The Problem practitioners already see
Our Clients Are Capable. The Pattern Is Still Costing Them.
Accomplished professionals rarely look as though they are struggling. They look prepared, committed and successful.
Under pressure, those same strengths can harden into overpreparing, overfunctioning, people-pleasing, perfectionism and the constant need to prove their value.
The behaviour is visible. The pattern driving it often is not.
Without precise pattern language, we risk coaching the symptom while the protection keeps running.
Imposter Syndrome and Leadership Sustainability
This Is About More Than Self-Doubt.
The ClaytoGold™ Imposter Syndrome Assessment explores how protective patterns may appear when capable people experience pressure, uncertainty, visibility or change.
Those patterns can sustain performance for a time. They can also create an internal cost.
ClaytoGold helps us recognise when the strategies that contributed to success are becoming difficult to sustain.
Imposter syndrome may be the presenting concern.
Leadership sustainability is the wider conversation.
FROM VALIDATION TO DIRECTION
Most Assessments Name the Struggle.
ClaytoGold™ Helps Us Know Where to Begin.
Knowing that a client experiences imposter syndrome can be validating. It does not necessarily tell us what is driving the pattern or how to structure the work that follows.
ClaytoGold identifies which of the Four Neural Safety Systems™ appears most active and maps the protective behaviours associated with that system.
Practitioners can then use the debrief framework and pattern-specific activities to create a more focused development pathway.
The assessment does not replace professional judgement. It gives that judgement a clearer structure.
The pattern becomes visible. The guesswork stops. The conversation becomes more precise.
FROM INSIGHT TO APPLICATION
Naming the Struggle Is Useful. Knowing Where to Begin Changes the Work.
ClaytoGold gives licensed practitioners a structured way to move from general conversations about self-doubt into more focused development work.
01
Recognise the Pattern
Explore which of the Four Neural Safety Systems™ appears most active and how its protective behaviours may be showing up under pressure.
02
Structure the Conversation
Use the ClaytoGold debrief framework to translate assessment results into a focused, responsible client conversation.
03
Guide the Work
Draw from pattern-specific activities that give clients something practical to apply between sessions and beyond.
The licensed practitioner system
More Than an Assessment. A Methodology We Can Bring Into Practice.
ClaytoGold Practitioner Certification + Licence provides the training, tools and infrastructure needed to use the methodology responsibly with clients.
Training and Certification
- Your own ClaytoGold assessment experience
- Self-paced practitioner learning
- Eight hours of live training delivered in four 2-hour sessions
- Assessment interpretation and debrief preparation
- Ethical application and scope-of-practice guidance
- Practical case discussion and integration
Client Delivery Tools
- The ClaytoGold Imposter Syndrome Assessment
- A structured 60 to 90-minute debrief framework
- Pattern-specific rewiring activities
- Practitioner guidance for each Neural Safety System
- A branded client resource
- Pulse-check capability for monitoring change over time
Practitioner Infrastructure and Support
- Access to the YSU Cykometrix Partner Platform
- ClaytoGold practitioner licensing
- A practitioner-only community
- Monthly practitioner support calls
- Ongoing case discussion and methodology development
The Assessment Bank
Included with ClaytoGold
Access to the wider YSU Cykometrix Assessment Bank is included with ClaytoGold practitioner certification and licensing.
The bank offers complementary leadership, personality and behavioural assessments that can add context to development conversations.
Standalone Access
Standalone Assessment Bank access is available to professionals who want the broader assessment resources without becoming certified in ClaytoGold.
Standalone access does not provide ClaytoGold certification, licensing or permission to administer the ClaytoGold assessment.
Your Path to Becoming Licensed
Learn the Methodology. Practise the Conversation. Bring It Into Your Work.
01
Experience the Assessment
Complete the ClaytoGold assessment and experience the process from the client’s perspective.
02
Learn at Your Own Pace
Work through the self-paced component covering the conceptual foundation, Four Neural Safety Systems™, assessment interpretation and practitioner responsibilities.
03
Join the Live Training
Participate in four 2-hour live training sessions focused on interpretation, debriefing, client application and responsible integration.
04
Complete the Licensing Process
Complete the certification requirements and licensing agreement before administering ClaytoGold with clients.
Professional Scope
ClaytoGold supports professional judgement. It does not diagnose clients or replace therapy.
where claytogold is now
From Founder Cohort to Beta Cohort
Four practitioners have completed the first ClaytoGold certification cohort.
ClaytoGold has now entered its beta stage while we build the assessment sample required for statistical validation.
The commercial launch will take place after statistical validation based on a minimum of 100 completed assessments.
Transparency matters. The assessment is being offered during this validation stage so that practitioners can make an informed decision about participation.
BETA cohort
$1,997 USD
Beta Practitioner Benefits:
- Save $498 on certification and licensing
- Customisation of the practitioner’s branded client resource
- Early placement in the practitioner directory.
- Direct input into methodology refinements during the beta period.
Commercial Launch
$2,495 USD
Timing is milestone-based
The commercial launch will follow statistical validation using a minimum sample of 100 completed assessments. Because timing depends on assessment volume, no fixed launch date has been set.
Beta pricing and beta-only benefits will end at commercial launch.
Practitioner Fit
ClaytoGold Deepens an Established Practice. It Does Not Create One.
ClaytoGold is designed for experienced coaches, trainers and consultants who already work with accomplished professionals and want more precision in established client work. It is not foundational coach training, a clinical diagnostic tool or an assessment that can be administered without practitioner preparation.
ClaytoGold is her response to the gap: a practical, neuroscience-informed methodology that helps practitioners move from general validation to more precise development work.
Today, her focus is building the methodologies and supporting the professionals who bring them into practice.
Practitioner Fit
Is This Right for Your Practice?
Before licensing a methodology, we should know exactly what it is, what it is not, and how it fits into the work we already do.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this therapy?
What does “practitioner” mean?
What is the difference between certification and licensing?
Can newer coaches enrol?
Can ClaytoGold be used with groups or organisations?
Can I access the Assessment Bank without becoming certified?
Is private practitioner advisory included?
What if I have more questions?
Next Step
Ready to Explore Whether ClaytoGold™ Belongs in Your Practice?
If the methodology fits the clients we already serve and the work we want to deepen, the next step is a licensing conversation.