Neurodiversity Affirming Group Supervision

  • Membership is limited to 6 members total

  • Membership is restricted counsellors/psychotherapists who wish to practice in a neurodiversity affirming manner

  • Groups are run as closed groups (i.e. no drop ins)

  • Members can nominate or request prioritisation of monthly topics to suit their needs

Session structure

Group supervision sessions will adjust to suit the members of that group.

Here are some things that you might expect:

  • Check-in

  • Discussion of monthly topic

  • Share

    • discuss a case, or

    • themes you are experiencing, or

    • explore issues that are affecting you

    • reflect on questions posed and feedback given to you

  • Engage with others

    • pose curious questions

    • give feedback

    • notice themes occurring within the group

    • share skills, perceptions, and resources

  • Check-out

Availabilities

Sunday group

Every 4 weeks
9-10:30am
Currently accepting new group members

2024 & 2025 dates
Times are AEST times during winter & AEDT time during summer (i.e. NSW/VIC/ACT local time)

Membership

Why join?

Connect with other counsellors

  • Find your professional tribe

  • Learn from other professionals who utilise a neurodiversity affirming framework

  • Feel part of a community

  • Build your referral network

Share your understandings

  • Talk to peers who won’t dismiss ND-specific issues

  • Talk to professionals who will understand and support you

  • Explore your own beliefs and values about being neurodiversity affirming

Build skills

  • Spend your group supervision with peers who understand what it means to be neurodiversity affirming

  • Monthly topics will be presented by the supervisor followed by a short group discussion of the topic.

Grow as a counsellor

  • Develop skills and reflective practice that creates greater safety and connection for your neurodivergent clients

  • Deepen your reflective practice

  • Receive peer and supervisor feedback

Monthly topics

This is an example list of topics that may be discussed in supervision. Group members may nominate additional topics.

Professional development

  • How to do supervision

  • Having a plan for PD

Business Development

  • Setting & raising fees

Counselling

  • Theories & strategies

  • Note-taking

  • Use of self

  • Boundaries

  • Dual & multiple relationships

  • Counselling contracts & other required paperwork

  • Managing your own burnout

  • Transference & Parallel processing