When Feeling "Good" is Scary: Positive Affect Intolerance in ND Clients
Fri, May 01
|Zoom
As practitioners, we often treat 'feeling good' as the ultimate indicator of a successful session. But for many neurodivergent clients, positive emotions don’t feel like a relief—they feel like a threat.
Time & Location
May 01, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MDT
Zoom
About the event
Discover the invisible barrier to therapeutic progress: Why positive feelings can be dysregulating & how to help clients feel joy again.
As practitioners, we often treat 'feeling good' as the ultimate indicator of a successful session. But for many neurodivergent clients, positive emotions don’t feel like a relief—they feel like a threat. When joy or pride triggers an immediate nervous system shutdown, or when a client seems unable to access 'good' feelings at all, therapy can feel inexplicably stuck. Whether it’s an ADHDer who immediately pivots to the "next project" or a client who dismisses a win the moment it’s acknowledged, this isn't a failure of your modality; it is the result of an invisible hurdle: Positive Affect Intolerance.
This workshop is designed for therapists who want to uncover the hidden barriers that keep complex and neurodivergent clients from healing. We will explore why positive affect can be profoundly dysregulating…