Professional Training

In addition to my work with couples and individuals, I provide professional education on neurodiversity for clinicians, legal professionals, and organizations whose work brings them into contact with neurodiverse individuals and teams.

Neurodiversity often becomes most visible during periods of stress, conflict, or transition. Professionals working in mental health, law, mediation, education, and related fields are increasingly encountering clients whose needs are shaped by neurological difference, whether or not it is formally identified.

Understanding how neurodiversity affects communication, perception, emotional signaling, and decision-making is essential to effective and ethical practice.

Neurodiversity in Professional Contexts

Neurodiversity changes how people experience:

• conflict and negotiation

• emotional expression and interpretation

• authority, process, and timing

• stress, overwhelm, and regulation

When these differences are unrecognized, behavior is easily misinterpreted. Clients may be seen as resistant, uncooperative, disengaged, or emotionally flat when, in fact, they are responding in ways consistent with their neurological wiring.

Professional misunderstanding can unintentionally escalate conflict, undermine trust, and complicate outcomes, particularly in high-stakes contexts such as divorce, custody, or legal negotiation.

Neurodiversity in Organizational and Corporate Settings

Neurodiversity also has significant implications in organizational and corporate environments.

Teams increasingly include individuals with diverse neurological profiles, whether formally identified or not. Differences in communication style, information processing, sensory tolerance, and response to ambiguity can affect collaboration, feedback, conflict resolution, and workplace culture.

When these differences are misunderstood, employees may be perceived as difficult, disengaged, overly rigid, or emotionally inappropriate. In reality, many of these challenges arise from misinterpretation rather than intent or competence.

My corporate trainings focus on helping organizations:

• recognize common neurodiverse patterns without pathologizing individuals

• reduce errors of attribution that escalate conflict or disengagement

• improve clarity in communication and expectation-setting

• design processes that support a wider range of cognitive and sensory needs

The emphasis is on understanding difference as a structural reality, not as a problem to be fixed.

Trainings are tailored to the specific context and needs of each organization and may be offered to leadership teams, managers, or mixed professional groups.

Training Focus

My professional trainings address neurodiversity as a structural difference rather than a diagnostic label.

Topics commonly include:

• recognizing patterns of neurodiversity in professional settings

• common errors of attribution and misinterpretation

• how neurodiverse dynamics show up during conflict and dissolution

• implications for assessment, communication, and process design

• accommodating difference without privileging or pathologizing either party

The emphasis is on clarity, accuracy, and practical application rather than technique or protocol.

Collaborative Law and Legal Education

I have provided continuing legal education for collaborative law professionals on the topic of neurodiversity in relationship dissolution.

In these contexts, neurodiversity can significantly influence how clients understand agreements, express needs, tolerate ambiguity, and participate in process. Professionals benefit from understanding how neurological difference may shape behavior, disclosure, and decision-making, even when it is not named explicitly.

These trainings are designed to support more effective, humane, and informed professional practice.

Clinical and Professional Audiences

I offer training and consultation for:

• psychotherapists and counselors

• mediators and collaborative professionals

• attorneys and legal teams

• professional organizations and institutes

Trainings may be offered as lectures, workshops, or continuing education sessions, depending on audience and context.

Selected Writing and Thought Leadership

My professional writing on neurodiversity and relationships has appeared through:

• GoodTherapy, where I serve as an Autism Expert

• American Mensa, including work exploring meaning, intelligence, and neurodiverse relational dynamics

• professional and public-facing platforms addressing neurodiversity and relationships

This writing informs the content and orientation of my professional trainings.

Inquiries

If you are interested in professional training or consultation for your organization, you are welcome to reach out to discuss scope, audience, and format.