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Working with Neurodivergent Couples

For therapists, counsellors and coaches working with couples.  Practical Tools for Coaches and Therapists, the online format, 10 modules across five live two-hour sessions starting 6pm(BST) Tuesday 20 October 2026

Working with Neurodivergent Couples with confidence

Nea Clark

Working with neurodivergent couples and unsure what to do next? Gain a clear map, practical tools and direction for the work. Practical Tools for Coaches and Therapists. More and more coaching and therapy clients are looking for practitioners who understand neurodivergence within relationships. We are also seeing more individual clients bringing relationship difficulties into their work where neurodivergence is an important part of what is happening between them. And yet, for many of us, working with neurodivergent couples can leave us feeling underprepared, reaching for tools that do not quite fit, and unsure where to take the work.

What's included?

A clear methodology of working with neurodivergent clients. 10 modules of training, proven strategies used by professional psychotherapists. We will explore some of the relationship difficulties that can emerge when different neurotypes meet: conflicting needs, the process of de-idealisation, regulation and dysregulation, repeated misunderstanding, different experiences of intimacy, and the pressures created by everyday life.

Dates
Modules 1-2: Tuesday 20 October 2026, 6.00–8.00 pm BST
Modules 3-4: Tuesday 27 October 2026, 6.00–8.00 pm GMT
Modules 5-6: Tuesday 3 November 2026, 6.00–8.00 pm GMT
Modules 7-8: Tuesday 10 November 2026, 6.00–8.00 pm GMT
Modules 9-10: Tuesday 17 November 2026, 6.00–8.00 pm GMT
All sessions are held from 6.00–8.00 pm UK time.

For Practitioners

This programme is for you if you want to deepen your understanding of ADHD relationship coaching and couples therapy with adults. It is designed for practitioners who recognise that something important is happening within a neurodivergent couple but feel uncertain about what to offer next. You will gain a map, practical direction and tools to use immediately. It may also support those with lived experience of neurodivergence, or partners seeking greater relationship clarity. Suitable for professionals working with people, it adds a neuro-informed dimension to your practice and strengthens your therapeutic or coaching framework, without being tied to one modality.

The Modules

  1. Working with the Relationship 
  2. Understanding Neurodivergent
  3. Couple Dynamics
  4. Neuro-Informed Practice
  5. The Process of De-Idealisation in Relationships Dysregulation, Defensiveness and Relationship Escalation The Interlocking Protection Cycle
  6. Needs Competition in Neurodivergent Couples
  7. Building a Functioning Life: Metabolic Scaffolding
  8. Building a Functioning Life: Organisational
  9. Scaffolding Harmonising
  10. Different Forms of Intimacy

Assignments

We will check your deliverables and grade your performance. You receive an ADHD Universe Academy certificate. 

Live online training or recordings

Join the training live online or watch the recordings at a time that suits you. Every session is recorded and made available through our online learning platform.

Course Lessons

Course reviews

"Previously, I understood that my neurodivergent clients needed something different, but I was unsure how to adapt my approach. This course gave me clarity, practical tools and a much stronger sense of direction." Lisa
"The course helped me make sense of what was happening in the room. I now feel more confident in my formulation and clearer about the direction of the work and the interventions I can offer." Rose
"I had knowledge of neurodivergence, but I did not have a clear map for applying it in practice. After this course, I understand how to work in a genuinely neuro-informed way." Jude

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