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The Invisible Threshold: Rethinking Therapy for Adult ADHD
In the modern therapy room, a specific type of clinical impasse is becoming increasingly common. It involves the client...
NEURODIVERGENT THERAPY: A PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE
WHAT IS NEURODIVERSITY AFFIRMING THERAPY?
Neurodiversity affirming therapy is an evidence-informed, strengths-based framework that recognizes autism, ADHD, and other neurodivergent profiles as natural variations in human neurology rather than disorders to be normalized.
A neuroaffirming approach:
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Centers lived experience
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Reduces internalized ableism
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Shifts from behavior suppression to accommodation
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Integrates sensory-informed strategies
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Respects differences in communication and processing styles
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Prioritizes nervous system regulation
This ebook offers a concise introduction to these principles and how they can be integrated into therapeutic work.
Clinicians seeking CE credit should enroll in one of our live training programs.
Meet Our Educators
Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, ASDCS
KDH EDUCATION DIRECTOR & KDH COUNSELOR
Whitney (she/her) is a Licensed Professional Counselor at KDH Counseling, a Senior Instructor of Psychology, and a life-long learner with insatiable curiosity. She has a knack for communicating information in a way that holds attention, connects theory to everyday life, and reaches learners from a variety of backgrounds and in a variety of settings. She has a deep love for people that leads her to help them live more value-driven lives in order to reach their full potential. She has a decade of practice in working in the specialties of parenting and motherhood, perinatal mental health, identity, and incarceration. As a neurodivergent counselor and mother, her radical self-acceptance guides her unconditional positive regard for the people she interacts with on a daily basis.In addition to her education and licensing, Whitney holds certifications in kink and marginalized orientations, and criminal justice counseling.
KD Holmes, MS, LPC, EDMR Certified, BTTI Trained
FOUNDER OF KDH COLLECTIVE & KDH COUNSELING
KD (she/her) is a practicing therapist over the past 19 years at KDH Counseling. She has worked extensively with all Anxiety Disorders, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She is passionate about providing training for therapists specifically in areas where biology shapes mental health. She and her staff believe that practicing evidence-based approaches is essential to treating our clients and providing the best quality of care, which leads to the best outcomes. KD Holmes enjoys using biology as a foundation to guide behavioral approaches to treating mental health issues. The wisdom of the biology of the nervous system, other practitioner's experience, collected data, and developed protocols provides the best outcomes for our clients and for the development of our profession. We never stop learning and this insatiable quest for learning continues to shape who she is as a therapist and as an educator.