This 4-hour professional development workshop is designed for therapists, counsellors, and mental health practitioners who want to enhance their skills in supporting clients with ADHD, especially those who have been underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed due to cultural, gender, or age-related bias.
You'll gain practical tools, evidence-based knowledge, and therapeutic strategies that affirm neurodivergent experiences and move beyond outdated, deficit-based models.
What You’ll Learn
This training integrates current research with the lived experiences of neurodivergent clients. You'll leave with tools you can apply immediately in your clinical work, especially when working with clients who are navigating executive functioning challenges, emotional regulation, and sensory sensitivity.
Topics Covered:
- How ADHD presents differently in adults, women, racialized communities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ clients
- The role of ableism, internalized stigma, and misdiagnosis in mental health
- How to adapt modalities like CBT, mindfulness, and somatic approaches to better serve ADHD clients
- Practical strategies to support executive functioning, self-regulation, and sensory integration
- How to create a therapeutic space rooted in safety, respect, and connection
- Ways to co-create goals that reflect client agency, autonomy, and neurodivergent identity
Why This Workshop?
Therapists are increasingly encountering clients who identify as neurodivergent or suspect they may have ADHD. This training goes beyond textbook definitions and challenges pathologizing narratives. You’ll learn to recognize strengths, validate lived experiences, and apply an affirming lens in your work—whether you’re doing individual therapy, couples work, or family support.
Who Should Attend?
- Registered Psychotherapists, Social Workers, Counsellors, and other mental health professionals
- Clinicians supporting adults, teens, or children who have ADHD or identify as neurodivergent
- Therapists seeking an affirming, non-pathologizing approach to ADHD
- Anyone wanting to build cultural humility and clinical skill in working with neurodivergent populations
Upcoming Sessions
- Workshop Dates
Friday, October 24, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Friday, December 12, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Monday, December 22, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM - Duration: 4 hours
- Capacity: Minimum of 5 participants
- Format: Virtual (Live Online)
- Price: $300 + HST
