The intersection of Autism/ADHD, attachment, and complex trauma

Neurodiversity-Affirmative Therapy paradigm

Identifying previously undiagnosed autistic and/or ADHD adults

High-masking, nuanced, or non-stereotypical autism

Cultural competency with neurodivergent clients: how to be responsive and of service to those with sensory differences, a bottom-up processing style, interoception differences, alexithymia, masking, autistic burnout, and communication differences

Common co-occurring diagnoses, misdiagnoses, and medical conditions (things like ARFID, CPTSD, OCD, BPD, POTS/dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Hypermobile Spectrum Conditions, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, etc.)

The Double Empathy Problem, both in the therapy room and outside of it

Mixed-neurotype relationships (e.g. relationships between people with different neurotypes, like an ADHDer and an Autistic person, a neurotypical person and an AuDHDer, etc.)

Learn from Madeline, a neurodivergent therapist with lived experience

Deepening in the IFS model: I welcome those trained in Level 1 and beyond through the IFS Institute as well as those pre-Level 1 (note: hours do not count towards IFS Certification)

Learn how to adapt somatic and IFS therapy to be more accessible, affirming, and effective for autistic and/or ADHD clients

Differente hardware (e.g. innate autistic and/or ADHD neurological differences) from software (e.g. burdens, trauma, and extreme roles carried by parts)

Working with common parts and burdens among neurodivergent clients (e.g. “figure it out”/intellectual protectors, parts that mask neurodivergent traits, and parts carrying shame burdens caused by internalized ableism, unaffirming environments, and a lifetime of repeated social rejection)

Working with complex trauma and attachment injuries

Integrating IFS with attachment-based, relational talk therapy

Countertransference: how to recognize it, welcome it, and work with it to improve both your clinical work and your professional well-being (or in IFS speak: working with therapist parts)

Business development support: building a private practice, marketing that doesn't feel icky, finding your niche, setting up systems that work for your brain and life, business ethics in late capitalism, and building a business that nourishes you back as you serve your community

Values-aligned business: explore your relationship with money, power, and serving others

Practitioner burnout: how to shift out of helping, fixing, or over-giving, and into heart-led, sustainable service

Clinical documentation: how to write progress notes and reports that respect all parts, are neurodiversity-affirmative, protect both you and your clients, AND would pass an audit

Accountability and follow-up: get the support you need to finally take action on the professional goals and vision that most light you up (but also maybe scare the sh*t out of you)