Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy Training for Working with Autistic, ADHD & Gifted Adults
Neurodiversity CPD for Counsellors & Psychotherapists
On late diagnosis, giftedness, and working well with neurodivergent adults
A significant portion of any therapy caseload is neurodivergent today: autistic, ADHD, AuDHD, or gifted, whether the client arrives with the words for it or not.
This CPD is built for that exact work. Not neurodiversity as an abstract topic to be aware of, but the practical difference it makes in the therapy room: how someone can mask their way through a whole session, why a standard reflective silence might land as an overwhelming demand, and what changes when you stop reading intensity as something to treat.
Training Structure: A Two-Part Approach
Neurodiversity CPD Part 1: Foundations of Affirming Practice
Format | Live 2.5-Hour Workshop (Online via Zoom) |
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Who It Is For | Trainee and qualified counsellors across all therapeutic modalities (Integrative, Person-Centred, Psychodynamic, CBT, and systemic). |
Fees | (see below) |
Maps the shift from a medical deficit view to neuro-affirming practice. Designed as an accessible standalone workshop, it delivers immediate adaptations you can experiment with in your very next session. While the principles apply across the entire neurodivergence spectrum, this foundational session focuses specifically on Autism, ADHD, and AuDHD. Core focus areas include:
- Vocabulary & Paradigm Shift: Moving from deficit checklists and medical models to precise and affirming neurodiversity frameworks.
- Understanding Individual Presentation: Recognising why "functioning" cannot be read from observable behavior alone, and being aware of hidden autistic and ADHD masking.
- Practical Modality-Neutral Tools: Applying adaptable, practical techniques that fit naturally within your existing therapeutic approach.
- Ethical & Relational Considerations: Navigating power, consent, and the impact of standard therapeutic interventions (like reflective silences) on neurodivergent minds.
Upcoming Cohorts:
- Monday 7th September 2026 — FULLY BOOKED
- Wednesday 9th September 2026 — FULLY BOOKED
Join the waitlist below to be notified first when the next dates open.
Neurodiversity CPD Part 2: Advanced Clinical Work with Late Diagnosis & Giftedness
Format | Full-Day Workshop (Online) |
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Fees | (see below) |
Focus: Advanced therapeutic work including:
- The Pre-Diagnosis Space: Holding a safe, non-pathologising therapeutic container for clients who may suspect they are neurodivergent but do not yet have formal identification.
- Unpacking Masking, Anxiety & Autistic/ADHD Burnout: Moving beyond symptom management to understand how chronic masking drives deep exhaustion, sensory overload, and chronic anxiety.
- Late Diagnosis & Emotional Processing: Navigating the complex grief, anger, relief, and identity shift that follows a late adult diagnosis.
- Giftedness, Twice-Exceptionality (2e) & Existential Depression: Working safely with high intellectual capacity, intense excitabilities, and existential despair without inflating giftedness or mistaking it for a disorder.
Next Upcoming Date:
- Tuesday 6th October 2026
Clinical Framework & Lived Experience
Specialised Training
Facilitated by a practitioner trained through InterGifted, focusing specifically on the psychology, emotional intensity, and relational dynamics of gifted and twice-exceptional adults.
Lived Experience & Affirming Practice
Built from lived experience with late identification, ensuring consent, collaboration, and safety are embedded as the core method rather than external adjustments added to a client.
Professional Accreditation & Delivery
Both parts meet NCPS and BACP CPD requirements, complete with explicit learning outcomes, structured reflective practice, and embedded safeguarding protocols.
Delivered live and online in English or French.
Rates
- Neurodiversity CPD Part 1 (2.5 Hours): £95 per participant
- Concession Rate (Trainees / Students): £65 per participants
- Neurodiversity CPD Part 2 (Full Day): £185 per participant
- Concession Rate (Trainees / Students): £145 per participant
- Neurodiversity CPD Two-Part Bundle: £250 per participant
- Concession Bundle Rate (Trainees / Students): £195 per participant
Private Practice / Agency Group Bookings
Available for counselling services, NHS talking therapy teams, and group practices looking to train their full team together. Recommended group size: 12 to 16 participants, due to the participatory nature of the training.
Featured Practitioner Tool: The Map of My Own Mind
A practical clinical tool you can use immediately: The Map of My Own Mind. This framework maps eight everyday dimensions that every mind sits somewhere on, requiring no formal score and no official diagnosis. It functions as a client handout or a self-reflection exercise, offering a gentle, non-pathologising way into the conversation with a client who has never been asked how their mind actually operates.