Discover Your Natural Abilities. Clarify Your Direction. Move Forward with Confidence.
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Not every important decision requires counseling.
Sometimes what you need most is a deeper understanding of how you were naturally designed to think, learn, solve problems, and thrive.
The Highlands Ability Battery® helps uncover your innate abilities—the natural ways your brain processes information and approaches the world—so you can move forward with greater confidence and clarity.
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Sometimes, clarity begins with understanding yourself more deeply
Spatial reasoning
Rhythm
Problem-solving
Learning and memory
Verbal abilities
Cognitive strengths and natural patterns
The Highlands Ability Battery® is one of the world's most comprehensive aptitude assessments, measuring natural abilities that remain remarkably stable throughout life.
Unlike personality tests, interest inventories, or career quizzes, the Highlands Ability Battery evaluates your innate abilities—the ways your brain naturally processes information, learns, solves problems, and performs.
It explores areas such as:
Insight into how you naturally work best
Because natural abilities tend to remain consistent throughout adulthood, the insight you gain can continue to inform educational, vocational, and leadership decisions for years to come.
The goal isn't to tell you what career you should pursue.
It's to help you understand the abilities you already possess—so you can make informed decisions with greater confidence.
What do you enjoy?
What interests you?
How would you describe your personality?
How are you naturally wired to perform?
Most assessments ask:
The Highlands Ability Battery asks:
Whether you're deciding what comes next or simply wondering why certain work energizes you while other work leaves you exhausted, the Highlands Ability Battery provides practical insight grounded in your natural abilities.
Choosing a major, changing direction, or gaining confidence in what's next.
College Students
Ages 15+ exploring future careers and educational paths.
High School Students
Entering the workforce and discovering where their natural strengths may lead.
Young Adults
Rediscovering your strengths and possibilities after time away from the workforce.
Returning to Work
Considering a new path or feeling ready for something different.
Career Transitions
Experiencing dissatisfaction, burnout, or simply wondering what may be a better fit.
Professionals Seeking Clarity
Wherever you're headed next, clarity can help you get there.
Receive comprehensive insight into your unique aptitude profile.
3. Your Personalized Reports
Complete the Highlands Ability Battery from wherever you are.
1. Administration of the Assessment
Meet one-on-one with Cindy to walk through and better understand your results.
2. A 2-Hour Individual Debrief
Explore educational paths, career possibilities, and meaningful next steps.
4. Practical Application
Your Highlands Ability Battery experience includes:
Although Cindy is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPC-A) in South Carolina, the Highlands Ability Battery is not counseling or mental health treatment.
This is a career and aptitude assessment service provided by Cindy in her role as a Certified Highlands Consultant.
Because the assessment does not involve psychotherapy or mental health treatment, it can be provided virtually to clients throughout the United States.
You do not need to be a counseling client to participate.
A quick note about this service
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Highlands Ability Battery?
The Highlands Ability Battery is a research-based aptitude assessment that measures natural abilities related to learning, problem-solving, communication, and work performance. It provides information that can assist with educational and career decisions.
Is this a personality test?
No. Personality assessments describe behavioral preferences, while the Highlands Ability Battery measures natural aptitudes—abilities that generally remain stable over time.
Is this counseling?
No. The Highlands Ability Battery is a separate assessment and consultation service and is not psychotherapy or mental health treatment.
Can I complete the assessment if I don't live in South Carolina?
Yes. As a Certified Highlands Consultant, Cindy provides Highlands Ability Battery services virtually to clients across the United States.
What age is appropriate?
The Highlands Ability Battery is recommended for individuals ages 15 and older.
What is the cost?
The assessment plus 2-hour debrief includes multiple reports and lifetime access to your account for continued research and clarity for years to come. The total cost is $650.00, paid in full via credit/debit prior to test-taking.
Payment is due in full via credit/debit card prior to test-taking.
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$650
*Group rates are available for 5 or more students willing to do a group debrief
- Highlands Ability Battery assessment
- Comprehensive personalized reports
- Multiple assessment reports
- 2-hour individual debrief with Cindy
- Lifetime access to your account for continued research and clarity
Includes:
An investment in understanding the way you're naturally designed.
Whether you're choosing a college major, considering a career change, or simply seeking greater clarity about your future, the Highlands Ability Battery can provide valuable insight into the abilities you naturally possess.