'Rejecting the narrative': Making sense of Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria when working with Adults with ADHD

Rejection sensitivity dysphoria is one of the most common challenges that our neurodivergent clients tell us that they face. 

Whether this impacts them in romantic relationships, feeling connected to a community, friendships, parenting or in the workplace, we know from our clinical and lived experience that RSD can cause immense distress. We know that managing both the experience of RSD and the impact can be really hard.

This training is for you if:

• You want to understand more about RSD 
• You want to understand more about how RSD differs from attachment trauma and fears of abandonment
• You want to learn ways to overcome both the distress and challenges associated with RSD

Date: 26th February 2024

Time: 12pm- 1.30pm

Format: Online

Price: £45.00

Dr Kara Davey (BSc, MSc, D Clin Psy) is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Coach and EMDR Consultant in training. Kara has twenty years of clinical experience, including working in brain injury services and developing an NHS major trauma pathway before starting her independent practice. Kara provides ADHD assessments, ADHD Coaching and Neuroaffirmative therapy to individuals. She also offers webinars, line manager training and Consultancy to HR departments in organisations wanting to better support their neurodivergent employees. Kara enjoys combining her specialist trauma knowledge, coaching expertise and her personal and professional experience of ADHD to best support clients.

Dr Claire Hepworth (BSc, MSc, PhD, DClin Psy) is a Chartered Clinical and Chartered Coaching Psychologist with over twenty years in Psychology research and practice. Claire is highly experienced in working at the intersection between neurodivergence, trauma, emotion dysregulation and rejection sensitivity. With experience in DBT services and as an Academic and Clinical Lead she trains CBT therapists working with complex emotional needs, supervises doctoral research and consults to the Education sector. She is particularly skilled in working with Neurodivergent women and girls. Claire offers ADHD diagnostic assessments, ADHD coaching and post diagnostic support. Claire has a passion for coaching and therapy for high performing neurodivergent women, preventing burnout and working with neurodivergent strengths.

Dr Ali Lutte-Elliott (BSc, MSc, PsychD, PGDip) is a Clinical Psychologist who has specialised in Neuropsychology over the last 20 years. She has worked clinically in the military, NHS, charitable and private sector, providing clinical/rehabilitation services to adults with acquired brain injury and chronic health difficulties. She has a private practice for clients with ADHD, solely focused on post diagnostic therapy and coaching for individuals and families. Ali has a specialist interest in vocational rehabilitation, assisting organisations to support clients to return to work following ill health and working systemically to overcome performance issues. Ali is developing a consultancy and training offer to allow employees (anyone experiencing cognitive challenges) to reclaim high quality thinking at work, through providing targeted cognitive and emotional interventions.