Upskill with Neurodiversity-Affirming Training for Therapists
Do you feel like something is missing from your training or knowledge around Neurodiversity?
Unsure if you’re providing therapy in line with the new core competencies and practice guidelines for Neurodivergent clients?
Are you looking to deepen your understanding of Neurodiversity-Affirming practices in a safe space?
You’re in the right place!
Here you’ll find inclusive and evidence-based education, designed to support your goals.
Delivered by AuDHD Clinical Psychologist Monique Mitchelson and Neurodivergent Psychologist Anna Clarke, we offer both LIVE and on-demand trainings. (So you can learn at a time and place that suits you!)
As Neurodivergent psychologists ourselves, we are excited that being Neurodiversity-Affirming is now a core competency for all psychologists in 2025. Get a head start and begin your Neurodiversity-Affirming journey with us now, so you’re ready when the Psychology Board of Australia guidelines become the new norm on 1st December 2025.
Attendees consistently say our content feels practical, easy to understand, and that they leave with actionable takeaways to implement.
Not only is our teaching style passionate and inclusive, everything we share is backed by the latest research and best-practice guidelines. (With the bonus element of being delivered by professional psychologists with lived experience!)
All Divergent Futures workshops are conducted in accordance with our Terms & Conditions of Services
Online and On-Demand Neurodiversity-Affirming Training
Divergent Futures delivers real-time and on-demand webinars related to affirming therapeutic practice with Autistic and ADHD clients. Our well-received Neurodiversity-Affirming webinars are aimed predominantly at health practitioners wanting to integrate Neurodiversity-Affirming principles into their existing treatment and support modalities.
All Divergent Futures workshops are conducted in accordance with our Terms and Conditions of Services
Working As a Neurodivergent Clinician in Mental Health
Friday 9th May 2025 | 2pm - 5pm AEST
Hosted by Neurodivergent Clinical Psychologist Monique Mitchelson, this webinar contains invaluable information to support your wellbeing during your career. You don’t have to go it alone. This opportunity to learn from Monique’s lived experience is well worth the investment.
ADHD, Autistic & ADHD Burnout
Friday 20th June, 2025 | 2pm - 5pm AEST
Hosted by AuDHD Clinical Psychologist Monique Mitchelson, this webinar will give you valuable insight into Neurodivergent burnout and strategies to be aware of when supporting recovery.
The Squaremodel:
For Neurodivergent Support Needs
Now available across multiple locations!
The Square Model will elevate your practice and equip you with the insights and practical tools needed to support Neurodivergent individuals more effectively.
Neurodiversity-Affirming EMDR
Multiple Locations Across Australia
Delivered by EMDRAA Accredited Consultant Anna Clarke, this full day workshop will re-define your understanding of Neurodiversity and elevate your EMDR practice.
Pre-recorded Webinars
Autism, ADHD
& Trauma: Treating Trauma Symptoms
PRE-RECORDED WEBINAR
+ On-Demand Access for 90 Days!
Autistic and ADHD people are at high risk of experiencing multiple adverse life events. However, trauma symptoms are often overlooked leading to delays in Neurodivergent people receiving appropriate support for trauma symptoms.
Delivered by Anna Clarke (Psychologist and Play Therapist), this webinar covers symptom overlap, misdiagnosis, case formulation and Neurodiversity-Affirming approaches to treating trauma among Autistic/ADHD clients.
Neurodivergence & Sexuality Webinar with Dr. Sarah Ashton
PRE-RECORDED WEBINAR
Ongoing Access for 90 Days!
(Available for purchase from SHIPS website)
This workshop will provide students and professionals with research and frameworks to support their Neurodivergent clients to have connected, fulfilling sexual experiences.
Using a neuro-affirming, trauma-informed lens, we will explore how we can dismantle the neuronormative frameworks around sexual experiences, and consider what sexual connections look like when you have partners with different neurotypes and needs.
Neurodivergent Play: Connecting, Not Correcting!
PRE-RECORDED WEBINAR
+ On-Demand Access for 90 Days!
The way Autistic & ADHD children communicate and play is often viewed from a deficit-based perspective. Therefore, intervention has traditionally been aimed at ‘correcting’ Neurodivergent play to be more aligned with sociocultural ‘norms’.
Delivered by Anna Clarke (Psychologist and Play Therapist) this webinar promotes acceptance of Neurodivergent play, with focus on connecting with Autistic & ADHD children through their own language.