Heightened Multifaceted Sensitivity of Gifted Students: Implications for Counseling

Effective psychological counseling of gifted students is enhanced when mental health professionals have knowledge of gifted people's differentiating characteristics. This article focuses on heightened multifaceted sensitivity (HMS), a conception of sensitivity that is used by the author in counseling gifted students and their parents. HMS is described, and its implications for counseling gifted students are presented.