Many of us do work with neurodivergent people as our clients now. And we have had to do a lot of the figuring it out ourselves.

Core training to become a therapist in the first place did not include guiding us to do the work that we now realise we are doing, and is the right work to do.

Neuroaffirming therapy is valid. It is needed. We are all at differing levels of insight and expertise as we travel this terrain of progressing professionally. And we are all on the quest to continue to deepen our understanding and shape the neuroaffirming therapy that we give.

Meeting us at Vanguard Neurodiversity Training could open up options for professional enrichment and support for such therapists.

Many therapists have their whole practice as offering neuroaffimring therapy, while other therapists see only a proportion of neurodivergent adults as their clients. And, of course, therapists may also be neurodivergent people themselves. We believe in therapy that is safe and appropriately effective for neurodivergent people, and enjoy being among other therapists on the same quest.

Therapists like us constitute a growing community, and are seeking meaningful connections and events related to the impact that our work has. . And so that is why Vanguard came into existence. There are a few of us, now, and we are therapists, and autistic people ourselves. We are still in practice, seeing clients ourselves, as well as involvement in the events, resources and activities here for you.

Currently, we have two main things on offer:

1. a ‘Certificate Course’ on offer. Which is focused as a program for knowing and doing therapy for autistic adults, and building a sustainable practice doing so.

2. A new space called PULSE - a platform for the community of therapists engaging in good therapy for neurodivergent clients.

Take a look around and see what’s going on here.