Taking life at face-value

PROFILING: DOCTOR READS BODY LANGUAGE, ENERGY TO SEE WHAT MAKES YOU TICK

- Hein Kaiser

Dr Lizelle Grobler does not need to know you to know you. She can read your face like a book, decode your signature as easily as others read a WhatsApp and she already knows your state of being before you do, based on what you wear and its colours.

She does this without a crystal ball and tarot cards. It is profiling and does not have to have anything to do with crime.

Detailing what makes someone tick is a combination of several aspects that create a whole, she said. It requires neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) and statement content analysis, along with several tells that our body and our actions provide.

NLP is a psychological approach that explores the connection between how we think as in neuro, how we communicate in other words, linguistic, and our behavioural patterns referred to as programming.

"We look at what is said, what is not said, body language, energy. We put everything together to get the full picture," she said.

Grobler is also a specialist in facial profiling. "Your face is a map of your personality," she said. "The shape of your nose, your ears, your lips and every feature says something about how you think, how you behave, and where you will thrive or struggle."