Training and Workshops
Interactive, practical training that empowers with real tools and creates a safe, inclusive space to learn
Interactive, Practical and Inclusive
I believe that training should be more than just information-sharing — it should be interactive, practical, and inclusive. Every workshop I deliver is designed to give participants tools they can take straight into their practice or workplace, while also creating a safe and engaging space to learn together.
At the heart of all my training are neurodivergent voices and lived experiences, alongside the latest research and best practice guidance. I believe the most meaningful learning comes from combining evidence with the perspectives of those with direct experience. This ensures that every workshop is not only academically grounded but also deeply relevant to the realities of everyday life.
My approach is rooted in my values:
- Neuroaffirmative practice – celebrating neurodivergent strengths and adapting therapy with compassion and respect
- Accessibility and inclusivity – using a variety of teaching methods to support different learning styles
- Best practice and research-led – continuously updated to reflect current evidence and guidance
- Emotional safety – creating a learning environment that feels supportive, respectful, and collaborative
- Lived experience at the centre – amplifying neurodivergent voices to shape understanding and practice
Adapting Therapy for Autistic Clients
This full-day workshop is designed to support therapists and mental health professionals in developing confidence and skills when working with autistic clients. The training is rooted in neuroaffirmative practice, moving away from pathologising approaches and towards therapy that is inclusive, respectful, and empowering.
During the day, we explore:
- Features, strengths, and challenges of autism – building a balanced, affirming understanding that highlights both resilience and areas of support
- Autism and mental health – recognising co-occurring conditions and supporting wellbeing holistically
- Sensory adaptations – practical ways to create therapy environments that feel safe, calming, and accessible
- Alexithymia – understanding and supporting clients who experience difficulties identifying and expressing emotions
- Executive functioning – strategies to support planning, organisation, and regulation in therapy
- Masking – exploring its impact on identity, wellbeing, and therapeutic engagement
- Communication – adapting therapeutic approaches to meet diverse communication needs
- The double empathy problem – reframing misunderstandings as two-way challenges, not deficits
- Central coherence – understanding different processing styles and their implications for therapy
- Principles of neuroaffirmative practice – embedding inclusivity and respect throughout therapeutic work
- Practical adaptations in therapy for common mental health problems – tailoring approaches for anxiety, depression, trauma, and more
Adapting Therapy for ADHD clients
The workshop is highly interactive, blending discussion, reflection, and practical exercises. You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of ADHD and a toolkit of strategies to make therapy more accessible, effective, and affirming for ADHD clients
This full-day workshop is designed to help therapists and mental health professionals build confidence in working ADHD clients . The training combines up-to-date research with neurodivergent lived experience, always grounded in neuroaffirmative principles that celebrate strengths while addressing challenges with compassion and respect.
During the day, we explore:
- Features, strengths, and challenges of ADHD – developing a balanced understanding that goes beyond stereotypes
- ADHD and mental health – recognising the impact of co-occurring conditions and supporting wellbeing holistically
- Hyperfocus and masking – understanding how these experiences shape daily life, identity, mental health and therapy
- Executive functioning – exploring practical ways to support organisation, planning, and regulation in sessions
- Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) – recognising its impact on self-esteem, relationships, mental health and therapy, and learning strategies to support clients with compassion and validation.
- Pre- and post-diagnosis support – considering the therapeutic role at different stages of a client’s journey
- Principles of neuroaffirmative practice – ensuring therapy is inclusive, respectful, and empowering
- Practical adaptations and considerations – from session structure to communication style, making therapy more accessible and effective for clients.
The workshop is highly interactive, blending discussion, reflection, and practical exercises. You’ll leave with a toolkit of strategies you can apply immediately in your practice, alongside a deeper understanding of how to create therapy spaces that feel safe, inclusive, and affirming for clients who are ADHD
Specialist Training for Therapists & Mental Health Professionals
As an Associate Lecturer at the University of Chester, and with many years of experience designing and delivering training for mental health services, I offer workshops that are both academically grounded and practically focused.
Mental Health & Wellbeing Workshops for Employers
Alongside clinical training, I also deliver workshops for businesses and employers. These sessions focus on building awareness of mental health and neurodiversity in the workplace, offering practical strategies to support staff wellbeing, and helping organisations create more inclusive and supportive environments.
Flexible Delivery
All workshops can be delivered in-person or online, making them accessible to individuals, teams, and organisations across different settings
Why Work With Me?
- Over 14 years’ experience in NHS and private practice
- Award-winning innovation in neuroaffirmative practice
- A balance of professional expertise and emotionally safe delivery
- A commitment to making learning inclusive, engaging, and practical
- Training shaped by neurodivergent voices, lived experience, and the latest research
If you’d like to find out more or book a workshop, please get in touch — I’d love to explore how we can work together.
Company Details
jenny@jennyrandallcbt.co.uk
Heswall Hills Counselling Centre
99 Brimstage Rd
Wirral
CH60 1XF
07946 866 933
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