The field of psychology has historically pathologized Neurodivergent (ND) people and failed to see their innate health and wisdom. Nyck Walsh’s model, Neurodivergent Somatics, provides clinicians with a concrete framework for providing ND-affirming care that is anti-ableist, somatic, collaborative, and trauma-informed. In Part 3 of this training, we will play with how questioning and dismantling normativity in the therapy room, particularly neurotypicality, colonization, white supremacy, and cis-heteronormativity, allows us to more authentically center, honor, support, and even celebrate our clients and ourselves. This will include some of the logistical and practical elements of being a therapist, whether in private practice, an agency, or other settings. In doing so, we all have more permission to be human and to be our own unique selves, no matter what our neurotype(s).
We will delve into how we transition and how we are supported in our work through ritual and the sacred. This is in service to reducing burnout and honoring wholeness. We will end with a focus on joy for both our clients and ourselves, leaning into joy as a potent act of resistance in the face of oppression and a vital source of energizing our life force.
Click HERE to register for the full 4-workshop series at a substantial discount!
Workshop Agenda:
Introduction (30 minutes)
Creating a Neurodivergent affirming, anti-oppressive learning experience
Group agreements
Brief recap from Parts 1 & 2 of this series
Questioning normativity in the therapy space (75 minutes)
Exploring practical and logistical elements of counseling that likely have oppression embedded within them
Examining how these elements, such as scheduling, intake paperwork, money, policies, communication, and more, can be deconstructed to be more affirming for both counselors and their clients
Creating an accessible and realistic action plan for implementing change
Break (60 minutes)
Exploring transitions, ritual, and the sacred (75 minutes)
The relevance of transitions for ND people and their counselors, both within and outside of the therapy space
How implementing personalized rituals can support clients and therapists alike through these transitions
Inviting the sacred into this work in a personalized way to support wholeness, reduce burnout, and offer meaning
Joy! (60 minutes)
Exploring joy as a potent form of resistance to systemic oppression
Supporting clients to implement customized passion rituals into their lives
Supporting therapists to take breaks that prioritize rest, pleasure, or joy as a vital means of reducing burnout and honoring their humanity
To register JUST for Part 3: www.theknowledgetree.org/p/neurodivergent-somatics-part-3
To register for the discounted bundle (which includes all of the pre-reqs): https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/neurodivergent-clients-nd-somatics-bundle
The field of psychology has historically pathologized Neurodivergent (ND) people and failed to see their innate health and wisdom. Nyck Walsh’s model, Neurodivergent Somatics, provides clinicians with a concrete framework for providing ND-affirming care that is anti-ableist, somatic, collaborative, and trauma-informed. In Part 3 of this training, we will play with how questioning and dismantling normativity in the therapy room, particularly neurotypicality, colonization, white supremacy, and cis-heteronormativity, allows us to more authentically center, honor, support, and even celebrate our clients and ourselves. This will include some of the logistical and practical elements of being a therapist, whether in private practice, an agency, or other settings. In doing so, we all have more permission to be human and to be our own unique selves, no matter what our neurotype(s).
We will delve into how we transition and how we are supported in our work through ritual and the sacred. This is in service to reducing burnout and honoring wholeness. We will end with a focus on joy for both our clients and ourselves, leaning into joy as a potent act of resistance in the face of oppression and a vital source of energizing our life force.
Click HERE to register for the full 4-workshop series at a substantial discount!
Workshop Agenda:
Introduction (30 minutes)
Creating a Neurodivergent affirming, anti-oppressive learning experience
Group agreements
Brief recap from Parts 1 & 2 of this series
Questioning normativity in the therapy space (75 minutes)
Exploring practical and logistical elements of counseling that likely have oppression embedded within them
Examining how these elements, such as scheduling, intake paperwork, money, policies, communication, and more, can be deconstructed to be more affirming for both counselors and their clients
Creating an accessible and realistic action plan for implementing change
Break (60 minutes)
Exploring transitions, ritual, and the sacred (75 minutes)
The relevance of transitions for ND people and their counselors, both within and outside of the therapy space
How implementing personalized rituals can support clients and therapists alike through these transitions
Inviting the sacred into this work in a personalized way to support wholeness, reduce burnout, and offer meaning
Joy! (60 minutes)
Exploring joy as a potent form of resistance to systemic oppression
Supporting clients to implement customized passion rituals into their lives
Supporting therapists to take breaks that prioritize rest, pleasure, or joy as a vital means of reducing burnout and honoring their humanity
To register JUST for Part 3: www.theknowledgetree.org/p/neurodivergent-somatics-part-3
To register for the discounted bundle (which includes all of the pre-reqs): https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/neurodivergent-clients-nd-somatics-bundle
