In our therapy work, many of us are increasingly finding ourselves working with clients who have made the discovery, as an adult, that they are autistic. This discovery can help them make a lot of sense of their life experiences and struggles, but they may need informed professional help to do so.
Some of us are currently discovering, in collaboration with our autistic clients, creative approaches to this essential work, and we will be giving a brief introduction to this new and exciting territory in
this presentation.
Topics covered include:
- Current thinking about autism
- Autistic differences in social information-processing
- The value of structure in the therapy process
- Realistic therapy goals, and other relevant issues
- Further learning resources
Course Content
Presenter
BA Psychology, Dip Counselling, MA Cognitive-Behavioural Counselling, MIACP, MACI.
Eoin is an Irish Counsellor/Psychotherapist and Trainer who has worked in the areas of Disability, Addiction Treatment, Training, and Counselling/Psychotherapy. He has been in private practice for over 30 years, using a Humanistic, Pragmatic approach to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. After specialising primarily in the areas of Behavioural Addictions and Anxiety Disorders for a number of years, and working at a senior level in Counselling/Psychotherapy education, his work is currently focused on understanding the problems faced by autistic adults, and their specific therapeutic needs. He is autistic himself, having made the discovery nearly 10 years ago, well into adulthood.
MSc Psychotherapy, Certified Transactional Analyst, Certified Cybertherapist, PGCDip Counselling. UKCP registered Psychotherapist.
Vauna is a Psychotherapist, Coach, Trainer, and Clinical Supervisor. She has been seeing clients for over 20 years in private practice, and for 4 years in NHS primary care, and now works solely online. Discovering herself, at over 40 years old, that she is Autistic with ADHD, she turned her interest toward understanding neurodiversity and working well with neurodivergent clients. As well as drawing on lived experience, and the insights from some small courses, she is embarking on a postgraduate study of Autism from Autumn 2022.
