Working with Neurodivergence
in the
Therapy Room
This training will focus on deepening your understanding and knowledge of how to work with Autistic and ADHD clients in the therapy room.
The aims are to:
1. Improve therapist knowledge base about neurodivergence, focusing on those who are autistic or have ADHD
2. Give therapists the confidence to work with neurodivergent clients
3. Give therapists a wide range of strategies and techniques to use in the therapy room
4. To provide a broader understanding of what masking looks like and how to spot the signs
Learning Outcomes:
Participants will:
Learn and explore the diverse ways autistic and ADHD people experience and express their neurodivergence.
Learn what masking is and how to recognise it
Learn how it feels for a therapist to work with neurodivergent clients
Learn how to understand and support neurodivergent clients, including those who are autistic or have ADHD
Learn how to work creatively with neurodivergent clients
Learn strategies for working with clients who may not identify as neurodivergent but want to better understand and support how their brains work.
Teaching Format:
This workshop will be delivered online on Zoom. It has been designed in a neurodivergent friendly way to accommodate neurodivergent participants.
The workshop will include videos by neurodivergent people talking about their experiences of living in a neurotypical world.
This workshop will give you a wide range of resources and books to use in your client work
Who is this for?
The workshop is intended for therapists who are working with clients who are/ or may be autistic and/or ADHD. This workshop is also for therapists who don’t have neurodivergent clients but would like to learn more about this topic
How will this workshop develop your practice?
Next Online Workshop Date - 16/01/26
9.30am - 2.30pm
£85 (5.5 hours CPD)
Payment Plan available:
To get 3 split payments select Klarna on checkout
The workshop will be recorded and accessible for 12 months.
The workshop will deepen your knowledge and understanding of neurodivergence, which in turn will increase your confidence to work with neurodivergent clients.
Meet your trainers:
Sarah Sfaltos
Sarah is a counsellor and clinical supervisor. She runs her own private practice, working with children, teenagers and adults. She also works in a primary school as the school counsellor and safeguarding member.
Sarah also runs parent and school staff workshops to educate adults on how best to support children.
In the Past...
Sarah volunteered at her local hospice as a bereavement counsellor, supporting adults with their grief and sadness.
She also taught Level Two counselling skills course to adults and received Outstanding during her teaching skills audit
Goals...
Sarah wants to share her deepened understanding and lived experience of neurodivergence to help others recognise and appreciate neurodivergent ways of being, knowing that early awareness can make a meaningful difference.
Sarah plans to delivery her training courses to as many people as possible so that this shared knowledge can reduce the level of anxiety and suffering.
My Passion...
Sarah’s greatest passion is using her knowledge and experience to create meaningful resources that support people through a range of emotional challenges.
So far, she has designed and developed two sets of therapy cards — one for adults and one for children. The Reflective Endings Cards help adults explore and process the many types of endings we experience in life, while the Reflections for Children Cards encourage children to reflect on their thoughts, feelings, and everyday experiences.
Sarah is now working on a companion book inspired by her Reflective Endings Cards, offering deeper insights, reflections, and emotional support for loss and endings.
Anne Turnbull
Anne is an EMDR consultant and a clinical supervisor. Anne has her own private practice and has a particular interest in working with neurodivergence (autism & ADHD). Anne works with children, young people and adults.
Anne currently works as a consultant and facilitator for Leeds Beckett University Carnegie School of Education, designing and facilitating workshops on reflective and peer on peer supervision.
In the Past...
Anne has taught counselling courses from certificate to diploma level and delivered workshops on mental health issues in schools.
As a supervisor, Anne has provided group and individual supervision to therapists, mental health teams and educators..
Goals...
Anne wants to help therapists develop the confidence and language to bring the topic of neurodivergence into the therapy room as so many clients are desperate to understand why they find life so much harder than those around them.
Helping clients on their journey of understanding and embracing neurodivergence can be life changing.
My Passion...
Anne has designed and created a sensory bag, inspired by her years of experience working with neurodivergent clients.
She has also developed a set of Neuro-Affirmative Cards — a thoughtful resource to help individuals explore and celebrate their sensory experiences and unique differences.
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Next Online Workshop Date - 16/01/26
9.30am - 2.30pm
£85 (5.5 hours CPD)
Payment Plan available:
To get 3 split payments select Klarna on checkout
The workshop will be recorded and accessible for 12 months.
Testimonials from the Workshop
"For me as a counsellor, it was like clarity with putting a complex puzzle together. 10/10 Please do another one"
"This course was truly amazing. Packed full of information in an engaging way"
"I feel more alert to neurodivergence turning up in the therapy room or ways it may be masked"
"A general increase in confidence. The Spoon Theory is a great resource"
"The resources you had, have been invaluable"
"I've been reading the books you suggested. Applying the interventions to my clients, my children and myself"