Using the gestalt method of graphology, printing can be analyzed in the same manner as cursive writing, and the same is true of non-Latin alphabets. In my own practice I analyze Hebrew, Arabic, Cyrillic, as well as French, German, etc., etc., none of which I speak. That’s because, rather than a this-means-that relationship to individual letters or strokes, the gestalt principles of spatial arrangement (how the writing is laid out on the page), writing form (how the writing looks), and writing movement (the way the writing “moves” across the page), are universal and the competent graphologist is able to view the writing in the context of the page and properly interpret it.

I imagine the lack of licensing is a big problem and that claims of illegitimacy are based on unqualified people who simply call themselves graphologists.