About us
About Directionality.Me
The aim of Directionality is to maximize productivity and efficiency and foster caring, genuine relationships and career choices by opening communication pathways through understanding and insight. We do that with a simple, shared vocabulary — four color-coded pathways — that children and adults can remember and use together.
Who leads Directionality.Me
Directionality was created by Dr. Michael Reece Carpenter. Today he leads Directionality.Me with Stacy Benton.
Dr. Michael Reece Carpenter
Counselor and educator
Michael Carpenter, PhD, has built a distinguished career dedicated to drug, violence, suicide, and bullying prevention, with experience spanning more than four decades. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology, a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, and a Doctorate in Counseling and Administration. His work has touched every level of education- elementary, middle, high school, and university- across both public and private settings. As a Student Assistance Program consultant, Dr. Carpenter has shared his expertise nationally and internationally. including New Zealand, Japan, and Belize. Today, he continues this mission of healing and resilience as a practicing EMDR therapist, helping individuals overcome trauma and build healthier lives.
Stacy Benton
Educator and administrator
Stacy Benton brings over 32 years of experience in public school education, serving in diverse roles including Middle School Science Teacher, Administrator, District Student Assistance Coordinator and a RESA Drug Prevention Coordinator. She holds a Master’s degree and a Specialist degree in Middle School Education along with an Educational Leadership Certificate. Throughout her career, she has dedicated herself to advancing student learning, promoting well-being, and leading district-level initiatives in prevention and student success.
Where Directionality comes from
Directionality grows out of a long tradition of temperament research — from Hippocrates around 400 BC, through Plato, Carl Jung and Erich Fromm, to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Keirsey and Bates, and Dan Lowery. That work shows that people are born with different temperaments and communicate in different ways.
Directionality is its own assessment. It turns that research into four color-coded communication pathways that students, families and teams can remember. What is Directionality? covers the background in more depth.
Based in Atlanta, Georgia
Directionality.Me is based in Atlanta, Georgia. Call 470-789-2199 or send a message through the contact page.
Directionality materials are owned by Synergistic Living of GA, LLC.
Community partners
PathLight Counseling and The Colonel’s Cup Foundation are among our community partners.
Get in touch
Questions about Directionality, or planning for a school or group? We’re happy to help.