Neurodiversity & Working with Neurodivergent Adults - Therapeutic Starting Points
This training is for trainees, therapists and counsellors who want to deepen their understanding of neurodivergence and feel more confident working with adult neurodivergent clients.
With Stephanie Baum and John Mackessy
of knowledge and experience that spans over two decades, we’ve now expanded our training into new territories across the globe.
25+ years
a year are now taking advantage of our courses, and the number continues to grow, with many opting for a complete career change.
180+ students
700+ graduates
have now left our courses as fully trained qualified therapists, going on to forge rewarding and successful careers.
Neurodiversity & Working with Neurodivergent Adults - Therapeutic Starting Points
Many practitioners feel uncertain about how to adapt their approach or avoid unintentionally pathologising neurodivergent experience. The training offers a space to explore these questions with nuance, curiosity, and practical relevance.
Course fees:
£299 inc. VAT
Course location:
CPPD (In person)
Course dates:
14/15 November 2026
Course times:
10.00 - 16.00 (Sat & Sun)
Course programme.
Who this is for:
This training is for trainees, therapists and counsellors who want to deepen their understanding of neurodivergence and feel more confident working with adult neurodivergent clients. Many practitioners feel uncertain about how to adapt their approach or avoid unintentionally pathologising neurodivergent experience. The training offers a space to explore these questions with nuance, curiosity, and practical relevance.
What to expect:
Across two experiential days, we explore neurodivergence through attachment, relational, and trauma-informed lenses. The training includes a mix of teaching, discussion, and experiential exercises. It covers topics such as sensory experience, different models of understanding neurodivergence, attachment, trauma and shame, and the impact of normative assumptions in therapy. We aim to support practitioners in developing a more attuned and flexible way of working with neurodivergent clients.
Who we are:
Stephanie Baum and John Mackessy
Two therapists with lived experience of neurodivergence, bringing together personal insight and clinical practice.
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Equality, diversity
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