Customized Neurodiversity Affirming Trainings

For Mental Health Organizations

Learn to work skillfully & compassionately with sensory neurodivergent clients

Equip your team to provide neurodiversity-affirming, best-practice therapy, tailored to your organization's unique needs.

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“Lila is inclusive, caring, and relaxed as a presenter. She is a passionate advocate for neurodivergent people.”

- Jenny Epstein Kessem, MA, LPC, BC-DMT, ACS
Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapist & Founder of Blue Heron Healing Arts

Mental Health Professionals are not taught how to work with neurodivergent clients.

Why Neurodiversity Affirming Training?

Think back to your mental health graduate training; remember that course you took on the neurodiversity paradigm? No? Like the rest of us, our graduate schools taught us next to nothing about working with neurodivergent folxs. Yet 15-20% of all people are neurodivergent (that's equivalent to substance abuse in the U.S.A., yet most of us have a class on that!)

15-20% of all people are neurodivergent!

One day, hopefully soon, a class on working with neurodivergent people will be just as mandatory for mental health professionals as a class on substance abuse. But for now, you'll need to get training on working neurodivergent folxs for three reasons:

You likely already have multiple neurodivergent clients on your caseload
Neurodivergent people are increasingly looking for therapists who use a neurodiversity-affirming approach
The community of therapists in CO who work with neurodivergent folxs from a neurodiversity-affirming lens is full

Therapists who serve neurodivergent folxs from an ND-Affirming approach are full

Come join a neurodiversity affirming therapy training to learn how you can serve your neurodivergent clients with the effectiveness and compassion they need to grow and thrive.

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Speaking & Teaching Topics

Understanding Neurodiversity
- Neurodiversity 101
- The Neurodiversity Paradigm
- History of Neurodivergence
- The Social Model of Disability
Adult Sensory Neurodivergence
- Autism Spectrum
- ADHD
- Highly Sensitive
- Acquired Neurodivergence
Neurodivergent Experiences
- Alexithymia
- Meltdown/Shutdown
- Neurodivergent Burnout
- Executive Dysfunction
- Sensory Sensitivities & Regulation
Key Concepts
- The Autism Wheel
- Double Empathy Problem
- Affective Empathy
- Epistemological Humility
Unmasking & Authenticity
- What is Camouflaging/Masking
- Masking in Women/Girls
- The Deep work of Unmasking

Mis/Diagnosis
- Diagnoses in Women+
- Diagnoses in BIPOC
- Strengths-based Diagnosing
- Self-Diagnosis
Relationships and Neurodiversity
- Communication
- Friendships
- Family Dynamics
- Romantic Relationships & Sexuality
- Self-Advocacy
Therapeutic Approaches
- Neurodiversity-Affirming Skills
- Contemplative Approach
- Parts-Based Approaches
- Strengths-based Approach
- Neurodiverse Group Therapy
Mental Health & Neurodiversity
- Co-Occurring Mental Health
- Sensory Processing & Mental Health
Trauma & Neurodiversity
- Trauma-Informed & ND-Affirming
- Structural Dissociation Model
- Polyvagal Theory Applied to ND

Neuroqueering
- How to Neuroqueer your practice
- LGBTQIA+ and Neurodiversity
- Trans/Genderqueer Autistics
Social Justice & Neurodiversity
- De-stigmatizing Neurodivergence
- BIPOC & Neurodiversity
- Disability & Autism
- Interconnection of Ableism & Racism
Internal work of the therapist
- Uprooting Ableism
- Increasing Acceptance & Love
Building Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice
- Setting up ND-affirming Spaces
- Building Mental Health Practices
The Neurodivergent Therapist
- Being a Neurodivergent Therapist
- Building a Private Practice

Partnering with Impact-Driven Workplaces & Practices

"Educates, Moves, and Mobilizes Your Audience"

“Lila Low-Beinart is the real deal: a presenter who owns the room and an expert who makes neurodiversity affirming therapy accessible. She doesn’t drown people in jargon. She builds understanding: one concept at a time. Then, she makes the theory real with a client story: vivid, human, unforgettable. Lila masterfully weaves clinical skill with evocative storytelling, so you get both precision and heart. The audience left with practical tools they could use the same day and a deeper sense of compassion for neurodivergent clients. If you want a speaker who educates, moves, and mobilizes your audience: book Lila. She’ll raise the bar for what you expect from professional training.”

Marc Azoulay LPC, LAC, CGP, ACS

Men's Therapy Online, Men's Therapy Podcast

Previous Presentations and Trainings

Lila’s neurodiversity-affirming trainings have been shared through a variety of programs and speaking engagements, including:

Clinical Training Programs:

New Pathways to Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy (24 CEs)
- June-September 2025
- January-May 2026
- August-December 2026

Customized Trainings:

Thriving in a Neurodiverse Workplace: A Guide to Self-Advocacy and Empowerment, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), November 2025
The Neurodiversity Advantage: Building a Workplace That Works for Everyone, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), October 2025
The Paradigm Shift: From Pathology to Neurodiversity Affirming Practice, Language, and Goals, Gather and Grow Therapy Services, October 2025
Thriving, Not Just Surviving: Neuro-Affirming Strategies for Burnout Prevention & Recovery, American Nuclear Society Young Members Group, March 2026

Presentations:

Beyond Pathology - Creating a Healing & Empowering Space for Neurodivergent Clients, Colorado Counseling Association Annual Conference, August 2025
New Directions in Neurodiversity: Understanding and Diagnosing Autism within the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning Course at Naropa University, March 2023
New Directions in Neurodiversity, Counseling Practicum Course at Naropa University, November 2022
Unleashing Self-Compassion: Discovering Neurodiversity’s Transformative Power, Boulder Healing Hub, September 2023

Other Events:

Didactic Consultation for Kimel Psychological Services staff, May 2024

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Boulder Healing Hub

1650 38th St. Suite #100e

Boulder, CO 80301

(720) 248-7280

trainings@divergentpathscounseling.com