ADHD Training for Counsellors
Working with ADHD in the therapy room brings a different set of dynamics - ones that are not always covered in traditional training.
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Clients may present with patterns that introduce new concepts, stretch familiar boundaries or raise questions that are not always addressed in traditional training, leaving even experienced practitioners reflecting on how best to support them.​​​
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This space has been created for neurotypical and neurodivergent counsellors who want to deepen their understanding of ADHD and find what works for them and their ADHD clients in therapy.
ADHD Counselling
Finding what works
There is no single prescriptive model for working with ADHD. Finding what works, for both clients and you involves staying open, reading from a variety of sources, adapting your approach in line with what feels effective and congruent within your own therapeutic framework. For many counsellors, this can bring up real questions in the therapy room. Am I using the right language? Do I need to be neurodivergent to truly understand this? What training is actually needed? Will this sit comfortably alongside my core approach? Do I have enough understanding to offer psychoeducation safely and usefully? These are all valid concerns. Working with ADHD often involves learning to hold uncertainty, building your understanding over time and developing a way of working that feels both informed and authentic to you. It is a journey I know well and offer other counsellors a supportive space on theirs.
ADHD Training and CPD
The ADHD training sessions below are designed to be practical, reflective and accessible for counsellors at different stages of experience.
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They include a mix of:
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introducing ADHD within your counselling practice
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reflective space to explore unconscious bias and countertransference
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practical tools, worksheets and resources for working with neurodivergent clients
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All sessions are currently delivered live to allow for shared insight, discussion and peer support.
ADHD Training Workshops
A Counsellors approach to ADHD in Therapy
A practical learning and reflective workshop
​For counsellors who want to develop their practice when working with neurodivergent clients.
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This workshop explores how to bring more awareness, information and support to your existing way of working and where you may want to adapt or bring new elements in.
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It offers a space to reflect on your own understanding and experience of neurodiversity, and how this may shape your approach in the therapy room.
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We also cover the challenges this can bring in relation to your own neurostyle, and what to consider when seeking further training.
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A supportive environment to ask questions, explore real clinical scenarios and learn alongside other counsellors.
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ADHD Micro Mind Mapping
A practical tool for task overwhelm
​Designed for adults with ADHD or executive functioning issues.
This workshop teaches a tool to help organise thoughts, priorities - An effective alternative to lists.
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For counsellors looking for an easy to teach tool to offer neurodivergent clients.
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For counsellors who are juggling multiple life and work admin looking for a clearer way to approach the day -and move through brain fog - whether neurotypical and neurodivergent.
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"A simple way to take the pressure off my expectations, while getting clear about where my focus needs to be.”
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Join the Untangle ADHD Counsellor Community
Alongside workshops and training, Untangle ADHD is growing into a community of counsellors who are interested in developing thoughtful and informed ways of working with ADHD clients.
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This space brings together counsellors who are interested in ADHD - who want to continue learning, reflecting and sharing ideas from their work in the therapy room.
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If you would like to hear about upcoming ADHD workshops for counsellors, new resources and future learning opportunities, you are warmly invited to join the facebook community below.