
  • Values-Aligned Action: Ensuring behavioral change aligns with your core values (ACT + Axiology).
  • Embodied Integration: Using Focusing and somatic awareness to ground insights in lived experience.
  • Relational Holding: Providing the therapeutic relationship necessary for shadow work and vulnerability.

Coaching Framework:

Our coaching methodology synthesizes evidence-based approaches: integrative coaching psychology, developmental coaching, and consciousness-based coaching. Sessions combine reflective inquiry with practical action planning. The assessment serves as the foundation, but the coaching relationship provides the container for genuine transformation.

The Synthesis

How we integrate the six disciplines

VERINTIMO's 12-dimension framework emerges from the intersection of these six disciplines. Each dimension of your assessment reflects insights from multiple psychological traditions:

Identity & Self-Concept

Depth Psychology Focusing

Values & Priorities

ACT Axiology

Emotional Patterns

Depth Psychology Focusing ACT

Decision-Making

Axiology ACT

Relationships

Depth Psychology Axiology

Life Direction

ACT Depth Psychology

Transparency

Limitations & Intended Use

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Not a Clinical Diagnosis

VERINTIMO is a self-discovery and personal growth tool. It does not diagnose mental health conditions or replace professional psychological evaluation.

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Intended Use

Designed for individuals seeking self-understanding, personal development, and insight into their patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving.

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Dynamic Results

Personality and values can evolve. Your results reflect your current state. Re-taking the assessment after significant life changes may yield different insights.

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Complementary Tool

Works best alongside therapy, coaching, or reflective practices. The assessment provides insight; integration requires active engagement.

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Self-Report Nature

Results depend on honest self-reflection. The assessment measures your self-perception, which may differ from how others experience you.

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Professional Guidance

For complex psychological issues, combine insights with qualified professional support. The report can inform therapy but doesn't replace it.

Research Foundations & Acknowledgments

VERINTIMO stands on the shoulders of pioneering researchers and clinicians:

Dr. Steven C. Hayes ACT, University of Nevada
Dr. Josep Maria Fericgla Etnopsychologist, Fundació Josep Maria Fericgla
Dr. Eugene Gendlin Focusing, University of Chicago
Dr. Carl Gustav Jung Analytical Psychology
Dr. Robert S. Hartman Formal Axiology
Dr. Gabor Maté Compassionate Inquiry, University of British Columbia
Dr. Stanislav Grof Expanded States of Consciousness
Ken Wilber Integral Theory
Dra. Ann Weiser Cornell IRF method, University of Chicago
Dra. Janine Rodiles Cognitive Axiology, University of Mexico
Eduardo Romero Consciousness Studies, Fundació Josep Maria Fericgla
L.Gung Coaching Researcher, University of Melbourne

Begin Your Journey

Experience the framework for yourself.

Every question in our assessment is designed through the lens of these six psychological disciplines — giving you insights grounded in decades of research.

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