The Birkman Method:

Where psychology meets data to realign your career from the inside out.

UNCOVER…

your internal operating system so you can work from your strengths, restore clarity, and feel lit up by your career again.

The Birkman Method is a research-based assessment developed over seven decades.

It measures four things at once: what motivates you, how you operate day to day, what you need to stay at your best, and the specific ways you respond under pressure when those needs go unmet.

Most assessments stop at behavior. This one shows you the system underneath it.

Needs are invisible. Not just to the people around you, but often to you. That makes them easy to override for years without noticing, and it's why exhaustion, overwhelm, and a loss of clarity so often arrive without an obvious cause. The Birkman is one of the few assessments that puts them in writing.

Elizabeth reads the results with a background in relational and attachment psychology, so the conversation goes past what the data says: where your needs came from, why certain ones stopped registering, and what they mean for the work ahead.

Career challenges are rarely just strategic.

They are psychological and relational.

When your work environment doesn’t meet your core internal needs, your system feels it.

When your career aligns with your wiring, you feel connected, capable, and resilient - even during demanding seasons. When we combine science-backed insight into your unique wiring with a psychological approach to career strategy, realignment happens.

  • Confidence stabilizes because you’re operating from strengths

  • Decision-making becomes clearer because you trust your instincts

  • Energy renews instead of drains

  • Boundaries feel natural rather than forced

  • Your contribution becomes more authentic and impactful

  • Growth feels available and sustainable, not overwhelming

  • Agency is restored and you feel capable of shaping your career rather than reacting to it

From this foundation, thoughtful planning and career decision-making become possible again, not from panic or exhaustion, but from alignment and agency.

The Birkman Method

Part 1: Birkman Assessment

A comprehensive, science-based assessment of your internal operating system. Grounded in 70 years of research, the Birkman Assessment dramatically accelerates the discovery of your inner-wiring. 

The process includes a 30-60 minute online, self-paced questionnaire that measures behavioral traits, motivations, and interests. 

The Birkman Assessment provides research-backed insight into:

  • Your core strengths and behavioral style

  • Your innate interests and passions

  • What you need from your environment to thrive

  • How you behave under stress

  • The invisible needs that, when unmet, lead to burnout or self-doubt

  • Career environments and roles where you are most likely to flourish

You will receive a 50+ page personalized Birkman Signature Report.

Part 2: Debrief and Planning Sessions

Elizabeth combines her background in psychology, over a decade of guiding ambitious professionals, and her own lived experience of meaningful career realignment to interpret your Birkman results in a way that is deeply personalized, practical, and aligned with your goals.

Two 60-Minute Debrief Sessions will:

  • Connect patterns from your past experiences to your internal wiring, and make sense of your career story

  • Understand why certain roles or environments drain you, and what will energize you instead

  • Identify what has quietly been missing, and what you need to truly thrive

  • Validate your needs as legitimate, not flaws, restoring confidence and self-trust

  • Learn how to advocate for yourself with clarity and conviction

One 30-Minute Planning Session:

This final session is designed to bring everything together - integrating insight, exploring light planning, and shaping next steps that feel aligned and actionable for you. Clients can use this time to clarify immediate actions, explore possibilities, or thoughtfully map their next strategic move.

Investment: $1375

If you're ready to schedule your Career Alignment Intensive, email elizabeth@elizabethmcc.com to get started.

Not sure where to begin? A Clarity Session is a natural first step, a focused 60-minute conversation to start uncovering how your unique psychology is shaping your experience at work.

“Elizabeth just "gets it" in ways that traditional coaches or therapists don't: she has hands-on experience with various workplace dynamics and challenges, so you can spend less time context-setting and more time digging into the meaningful work of lasting personal and professional growth.”

— Strategy Lead at a Fortune 500 Technology Platform

“What makes Elizabeth so effective is her ability to get to the root causes of challenges while also equipping you with tactical strategies you can apply immediately. She’s helped me navigate complex workplace situations with more clarity, build resilience, and ultimately perform at a higher level.”

— Enterprise Sales Leader at Global Technology Company

"Elizabeth is one of the most caring and emphatic individuals I have ever worked with but what I appreciate about her the most is her ability to continuously challenge me. She has challenged me to believe in myself in ways I never knew I could, leverage tools to overcome past family habits/current relationships that no longer serve me to get to my best self, and trust in my own intuition vs. looking for external validation. She has changed my life in more than one way and I wouldn’t be where I am without her! Excited to see what else the future brings in continuing to work with her!"

— Global Sales Leader at a Research & Advisory Firm

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"When we understand the psychology beneath our professional experiences, what once felt like personal failure often reveals itself as a deeply human pattern. This understanding of our unique wiring can restore clarity, rebuild self-trust, and course correct a career in powerful ways."  

— Elizabeth McCarthy, Psychology-Informed Career and Identity Consultant