The Identity Process™

Embracing who you are. Knowing what you believe. Choosing how you live.

The Identity Process™ is Dr. Jodi Tompkins’ transformative 10-week identity development program that is offered through coaching, individual or group therapy, weekend retreats, and soon-to-be-released video series. Through the Identity Process™, you will discover a a deeper awareness and understanding of your own identity in order to grow in self-acceptance, self-compassion, and self-confidence. The Identity Process™ integrates guided introspection and practical tools which promote emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and relational health. You will explore formative experiences in your past that connect to current challenges, optimizing your future growth and potential to thrive.

Dr. Tompkins created The Identity Process™ based on her doctoral research in identity development and years of clinical practice, along with practical life experiences. This program is appropriate for people of all ages and stages in life, seeking to answer to the ever-daunting question, “Who am I?”.

The Identity Process™ is designed to be used with both individuals and groups and is divided into two 10-week units that correspond to important stages of development: Identity and Intimacy.

Part I: I AM… Identity + Awareness + Meaning

Part II: I DO…Intimacy + Daring + Openness

This program will help you to:

  • Discover your intrinsic, life-giving resources

  • Identify and embrace your key individual strengths

  • Reframe past difficulties as opportunities for growth

  • Understand accomplishment and performance in healthy ways

  • Create authentic connections

  • Learn to identify and communicate emotion

  • Recognize and manage anxiety by developing helpful coping tools

  • Become aware of your unique developmental journey

  • Cultivate meaning and purpose in your life

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The Identity Process™ Program

This program is designed as a developmental framework to build upon in the context of coaching or counseling. The Identity Process™ Coaching Program offers a variety of Identity Coaches who are trained and certified by Dr. Tompkins to guide individuals and groups through this 10-week program. Each session is structured with opportunities for self-discovery to cultivate identity awareness as well as integration of key concepts upon which to build cognitive behavioral resources and interpersonal relationship tools. An initial free 15-minute phone consultation may be scheduled to discover if this program is a good fit for you. Please click below to sign up for the Identity Process™ or to learn more about the program.

If you are interested in becoming a certified Identity Process™ coach and starting your own coaching practice, please click the link below for more information on a training workshop.