Faiz Hayaza

Faiz Hayaza Clinical Psychologist - Private Practice, Indonesia

Title: The Reflective, Process-Oriented, And Timing-Aware (Rpta) Approach: A Therapeutic Framework For Gifted Clients

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Biography

Faiz Hayaza, S.Psi., Psikolog is a clinical psychologist based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, with nearly two decades of private practice experience. He is a member of the Ikatan Psikolog Klinis Indonesia (IPK), Himpunan Psikolog Indonesia (HIMPSI), Ikatan Psikoterapis Indonesia, the American Psychological Association (APA), and Fides by WHO. His professional focus lies in reflective and process-based psychotherapy, emphasizing timing, readiness, and neurobiological integration in clinical change. He has extensive experience working with gifted and twice-exceptional (2E) individuals, adolescents, and adults, combining scientific insight with reflective intuition to develop the Reflective, Process-Oriented, and Timing-Aware (RPTA) approach — a framework that bridges humanistic and neuropsychological dimensions of healing.

Abstract

There is a unique group of people in my clinical practice known as gifted individuals. These individuals are known for their advanced thinking abilities, strong emotions, and the fact that their intellectual and emotional development often progresses at different rates (asynchronous development). This paper introduces the Reflective, Process-Oriented, and Timing-Aware (RPTA) model, which was developed to address a specific challenge: how to support individuals whose intellectual minds race ahead but whose emotional growth is left behind. The RPTA model aims to bridge this gap by bringing together thinking, feeling, and the right timing for change in the therapeutic process.

The study examines how RPTA facilitates the alignment of cognitive and emotional experiences by focusing on internal dynamics of the gifted clients, carefully attending to the process as it unfolds, and sensing internal emotional cues at what is known as the “Readiness Gate”—a pivotal moment when a person is truly prepared to move forward.

This study is based on over 20 years of long-term clinical observation in private practice, using a qualitative and reflective approach. A key part of RPTA is the therapist’s ability to notice subtle signs that a client is ready for change. These “micro-signals of readiness”—such as changes in breathing, pauses in conversation, or shifts in where the client looks—signal that the person is at the threshold where their thinking and emotional safety align.

Figure 1 shows how the RPTA Process Pendulum moves between reflection and regulation. It illustrates how being aware of timing helps guide the transition between phases of activation (when new insights emerge) and integration (when those insights are internalized and made meaningful).