Neuroqueer Complexities:

Exploration of common challenges experienced by neuroqueer people and their supporters/care providers

Finn Gratton, LMFT, LPCC (they/them) & Alyssa Fenix (she/they)

Friday, October 14th | 1:30-4:45 pm, EST | On zoom

This training provides a deeper dive into the neuroqueer experience, and will include an unpacking of ableism in society, in the psychology profession, in ourselves and in the embodied experience of those who live at the intersection of gender and sexual minorities and neuro minorities. We will use this anti-ableist, liberatory frame to look at the complex challenges that neuroqueer youth and adults encounter in themselves, and in their families, schools, work, and relationships.

About the Presenters

Finn Gratton, (they/them) LMFT, LPCC, is a somatic psychotherapist and consultant working in the San Francisco Bay Area. Finn’s work is focused on the intersections of somatics, trauma, neurodiversity, and sexual and gender minorities. They are the author of Supporting Transgender Autistic Youth and Adults: A Guide for Professionals and Families. In addition to their private practice work with adults and teens, Finn provides neurodiversity-affirming consultation and trainings to groups and individuals in the U.S. and internationally. Finn identifies as autistic/neuroqueer and non-binary.

Alyssa Fenix (she/they) is a neurodivergent and queer Diversity Trainer/Consultant, artist, and founder of the "If I Knew Then Letters Project." With over 13 years as a certified educator in Maryland, Alyssa uses her personal and professional experience working in education and mental health settings to provide a quality framework for clinicians and educators in supporting LGBTQ+ youth and young adults with disabilities through professional development training, Policy/Climate revisions, and coaching and consultation services. She provides a variety of professional development and training opportunities to health systems, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations about Creating Safe and Supportive spaces and practices for marginalized communities. She also works with a mental health practice, Thrive Emerge in Maryland, providing vocational readiness and executive function coaching to neurodivergent teens and adults.