Registration is Open!

This training is designed for licensed and associate-level mental health professionals and other behavioral health professionals who provide psychotherapy or related clinical services to adults.

I aim to create an accessible and neurodivergent-affirming learning environment. The Love Life Therapy building and restroom are wheelchair accessible. Please let me know if you use mobility aids so I can ensure there is plenty of room to maneuver inside the training room.

You are welcome to stand, move around, sit on the floor, use fidgets, or bring items that support your comfort. Participation in group discussion is voluntary. Quiet spaces with comfortable seating are available if you need a break during the training.

A kitchen with a refrigerator, microwave, and sink is available for participants to use. Water, coffee, tea, and snacks will be provided. I will do my best to accommodate dietary restrictions shared during registration. You are welcome to bring your own food and eat or drink during the training; please be mindful of strong smells and scents in general.

Masks will be available for anyone who would like to wear one.

Training materials will be emailed before the training. If you would like a printed copy, please request one by Sunday, October 18. Alternative formats for the evaluation are also available upon request.

If you have an accessibility need or would like to request an accommodation, please contact Two of Cups Therapy before the training. You do not need to disclose a diagnosis or disability.

After completing this training, participants will be able to:

1. Identify at least three ways ADHD and autism may present differently when internal experience, masking, compensation, and contextual variability are considered alongside observable diagnostic criteria.

2. Describe how masking, sensory differences, executive-functioning demands, dynamic capacity, and burnout may affect the clinical presentation and lived experience of autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD adults.

3. Differentiate observable functioning from the effort, supports, environmental conditions, and recovery demands that may underlie a neurodivergent client’s apparent capacity.

4. Identify at least three ways neurodivergent communication, processing, sensory, and relational differences may affect a client’s experience of psychotherapy.

5. Apply neurodivergent-affirming principles to increase accessibility within therapeutic communication, the clinical environment, the therapeutic relationship, and expectations for client participation.

6. Describe at least three ways common therapeutic interventions may be adapted to account for neurodivergent processing, disability, capacity, masking, and client context.

Katie Gleason, MSW, LCSW is a psychotherapist, assessor, educator, and consultant who has worked as a therapist since 2013 and has been in private practice since 2017. Her clinical work focuses on neurodivergent adults, including autistic, ADHD, AuDHD, and nuanced/high-masking presentations, as well as the intersection of neurodivergence and complex trauma. Her professional background includes neurodivergent-affirming psychotherapy and assessment, professional education and consultation, and specialized training in neurodivergent assessment, including training in the MIGDAS-2 and ADOS.

Registration is $225 and is limited to 16 participants. Registration is confirmed upon payment. Registration fees are non-refundable. Registrations may be transferred to another participant by contacting Two of Cups Therapy prior to the training. If I cancel the training, all participants will receive a full refund.

Sliding scale spots are available; please contact me for details.

This training is approved by the NASW Arizona Chapter for 6 CEUs (Approval #4603).

Under Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners rules, NASW-approved continuing education may count toward renewal requirements for licensed social workers, professional and associate counselors, marriage and family therapists, and substance abuse counselors, provided the content relates to their scope of practice.

To receive a certificate of completion, participants must attend the full training, complete sign-in and sign-out requirements, and submit the program evaluation. Certificates will be provided after attendance and evaluation completion are verified.

Participants are responsible for confirming that the training meets their individual licensing requirements. Those licensed outside Arizona should check with their licensing board.