About me
I help people find their direction.
I'm a Highlands Certified Consultant with a passion for helping students and adults discover who they are — and what they're uniquely built to do.
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Credentials & training
- Highlands Certified Consultant (HCC)
- Highlands Ability Battery (HAB) certified
- Juris Doctor (J.D.), Campbell University School of Law
- B.A. in Political Science, UNC Chapel Hill
Highlands Certified Consultant
Nicole Vandiver Bryan
I became a Highlands Certified Consultant because I believe every person deserves to understand their natural abilities — not just their interests or grades, but the deep, innate strengths they were born with.
I've worked with high school students navigating college decisions, college students figuring out their major and career path, and adults who are ready for a meaningful change. What they all have in common is a desire to live and work in a way that feels true to who they are.
My approach is grounded in the Highlands Whole Person Model — a framework that looks at the full picture: your natural abilities, personal style, interests, values, and life goals. Together, we use that picture to build a direction that's genuinely yours.
The Highlands Whole Person Model
My philosophy
Direction isn't something you find by accident — it's something you discover by understanding yourself. The Highlands Whole Person Model looks beyond personality tests and career quizzes to measure your actual natural abilities: the things you do effortlessly and energetically. When you align your path with your natural strengths, work stops feeling like a struggle and starts feeling like a fit.
Natural abilities
Innate strengths you were born with — not skills you learned, but capacities that come naturally and energize you.
Personal style
How you prefer to work, communicate, and engage with the world around you.
Interests & values
What genuinely matters to you and where your curiosity naturally leads.
Life goals
The bigger picture — what a meaningful, well-lived life looks like for you.
Ready to find your direction?
Let's start with a free conversation. No pressure — just an honest talk about where you are and where you want to go.