Neurodiversity-Affirming Behaviour Change
A 6 workshops for coaches, mentors and leader to better support clients and team with a neurodiversity-affirming coach approach along with behaviour change strategies to better support ADHD, AuDHD and Autistic folks at every stage of change.
Transform the way you work with folks to take action and get sh*t done by better understanding, supporting and empowering neurodivergent clients using a neurodiversity-affirming coach approach. Yes, even leaders and mentors can benefit from taking a coach approach... and I'll show you how!
Taking a coach approach improves your ability to recognise strengths, understand barriers and support behaviour change in ways that honour each client's unique way of being.
Through a neurodiversity-affirming lens, learn how to honour the person in front of you, coach, mentor or lead with greater confidence AND curiosity to create conversations that lead to greater self-awareness and sustainable change.
Over six weeks you'll learn how to work with your clients', or your team's, brains while developing stronger capabilities with both a coach approach and tuning into your clients' strengths and inner resources.
Starts weekly from Sat 8 August 9am-10.30am NZST online. 9hrs total.
(for those in the USA starts weekly Fri 7 August 5pm-6.30pm EST)
Early bird $459NZD incl gst until 23 July or until sold out.
From 24 July, $559NZD incl gst
9hrs of CPD for UKIHCA. 4.5CPD point for HCANZA.
Who this is for...
Are you…
Getting hooked by whether clients or team are taking action.
Trying to force progress.
Pushing clients or team instead of having awareness of what stage of change they're at and what they're ready for.
Getting hooked by outcomes.
Wondering why progress isn't going faster.
These workshops help you step back, get curious and learn how to work with the change process rather than against it. What if your client's or team member's setback is actually part of the process? You'll understand how motivation, the nervous system, executive functioning, strengths and identity influence neurodiversity-affirming behaviour change.
And, by tapping into what actually works for your client, or team members, you’ll be able to support greater growth and results... while expanding your own capability and impact taking a neurodiversity-affirming coach approach.
When we change the lens we can change the outcome.
As coaches, mentors and leaders most of us have had those clients or team members…
The ones who are self-aware and genuinely want things to be different. The folks who can tell you exactly what they want, exactly why it matters and often exactly what they need to do.
And yet... week after week, they come back either not having taken the action they intended, only completed part of it, or started something completely different.
You think... They're so insightful... They know exactly what they want... So why aren’t they flipping doing it!!!
Many coaches, mentors and leaders have been taught behaviour change is about connecting clients to their why, strengthening motivation and increasing accountability. Sometimes it is. And often it's a heck of a lot deeper than that.
What if your client or team member isn't lacking motivation at all? What if they're exhausted and overwhelmed? What if they're trying to recover from years of forcing themselves into systems that were never designed for the way their brain works?
What this six-week programme explores…
Together we'll look at behaviour change through a neurodiversity-affirming lens. We’ll explore Behaviour Change Models and what they can look like when we’re working with neurodivergent clients, particularly ADHD, AuDHD and Autistic folks.
You'll learn how to adapt your coaching, mentoring or leadership approach throughout the change process so you can better understand the person sitting in front of you and become a more effective taking a coach approach.
We'll explore the questions we ask, the language we use, the assumptions we bring into conversations and how these can either support or unintentionally hinder change.
The details...
Session 1: The lens changes everything
✔ Neurodiversity and neurodivergence
✔ Pathological versus neurodiversity-affirming approaches
✔ Strengths-based coaching
✔ What a transformational coach approach looks like
✔ Models of Change
✔ How behaviour change may look different for neurodivergent clients
Session 3: When awareness comes before action.
✔ Building safety and trust
✔ Exploring ambivalence
✔ Values and motivation
✔ Working with competing priorities
✔ Curiosity over correction
Session 5: Motivation and interest to build momentum.
✔ Interest-based motivation
✔ Building sustainable habits
✔ Supporting consistency without shame
✔ Adapting when life happens
✔ Supporting momentum without perfectionism
Session 2: What if relapse is normal?
✔ Understanding recycling through the stages of change
✔ Demand avoidance
✔ Rejection sensitivity
✔ Exhaustion and nervous system regulation
✔ Shame cycles
✔ When folks disengage
✔ Supporting folks when progress feels stagnant
Session 4: Turning intention into realistic action.
✔ Executive functioning and behaviour change
✔ Reducing overwhelm
✔ Tiny habits and flexible planning
✔ Creating systems that fit the person
✔ Bringing in compassion
Session 6: Supporting growth beyond the goal.
✔ Identity and behaviour change
✔ Self-compassion and resilience
✔ Building on strengths
✔ Supporting long-term growth
✔ Knowing when to challenge and when to support
What folks say...
“Professional, clear and engaging. Very insightful information."
"Clear, informative presentation with great examples of what different things could look like for some people."
From "Neurodivergence in Health Coaching" attendees
“Huge thanks for your coach approach to mentoring - for listening, challenging and wisdom to better support myself and my clients."
Russ
“So thankful I decided to do this. Makes a big difference working with someone who gets my brain."
Neurodiversity-affirming coaching and mentoring client
“Testimonial text here from a real customer. Make it authentic and relevant to your audience"
Sophia Patel
“Testimonial text here from a real customer. Make it authentic and relevant to your audience"
Benjamin Ramirez
“Testimonial text here from a real customer. Make it authentic and relevant to your audience"
Emily Collins
What you'll walk away with...
By the end of this programme you'll have a deeper understanding of a neurodiversity-affirming coach approach and how to coach through every stage of change, while learning to trust both the coaching process and the client's timing.
You'll leave with new language, more powerful questions and a fresh perspective on strengths, identity, motivation, executive functioning and the many factors that influence neurodiversity-affirming behaviour change.
When we understand behaviour differently, we work with folks differently. And when we work with folks differently, our clients and team members experience themselves differently too.
