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Neurodivergent Hypnotherapy Training

NDHypno® Specialist training in neurodivergent hypnotherapy

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Accredited Training in Neurodivergent Hypnotherapy

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The single most impactful development in therapy, including hypnotherapy, over the last decade is the growth of awareness in neurodivergence. 

Having been diagnosed as autistic, and later as AuDHD almost a decade ago, I've been raising awareness about neurodivergence for most of that time and developing specialist training programmes - including Adaptive Therapy for Autistic Adults (ATAA®) - in addition to being one of Psychology Today's experts on neurodivergence.

Whilst most neurodivergent therapy courses focus on developing a neurodivergent affirming practice, NDHypno® is unique in taking that a stage further and focusing on how neurodivergent minds process information and how we can effectively work with those clients using hypnotherapy. 

In order to fully cover this important subject, this course consists of two live training days (which can also be studied online in a self-paced manner).

NDHypno® Practitioner Training is one complete course comprising two essential elements: Diploma in Neurodivergent-Affirming Practice and NDHypno® Practitioner Training. Both elements must be completed to qualify as an NDHypno® Practitioner and use the associated practitioner title and logo.

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Course dates:

Course fee: £399

Saturday 28th to Sunday 29th November (16 hours CPD)

Day 1 - Diploma in Neurodivergent-Affirming Practice

Day 2 - NDHypno® Practitioner Training

Register here for NDHypno® Practitioner Training

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Online self-paced neurodivergent hypnotherapy training course coming soon - please get in touch for details!

NDHypno® Practitioner Training Curriculum

This neurodivergent hypnotherapy training course is split into two core training programmes, both of which must be completed to become a fully quality NDHypno® Practitioner. 

Day 1 (or Part 1 if completed online with the self-paced option) is the Diploma in Neurodivergent-Affirming Practice: Neurodiversity Training for Therapists, Coaches & Hypnotherapists

Day 2 (or Part 2 if completed online with the self-paced option) is NDHypno® Practitioner Training: Neurodivergent Hypnotherapy Training

Day 1 - Diploma in Neurodivergent-Affirming Practice 

Understanding Neurodivergence

  • What is Neurodivergence?

  • Non-Developmental Conditions

  • Why Might Someone Be Neurodivergent?

Therapy and Coaching for Neurodivergent Clients

  • Is a Comprehensive Approach Possible?

  • Does My Client Need a Diagnosis to Apply This Approach?

Considerations for Autistic Clients

  • Some Core Features of Autism

  • Understanding Different Levels of Autism

  • Social Experience

  • Communication

  • Sensory Experience

  • Routine and Predictability

  • Interests

  • Thinking and Processing

  • Emotional Regulation

  • AuDHD

  • PDA Profiles

Considerations for ADHD Clients

  • Overview

  • Attention and Focus

  • Impulsivity and Self-Control

  • Organisation and Time Management

  • Restlessness and Activity Levels

  • Motivation and Task Initiation

  • Emotional Sensitivity and Regulation

  • Working Memory

  • Creativity and Problem Solving

  • Medication

Practical Aspects of Working with Neurodivergent Clients

  • Overview

  • The Importance of the Intake Form

  • Physical and Sensory Needs Checklist

  • Guidelines for Creating a Sensory-Friendly Environment

Resources

  • Client Intake Form

  • Preferred Communication Style Checklist

  • What to Expect in Our Sessions

  • Clarification and Check-In Prompts

  • Session Summary for Clients

  • Observations and Supportive Responses

  • Physical and Sensory Needs Checklist

  • Guidelines for Creating a Sensory-Friendly Environment

  • Practitioner Guidelines for Scoring Processing Style

  • Q&A for Website

  • Logo

Other Neurodivergent Conditions

  • Working with Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and Dyspraxia

Communicating Effectively

  • Communication Resources

  • Preferred Communication Style Checklist

  • What to Expect in Our Sessions

  • Clarification and Check-In Prompts

  • Session Summary for Clients

  • Observations and Supportive Responses

Noticing Neurodivergence

  • Overview

  • Picking Up on Behaviours During Sessions

  • Descriptions of "Unusual" Behaviours or Experiences

  • Disruptive Life Patterns

  • A Sense of "Difference"

  • Couldn't These Things Represent Trauma (or Something Else)?

  • Developmental Significance

  • Stored Videos

How to Respond to a Potentially Neurodivergent Client

  • Should I Mention Neurodivergence?

  • Next Steps

  • The Diagnostic Process

Marketing a Neurodivergent-Affirming Practice

  • What Does Neurodivergent-Affirming Practice Look Like?

  • Neurodivergent-Affirming Language

  • National and International Campaigns

  • Connecting with Other Practitioners and Organisations

What Are Clients Seeking Therapy or Coaching For?

  • Overlap with Other Clients

  • Social Relationships

  • Intimate Relationships

  • Recognising and Responding to Camouflaging

  • Burnout

  • Executive Function

  • Neurodivergent-Based Shame

  • Workplace Problems

Camouflaging

  • What is Camouflaging?

  • Helping Clients Explore Other People's Perspectives

  • The Process of Unmasking

Adapting Coaching and Therapy to Neurodivergent Processing Styles

  • Different Processing Profiles

  • Establishing Your Client's Processing Style

Day 1 - Diploma in Neurodivergent-Affirming Practice 

Hypnotherapy for Neurodivergent Clients

  • Is a Comprehensive Approach Possible?

  • Responding to the Complexity of Neurodivergence

  • Moving Beyond Diagnoses

Adapting Hypnosis to Neurodivergent Processing Styles

  • Different Processing Profiles

  • Measures to Adapt Hypnotherapeutic Approaches

  • Establishing Your Client's Processing Style

Adapting Your Approach for Literal Processors

  • Literal Thinkers

  • Reframing Inductions

  • Adapting Hypnotherapy Scripts for Literal Thinkers

  • Using AI to Help Adapt Scripts

  • Inductions for Literal Thinkers

  • Ego Strengthening for Literal Thinkers

Adapting Your Approach for Non-Visual Processors

  • Non-Visual Thinkers

  • Reframing Inductions

  • Adapting Hypnotherapy Scripts for Non-Visual Thinkers

  • Using AI to Help Adapt Scripts

  • Inductions for Non-Visual Thinkers

  • Ego Strengthening for Non-Visual Thinkers

Adapting Your Approach for ADHD Clients or Attention Fluctuations

  • ADHD or Attention Fluctuations

  • Reframing Inductions

  • Adapting Hypnotherapy Scripts for ADHD/Fluctuating Attention

  • Using AI to Help Adapt Scripts

  • Inductions for ADHD/Attention Fluctuations

  • Ego Strengthening for ADHD/Attention Fluctuations

Adapting Your Approach for Clients with Strong Pattern & Detail Recognition

  • Strong Pattern and Detail Recognition

  • Reframing Inductions

  • Adapting Hypnotherapy Scripts for Detailed and Pattern Thinkers

  • Using AI to Help Adapt Scripts

  • Inductions for Detailed and Pattern Thinkers

  • Ego Strengthening for Detailed and Pattern Thinkers

Adapting Your Approach for Analytical Thinkers

  • Analytical Processing Styles

  • Reframing Inductions

  • Adapting Hypnotherapy Scripts for Analytical Thinkers

  • Using AI to Help Adapt Scripts

  • Inductions for Analytical Thinkers

  • Ego Strengthening for Analytical Thinkers

Positioning Yourself as a Neurodivergent Hypnotherapy Specialist

  • Website Content

  • Logo

  • Personal Experience

  • Marketing

3-Session Programme: Owning Your Neurodivergent Identity

  • Overview

  • Session 1: Foundations of Self-Acceptance and Validation

  • Session 2: Releasing Shame and Reframing Past Experiences

  • Session 3: Recognising Neurodivergent Skills & Integration

Included in your course...

Video demonstrations

Learn the techniques by watching Claire demonstrate them.

 

Client resources

Whether you are an experienced hypnotherapist, or work with women in a different way, you'll find all the client resources, including forms, handouts, scripts and recordings, to work effectively with your clients.

 

Optional assignments

You have a choice of working through the course material in your own time and, on completion of the course, contacting me to issue your certificate. Alternatively, if you wish to have further support, you are welcome to complete and submit assignments for marking. 

 

Self-paced learning

You can complete this course at your own pace and are asked to submit your assignments within six months.

 

Free certificate in hypnotherapy

If hypnotherapy isn't your primary modality, you can access our Certificate in Hypnotherapy course free of charge. This course is designed to offer you an overview of hypnotherapy theory and techniques but it is not designed to qualify you as a hypnotherapist. If you wish to train as a fully qualified hypnotherapist, you are advised to complete a CNHC Accredited Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy.

 

Online portal access

You will have access to an online learning portal for twelve months from purchase of your course. Written materials can be downloaded so that you have permanent access to them.

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CPD hours

You have a choice of completing the course without assignments, by working through the online course materials. This counts for 16 hours CPD or CE. If you prefer to complete assignments, which you receive feedback on, this counts for 30  hours CPD or CE. Both options are accredited by the ACCPH. 

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