Transforming investigators into intelligence professionals
Science-Based Investigative-Interview Training
Grounded in behavioral science, we train professionals to think strategically, adapt in real time, and respond effectively as conversations unfold—across the full spectrum of investigative contexts, from routine matters to high-ambiguity environments.
Every interview, conversation, and contact is an opportunity to collect meaningful human intelligence when approached with the right mindset.
Investigative interview training that reveals the depth of intelligence within every interaction—uncovering previously unknown information to forecast behavior, identify patterns, and ultimately mitigate organizational risk.
All training engagements are co-facilitated by practitioners and practicing psychologists.
Every engagement is co-facilitated by an experienced interviewing practitioner with formal psychological training alongside a practicing psychologist, trained in intelligence-led interviewing. This ensures training remains grounded in real investigative environments while anchored in current psychological science. The result is instruction that balances operational realism with scientific rigor—so techniques are not only effective in practice, but defensible, ethical, and adaptable across contexts.
Who we serve:
Our clients represent a range of investigative, regulatory, and clinical environments.
We work with professionals and organizations responsible for conducting interviews where judgment, accuracy, and human understanding matter. Our clients operate across investigative, regulatory, financial, clinical, and public-sector environments where interviews shape decisions, risk assessment, and future outcomes.
Corporate & Enterprise Investigations
- Asset Protection/Loss Prevention
- Insider Threat
- Fraud & Financial Misconduct
- Organized Retail Crime (ORC)
- Corporate Security
- Supply Chain
Workplace & Employment Investigations
- Human Resources
- Workplace Misconduct & Harassment
- Whistleblower Investigators
- Workers’ Compensation
- Fitness-for-Duty & Administrative Investigators
- Employee Relations
Banking & Financial Services
- Financial Institutions & Credit Unions
- Internal Fraud & Misconduct
- AML / KYC
- Risk, Audit, and Internal Controls
- Insurance & Claims Investigators
Legal, Regulatory & Oversight
- Corporate Legal & Investigations Counsel
- Regulatory & Compliance Bodies
- Oversight, Audit, and Ethics Offices
- Government & Administrative Investigations
Psychology & Behavioral Health Professionals
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Forensic Psychologists
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Clinical Psychologists
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Therapists & Counselors
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Behavioral Health Evaluators
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Threat & Violence Risk Assessment
Law Enforcement & Public Safety
Local, State, and Federal Law Enforcement
Specialized Investigative Units
Task Forces & Multi-Agency Teams
Corrections & Community Supervision
Public Safety & Emergency Management
What we offer:
Bespoke Interview Training and Consulting Services
Our services are designed to translate intelligence-led interviewing into day-to-day practice. We work with professionals and organizations to develop interview capability that holds up in real conversations—across routine matters, sensitive issues, and complex investigative environments.
Fully Customized Science-Based Interview Training
Speaking Engagements
Consulting & Advisory Services
Interview Support Services
What we teach:
A way of thinking and operating.
Not a method. Not a checklist.
We design interview training from first principles in psychological science and human behavior. The goal is not to memorize steps, but to develop judgment, adaptability, and the ability to generate appropriate responses as conversations unfold. This allows professionals to conduct interviews effectively across routine cases and complex, high-ambiguity environments.
What intelligence-led interviewing develops:
Refined
Judgment
Interviewers learn to recognize what matters as it emerges—distinguishing signal from noise, managing bias, and making deliberate decisions in real time rather than reacting reflexively.
Adaptive Interviewing Skills
We train professionals to adjust their approach based on the person, the context, and the objective—responding intelligently to resistance, cooperation, ambiguity, adapting as the interview unfolds.
Actionable Intelligence
Effective interviews do more than resolve the immediate issue. They generate intelligence that informs next steps, identifies risk, and supports better decisions beyond the single case.
Where we came from:
A national intelligence pedigree adapted for corporate investigative environments
Modern intelligence interviewing was developed in part through (Somoetic Co-Founder and CEO) Colton Seale’s work with the U.S. intelligence community, including methodologies created for the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group (HIG). That work was grounded in rigorous psychological science and designed for environments where interviews carry real consequences and where uncertainty is the norm.
We have since adapted that science-based approach for corporate, regulatory, and organizational investigations—retaining key principles, while translating them responsibly for private-sector contexts.
The result is interview training that is credible, defensible, and effective across environments where judgment and adaptability matter most.
Colton Seale explaining the concept of “intelligence interviewing”.
Taking the fragments of intelligence we collect over time, assembling them, and stepping back to reveal the bigger picture.