No One Has Altitude Over You
The facilitator doesn't evaluate, interpret, judge, or direct. You explore what YOU want to explore.
What Does "No Altitude" Mean?
In most therapeutic or coaching relationships, there's an implicit hierarchy. The professional is positioned as the expert who knows better than you about your own experience. They evaluate your thoughts, interpret your words, and guide you toward their understanding of what you need.
In the Neutral Zone, this dynamic doesn't exist. The facilitator has no altitude over you—no superior position from which to judge, direct, or interpret. You are the expert on your own experience.
How This Differs from Traditional Approaches
✗ Traditional Approach
- "I think what you really mean is..."
- "Have you considered that this might be about..."
- "Let me help you understand what's happening"
- "Based on my experience, you should..."
- "This sounds like a pattern of..."
✓ Neutral Zone Approach
- "What would you like to look at today?"
- "What would you call that (something that's bothering you today)?"
- "How does that feel to you?"
- "Is that something you should look at today?"
- Complete acceptance of your direction
What This Means for Your Session
You Set the Direction
Want to explore a fear or dread? A work situation? Some recurring issue in life? Something from your past? The choice is entirely yours. No agenda is imposed.
No Evaluation or Judgment
Your thoughts, feelings, and experiences aren't categorized as healthy/unhealthy, right/wrong, or productive/unproductive. They're simply what's there.
Your Pace, Your Depth
Whether you want to stay on the surface or dive deep, whether you want to explore for 5 minutes or the full session—it's up to you.
Your Insights Are Valid
When you have a realization or insight, it's not filtered through someone else's theoretical framework. Your understanding stands on its own.
Why This Creates Real Change
When no one has altitude over you, something remarkable happens: you stop performing for an external authority and start exploring authentically. You're not trying to give the "right" answer or meet someone else's expectations.
This authentic exploration allows you to encounter material you might never access when you're being guided, evaluated, or interpreted. Your own wisdom emerges when it's given genuine space to do so.
The changes that come from this kind of authentic exploration tend to be lasting because they come from you—not from someone else's understanding of what you need.
Experience What "No Altitude" Feels Like
Your first 30-minute Neutral Zone session is free. Discover what happens when you're truly the expert on your own experience.