Neuro-diversity recognises that we all have different brains and that this variation is valuable. Join Melissa Galbraith and Tara Watters as they explore what IFS practitioner need to know about neuro-diversity in order to meet the needs of autistic, ADHD, and other neuro-divergent clients. This weekend will explore the ways in which IFS is best utilised to support ND clients and how to ensure your practice is neuro-diversity affirming.
As we dive into neuro-diversity, you will leave with strategies to use IFS with autistic and ADHD clients, as well as a better understanding of the exciting intersections between neuro-diversity and gender-creativity.
Tara Watters is an autistic counsellor and neuro-diversity consultant focused on supporting autistic and ND clients, including people exploring their own neuro-divergence. As a parent of 4 ND children, she enjoys supporting parents on this journey, including creating a positive neuro-divergent family identify. Tara is passionate about IFS and how it can be used in neuro-diversity affirming ways. Her theory-loving parts are often busy imagining new and creative ways to use IFS with her clients.
Mel Galbraith is a queer-identified cis woman who teaches the comprehensive IFS Stepping In course for cis/trans women and non-binary folk that identify as queer. She has noticed and is excited by the commonality of gender-variance within the ND communities and is looking forward to bringing her learning to this weekend. She also notes how various parts will develop stratgiew to "fit in" to the prevailing cultural norm - in the face of transphobia, heteronormativity and the shaming of people who present as ND. IFS enables us to identify parts that may be holding shame based on external expectation that are misinformed - and helps us to liberate them.