Emma Castledine
Emma is a neurodivergent therapist, supervisor, trainer, and one of the founders of THINK Neurodivergent UK.
Her work brings together lived experience, professional expertise, and a commitment to creating neurodivergent-affirming spaces where people can feel understood, respected, and supported.
Emma offers you a confidential, safe and supportive space for you to talk freely. I can help you explore and understand your current difficulties, past experiences or any issues that are affecting your well being and personal growth..
Qualified, accredited, experienced and neurodivergent-affirming
I am a qualified Person-Centred and Integrative psychotherapist and supervisor and clinical lead and manager of a counselling centre in the south of England. I have 25 years of experience, working with many different people in a wide range of different environments.
I am a Neurodivergent Competent Practitioner and offer counselling for newly diagnosed, self identified and currently diagnosed neurodivergent people.
I am neurodivergent myself.
I offer supervision for counsellors and therapists working with Neurodivergent people
I am a trained EMDR Trauma Therapist
I offer support and development sessions for individuals and couples who want to explore their neurodivergence.
I offer support with: identity, relationship difficulties, life changes, loss, communication differences, low mood, anxiety, PTSD, personal development, work issues, difficult life experiences, trauma. This list is not exhaustive.
I am also a qualified lecturer and offer neurodivergent counselling training for neurodivergent practitioners.
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Emma Castledine
Meet Emma
Emma is a BACP Accredited Person-Centred and Integrative Psychotherapist, qualified supervisor, EMDR Trauma Therapist, Neurodivergent Competent Practitioner, and one of the founders of THINK Neurodivergent UK, with over 25 years of experience supporting people across a wide range of therapeutic, educational, community, and clinical settings.
Bringing Professional Expertise and Lived Experience Together
Emma combines extensive professional expertise with lived experience as a neurodivergent person. Throughout her career she has worked with many different people, presentations, and life experiences, developing a deep understanding of the complexities, strengths, challenges, and diversity within neurodivergent communities. Her work is grounded in ethical practice, accessibility, compassion, and a commitment to creating spaces where neurodivergent people feel understood, respected, and supported.
What It Feels Like to Work with Emma
Emma offers a confidential, safe, and supportive space where you can talk freely about whatever is important to you. Together, you can explore current difficulties, make sense of past experiences, and develop greater understanding of the issues affecting your wellbeing, relationships, confidence, and personal growth.
Therapy is collaborative and paced with care, creating space for reflection, understanding, growth, and meaningful change.
How Emma Can Support You
Emma supports people with a wide range of experiences, including neurodivergent identity, relationship and communication difficulties, life transitions, loss and bereavement, anxiety, low mood, trauma, PTSD, work-related challenges, personal development, and difficult life experiences.
This list is not exhaustive, and therapy is always shaped around your individual needs, experiences, and circumstances.
Therapy, EMDR, Supervision and Training
Emma offers counselling for newly diagnosed, self-identified, and diagnosed neurodivergent people, alongside supervision for counsellors and therapists seeking to develop neurodivergent-affirming practice.
She is also a trained EMDR Trauma Therapist and qualified lecturer, providing supervision, reflective practice, training, and professional development opportunities for practitioners working with neurodivergent communities.
The Values That Guide Emma’s Work
Emma’s approach brings together professional knowledge, lived experience, reflective practice, and a passion for improving support, accessibility, and opportunities for neurodivergent people and the professionals who work alongside them.
At the heart of her work is a belief that people should not have to translate, mask, or justify who they are in order to access meaningful support.
Type of support
Type of session
Online Options
Who do I work with
Membership and Registration
Qualified, accredited, experienced and neurodivergent-affirming
Meet Emma
Emma is a BACP Accredited Person-Centred and Integrative Psychotherapist, qualified supervisor, EMDR Trauma Therapist, Neurodivergent Competent Practitioner, and one of the founders of THINK Neurodivergent UK, with over 25 years of experience supporting people across a wide range of therapeutic, educational, community, and clinical settings.
Bringing Professional Expertise and Lived Experience Together
Emma combines extensive professional expertise with lived experience as a neurodivergent person. Throughout her career she has worked with many different people, presentations, and life experiences, developing a deep understanding of the complexities, strengths, challenges, and diversity within neurodivergent communities. Her work is grounded in ethical practice, accessibility, compassion, and a commitment to creating spaces where neurodivergent people feel understood, respected, and supported.
What It Feels Like to Work with Emma
Emma offers a confidential, safe, and supportive space where you can talk freely about whatever is important to you. Together, you can explore current difficulties, make sense of past experiences, and develop greater understanding of the issues affecting your wellbeing, relationships, confidence, and personal growth.
Therapy is collaborative and paced with care, creating space for reflection, understanding, growth, and meaningful change.
How Emma Can Support You
Emma supports people with a wide range of experiences, including neurodivergent identity, relationship and communication difficulties, life transitions, loss and bereavement, anxiety, low mood, trauma, PTSD, work-related challenges, personal development, and difficult life experiences.
This list is not exhaustive, and therapy is always shaped around your individual needs, experiences, and circumstances.
Therapy, EMDR,Personal Development Coaching, Supervision and Training
Emma offers counselling for newly diagnosed, self-identified, and diagnosed neurodivergent people, alongside supervision for counsellors and therapists seeking to develop neurodivergent-affirming practice.
She is also a trained EMDR Trauma Therapist and qualified lecturer, providing supervision, reflective practice, training, and professional development opportunities for practitioners working with neurodivergent communities.
The Values That Guide Emma’s Work
Emma’s approach brings together professional knowledge, lived experience, reflective practice, and a passion for improving support, accessibility, and opportunities for neurodivergent people and the professionals who work alongside them.
At the heart of her work is a belief that people should not have to translate, mask, or justify who they are in order to access meaningful support.
Type of support
Type of session
Online Options
Who do I work with
Membership and Registration
Meet Emma
Emma is a BACP Accredited Person-Centred and Integrative Psychotherapist, qualified supervisor, EMDR Trauma Therapist, Neurodivergent Competent Practitioner, and one of the founders of THINK Neurodivergent UK, with over 25 years of experience supporting people across a wide range of therapeutic, educational, community, and clinical settings.
Type of support
Bringing Professional Expertise and Lived Experience Together
Emma combines extensive professional expertise with lived experience as a neurodivergent person. Throughout her career she has worked with many different people, presentations, and life experiences, developing a deep understanding of the complexities, strengths, challenges, and diversity within neurodivergent communities. Her work is grounded in ethical practice, accessibility, compassion, and a commitment to creating spaces where neurodivergent people feel understood, respected, and supported.
Type of session
What It Feels Like to Work with Emma
Emma offers a confidential, safe, and supportive space where you can talk freely about whatever is important to you. Together, you can explore current difficulties, make sense of past experiences, and develop greater understanding of the issues affecting your wellbeing, relationships, confidence, and personal growth.
Therapy is collaborative and paced with care, creating space for reflection, understanding, growth, and meaningful change.
Online Options
How Emma Can Support You
Emma supports people with a wide range of experiences, including neurodivergent identity, relationship and communication difficulties, life transitions, loss and bereavement, anxiety, low mood, trauma, PTSD, work-related challenges, personal development, and difficult life experiences.
This list is not exhaustive, and therapy is always shaped around your individual needs, experiences, and circumstances.
Who do I work with
Therapy, EMDR, Personal Development Coaching, Supervision and Training
Emma offers counselling for newly diagnosed, self-identified, and diagnosed neurodivergent people, alongside supervision for counsellors and therapists seeking to develop neurodivergent-affirming practice.
She is also a trained EMDR Trauma Therapist and qualified lecturer, providing supervision, reflective practice, training, and professional development opportunities for practitioners working with neurodivergent communities.
Who do I work with
The Values That Guide Emma's Work
Emma’s approach brings together professional knowledge, lived experience, reflective practice, and a passion for improving support, accessibility, and opportunities for neurodivergent people and the professionals who work alongside them.
At the heart of her work is a belief that people should not have to translate, mask, or justify who they are in order to access meaningful support.
Membership and Registration
For Neurodivergent Therapists & Counsellors
I am a Neurodivergent Competent Practitioner and offer counselling for newly diagnosed, self identified and currently diagnosed neurodivergent people.
I offer support with: identity, relationship difficulties, life changes, loss, communication differences, low mood, anxiety, PTSD, personal development, work issues, difficult life experiences, trauma. This list is not exhaustive.
For Neurodivergent People
Therapeutic and developmental support for neurodivergent people seeking understanding, safety, clarity, regulation, and more authentic ways forward.
- Neurodivergent-affirming therapy and counselling
- EMDR therapy
- Personal development coaching
- Support shaped around lived experience
- Clear, accessible communication
I am a qualified Person-Centred and Integrative psychotherapist and supervisor and clinical lead and manager of a counselling centre in the south of England. I have 25 years of experience, working with many different people in a wide range of different environments.
For Neurodivergent Therapists & Counsellors
Services to support therapists, counsellors, and practitioners to work in a neurodivergent competent, affirming, sustainable, and reflective way.
- Professional certificated CPD training
- Personal development courses
- Individual supervision
- Group supervision
- Reflective practice spaces
Who do I work with
Online Options
Membership and Registration
I am a qualified Person-Centred and Integrative psychotherapist and supervisor and clinical lead and manager of a counselling centre in the south of England. I have 25 years of experience, working with many different people in a wide range of different environments.
I am neurodivergent myself.
I offer supervision for counsellors and therapists working with Neurodivergent people
I am a trained EMDR Trauma Therapist
I offer support and development sessions for individuals and couples who want to explore their neurodivergence.
I offer support with: identity, relationship difficulties, life changes, loss, communication differences, low mood, anxiety, PTSD, personal development, work issues, difficult life experiences, trauma. This list is not exhaustive.
I am also a qualified lecturer and offer neurodivergent counselling training for neurodivergent practitioners.
Who do I work with
Online Options
Membership and Registration
I am a qualified Person-Centred and Integrative psychotherapist and supervisor and clinical lead and manager of a counselling centre in the south of England. I have 25 years of experience, working with many different people in a wide range of different environments.
I am a Neurodivergent Competent Practitioner and offer counselling for newly diagnosed, self identified and currently diagnosed neurodivergent people.
I am neurodivergent myself.
I offer supervision for counsellors and therapists working with Neurodivergent people
I am a trained EMDR Trauma Therapist
I offer support and development sessions for individuals and couples who want to explore their neurodivergence.
I offer support with: identity, relationship difficulties, life changes, loss, communication differences, low mood, anxiety, PTSD, personal development, work issues, difficult life experiences, trauma. This list is not exhaustive.
I am also a qualified lecturer and offer neurodivergent counselling training for neurodivergent practitioners.
Choose the support that fits your current need
Each service area has its own purpose, but all are grounded in neurodivergent-affirming values, psychological safety, accessibility, and reflective practice.
Choose the support that fits your current need
Each service area has its own purpose, but all are grounded in neurodivergent-affirming values, psychological safety, accessibility, and reflective practice.
Support Emma offers
Training & Courses
Specialist certificated CPD training empowering neurodivergent therapists and practitioners supporting neurodivergent clients, confidently.
Therapy & Counselling
Neurodivergent-affirming therapy and counselling delivered with clarity, compassion, care, safety, and understanding.
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EMDR Therapy
Trauma-informed EMDR therapy adapted thoughtfully with neurodivergent needs, safety, regulation, and pacing in mind.
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Personal Development Training
Neurodivergent personal development coaching for clarity, confidence, direction, and sustainability.
Individual Supervision
Reflective neurodivergent-affirming supervision supporting sustainable, ethical, confident therapeutic practice and professional growth.
Group Supervision
Collaborative reflective supervision space fostering insight, connection, confidence, shared learning, and supportive practice.
THINK Neurodivergent UK offers specialist neurodivergent-affirming services for neurodivergent people and neurodivergent therapists, counsellors, and practitioners.
All our services are delivered by registered, accredited neurodivergent professionals.
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Neurodivergent Competent Therapeutic Practice - Advanced Training
Specialist advanced CPD Certificated training for neurodivergent therapist/counsellors who work with neurodivergent clients.
Unmasking the Neurodivergent Therapist - The Foundations
A reflective course exploring identity, authenticity, masking, confidence, belonging, and therapeutic presence, professionally and personally.
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Building Community - Supporting Practice
Our work is grounded in the belief that neurodivergent people should not have to translate themselves first in order to access meaningful support. We create spaces that are clear, thoughtful, reflective, and shaped by neurodivergent experience.
A clear and low-overwhelm way to begin
We aim to make the first step as clear as possible, so you can review information, choose the relevant service, and contact us at your own pace.
Designed to reduce overwhelm and support clarity
Our service pages, training materials, and booking processes are designed with neurodivergent accessibility in mind, including clear structure, plain language, spacing, choice, and predictable next steps.
Where would you like to begin?
You are welcome to explore our services, view training and courses, or contact us if you are unsure which option is the best fit.
PROFESSIONAL CPD CERTIFICATED TRAINING
Building Community – Supporting Practice
Specialist Advanced Training in Neurodivergent Competent Therapeutic Practice
A transformative professional 36hrs CPD certificated advanced training for neurodivergent therapists/counsellors designed to help you develop genuinely neurodivergent-competent & affirming therapeutic practice through lived experience, reflective learning, and practical integration into your own therapeutic model.
Created by neurodivergent therapists, for neurodivergent therapists working with neurodivergent clients.
A clear, supportive
learning space
This is not a generic awareness course. It is a specialist learning space created from lived experience, clinical practice, community and academic knowledge.
Designed for neurodivergent therapists and counsellors seeking neurodivergent-competency training that is clinically meaningful, reflective, and genuinely accessible. Created by and for neurodivergent therapists, this training is affirming, empowering, and committed to transforming practice — together
Traditional therapy training was not built with neurodivergent people in mind.
Many neurodivergent therapists have been trained within models that unintentionally pathologise, misunderstand, or invalidate neurodivergent experiences.
As therapists, we are often left trying to adapt approaches that were never designed for neurodivergent nervous systems, communication styles, sensory experiences, or ways of processing the world.
Built from both lived experience and professional expertise, this advanced training helps therapists move beyond awareness into genuinely neurodivergent competent practice.
'This training feels like CPD training designed by people who understand neurodivergent experience'
The aim is not simply to add more knowledge. It is to support validation, confidence, safer practice, professional belonging, and permission to work differently
What past delegates have said
“As an AuDHD therapist, this was the first training I have done where I felt completely at ease and comfortable to be myself and learn in my own way”
AuDHD Therapist
“I enrolled in this ‘Think Neurodivergent’ course to earn a certification for working with neurodivergent clients. What I experienced was truly transformative.”
Neurodivergent psychotherapist
“For the first time in a learning environment, I felt genuinely at ease, a significant milestone given my history of educational trauma as a dyslexic ADHD individual.”
Dyslexic ADHD Therapist
This is not generic neurodiversity awareness training.
This is an specialist advanced CPD certificated professional development training grounded in neurodivergent lived experience, contemporary theory, reflective therapeutic practice, intersectional understanding, and practical application within your own therapeutic model
Lived Experience
Created by neurodivergent professionals who understand the emotional, clinical, and professional realities of this work.
Clinical Application
Designed to help you apply learning directly to your own therapeutic model and client work.
Community Knowledge
Grounded in co-produced learning, reflective practice, neurodivergent theory, and community-led academic insight.
Who this training is for
This course is designed for neurodivergent therapists and counsellors seeking advanced neurodivergent competency training that is clinically meaningful, reflective, and genuinely accessible.
- Neurodivergent (diagnosed or self-identified) qualified psychotherapists or counsellors who work with or wish to work neurodivergent clients
- Who are members of professional bodies (BACP, UKCP, HCPC, NCS etc)
- Minimum of a level 4 diploma in Counselling or Psychotherapy required
- Therapists wanting to create safer, more acessible therapy spaces for neurodivergent clients
- Therapists reflecting on neurodivergent client identity and therapeutic presence
What you will learn
Framework and application
Gain a clear, comprehensive understanding of the ‘Neurodivergent Competency Framework’ and its application in therapeutic practice with neurodivergent clients
Difference and dignity
Explore the history of neurodivergent paradigms. Identify, challenge and reframe outdated and damaging narratives
Identity & experience
Examine intersectionality – how race, gender, and social economic status shape the neurodivergent client experience
Deepening theoretical understanding
Deep dive into neurodivergent theory, exploring areas of prevalence, misconceptions, impacts, lived experience, exploring all of these in relation to therapy
Explore neurodivergent realities
Some examples of areas covered: sensory processing; executive functioning; social communication differences; meltdowns; shutdowns; double empathy; masking; monotropism; alexithymia
Embodied & evolving evidence based progressive practice
Engage with innovative, community led models of care from neurodivergent advocates and academics
Apply learning and ‘Neurodivergent Competency Framework’ to your therapeutic model to adapt your approach to align with neurodivergent competent and affirming practice
Created with neurodivergent accessibility at its core
The course is intentionally designed with neurodivergent accessibility in mind, including pacing, visual learning support, reflective space, and flexible learning styles.
Neurodivergent-friendly course materials
Visual learning supports
Reflective and processing space
Flexible participation approaches
Consideration of sensory and communication needs
Emphasis on psychological safety and inclusion
How the course works
The training is delivered as a live cohort with fixed dates. This allows you to understand the full structure before booking.
Live teaching across six sessions
Cohort-based learning
Online delivery with selected in-person elements in some cohort options
Structured learning without pressure for performative participation
Complete your booking
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Certification and assessment
CPD Certificate
Participants who successfully complete the course and evidence portfolio will receive a CPD Certificate following assessment.
Reflective Portfolio
The training includes reflective portfolio work, practical integration exercises, observation and feedback, reflective practice evidence.
Dates and format
Please review the cohort dates carefully before booking. Your place is reserved for the cohort you select.
September–October 2026
Days 1–2: 19 & 20 September 2026, 9:00am–5:00pm
Days 3–4: 3 & 4 October 2026, 9:00am–5:00pm
Days 5–6: 17 & 18 October 2026, 9:00am–5:00pm
Format: Days 1–2 in person in Worthing, Days 3–6 online
January–February 2027
Days 1–2: 23 & 24 January 2027, 9:00am–5:00pm
Days 3–4: 6 & 7 February 2027, 9:00am–5:00pm
Days 5–6: 27 & 28 February 2027, 9:00am–5:00pm
Format: Days 1–6 online
How to book and pay for your place
This keeps the process simple, clear and secure
Pricing & Payments
Consider the option that best supports your current capacity.
Full Payment
£1,500
One payment before the course begins.
Early Bird
£1,200
Available before the early bird deadline (2 months prior to start date).
Early Bird Instalments
£300 x 4
Spread the early bird price across two payments. Available before the early bird deadline (2 months prior to start date).
Full Instalments
£375 x 4
Available if early bird is no longer applicable.
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Cancellation and refund policy
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We understand that circumstances can change. The following policy is designed to be clear, fair, and supportive while protecting the viability of the training.
- More than 90 days before the training start date
A full refund will be issued. - 60–89 days before the training start date
A 50% refund will be issued. - 30–59 days before the training start date
A 25% refund will be issued. - Less than 30 days before the training start date
No refund is available.
If you are unable to attend, you may request to transfer your place to a future cohort or training date where available. This is not guaranteed and will depend on availability.
If the training is cancelled by us for any reason, a full refund will be provided.
If you are experiencing exceptional circumstances, please contact us. We will always aim to respond with care and consideration.
Frequently asked questions
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This course is delivered live in a cohort format and follows fixed session dates.
Yes. Both early bird instalments and full-price instalments are available.
Yes. Confirmation and practical details will be sent to you by email after booking.
Yes. The course is designed as a reflective and structured learning space for neurodivergent therapists and counsellors.
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Join a growing community of neurodivergent therapists committed to creating safer, more accessible and more inclusice therapeutic spaces
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