2026
Monday 16th March from 7 to 9pm (UK)
Dr. Christine Dunkley - DBT Emotion regulation in action
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy is a treatment for problematic behaviours such as suicidality and self-harm, addictions, disordered eating, behaviours associated with adolescence, and offending behaviours. A core conceptualisation in DBT is that of moving away from a focus on cognition, to address the inability of clients their to regulate emotion. In this Webinar Dr Christine Dunkley, consultant DBT trainer will demonstrate how this is done.
Dr CHRISTINE DUNKLEY DClinP began her career as a medical social worker in 1982, specialising in trauma. She spent 30 years in the NHS, having trained in person centred therapy and DBT, and attained a doctorate from The University of Southampton School of Health Sciences. She has written numerous articles, chapters and books and is a popular speaker at conferences and events in America, New Zealand, Eastern and Central Europe, and the Arab states. Her Books 'Regulating Emotion the DBT Way' has been well received in circles much broader that the DBT community. She was the co-founder and first chair of the Society for DBT, and received a fellowship from the Society in 2016.
Monday 15th June from 7 to 9pm (UK
Christiane Sanderson - How to Become a Wise Neurodiverse Practitioner
Many clients enter therapy without realising their challenges may be linked to ADHD or Autism. Practitioners, often lacking specific neurodiversity training, may focus on obvious symptoms or familiar diagnoses without considering possible neurodivergence. This is further complicated by overlaps with conditions such as PTSD, C-PTSD, OCD, Depression, Anxiety, and Personality Disorders, or where clients experience multiple neurodivergent traits.
In this webinar we will deepen awareness of neurodiversity and the lived experience of neurodivergent adults. We will explore misconceptions and stereotypes, the challenges of undiagnosed or misdiagnosed individuals, and the links between neurodivergence and mental health co-morbidities including trauma symptoms, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, depression, shame, self-medication, and isolation.
Focusing on ADHD and Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) in adults, participants will learn to recognise underlying traits, understand masking behaviours, and identify overlaps with trauma and PTSD/C-PTSD symptoms. Emphasis will be placed on building practitioner confidence when working with clients experiencing both neurodivergence and mental health challenges.
Practitioners will be encouraged to integrate Neurodivergent Affirmative, Trauma-Informed, and Shame-Sensitiveapproaches into their preferred modality to foster self-compassion, reduce shame, and mitigate the effects of stigma and marginalisation.
We will also explore how to create neurodivergent-friendly therapeutic spaces that support sensory, communication, and visual needs. Participants will gain tools to empower clients to understand, accept, and embrace their neurodivergence without judgement or masking. Practitioners will learn to be more attuned, inclusive, and confident in supporting neurodiverse clients.
CHRISTIANE SANDERSON is a former senior lecturer in Psychology at the University of Roehampton, of London with over 35 years of experience working in the field of childhood sexual abuse, sexual violence and complex trauma. She has delivered advice and training for parents, teachers, social workers, nurses, therapists, counsellors, the police and faith communities. Her research interests span trauma informed therapeutic practice, PTSD, Complex Trauma, CSA, domestic abuse and Narcissism. She is the author of We Are Still Here: What Counsellors and Therapists Can learn from the Lived Experiences of Child Sexual Abuse Survivors; Working with Survivors of Sibling Sexual Abuse: A Guide to Therapeutic Support and Protection for Children and Adults; Counselling Skills for Working with Shame; Counselling Skills for Working with Trauma: Healing from Child Sexual Abuse, Sexual Violence and Domestic Abuse; Counselling Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, 3rd edition; Counselling Survivors of Domestic Abuse; The Seduction of Children: Empowering Parents and Teachers to Protect Children from Child Sexual Abuse, and Introduction to Counselling Survivors of Interpersonal Trauma, all published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. She has also written The Warrior Within: A One in Four Handbook to Aid Recovery from Sexual Violence 4th Edition; The Spirit Within: A One in Four Handbook to Aid Recovery from Religious Sexual Abuse Across All Faiths; Responding to Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse: A pocket guide for professionals, partners, families and friends, and Numbing the Pain: A pocket guide for professionals supporting survivors of childhood sexual abuse and addiction for the charity One in Four for whom she is a trustee.