Coach Anita Hempenius and therapist Liz Smith discuss the battleground between coaches and therapists, bust some of the popular myths and misconceptions, and look at how coaches and therapists can work in complementary ways – if we take the gloves off for a minute!
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Understand the key differences between what coaches and therapists do
- Challenge popular misconceptions about coaching and therapy
- Provide clarity to clients about what you offer and what other forms of support they can access for different needs at different times
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- Counsellors, therapists, coaches and mental health professionals who are curious about other approaches and how they can complement and/or clash with each other.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- A greater understanding of the support options in the marketplace for clients and how to decide what forms of support fit with which needs at which time.
Course Content
Presenter
Anita is a somatic trauma informed ADHD coach and EMCC Senior Practitioner who works both with the body and the mind in coaching. Anita works with adult ADHDers and couples. She specialises in helping people get “unstuck” and take the first steps towards the future they want.
Liz Smith is a neurodivergent, late diagnosed therapist, supervisor and trainer living and working in West Yorkshire. She had adult diagnoses of ADHD and autism.
Liz runs Free2BMe Neurodiversity, offering lived experience led neurodiversity training, supervision and support to practitioners and organisations wanting to support neurodivergent clients and improve neuro-inclusivity in practice and services.
Liz has also worked as a lecturer on a core counselling training programme in a university and in clinical assurance.
