DIY*ADHD Couples

DIY*ADHD Couples helps couple therapists learn how to identify ADHD, understand its impact in couples therapy in particular and confidently integrate ADHD-adapted treatment into their chosen couples’ therapy modality.

Course DIY*ADHD Couples: For Couples Therapists

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4 Chapters

13 Lessons

The impact of ADHD can be difficult to identify in the session room due to its heterogeneity.

There is a lot of information (and misinformation!) to sift through, and it can be difficult to know where to turn for credible information. It's also challenging to find therapeutic experts with significant clinical experience. Couple therapists can feel uncertainty about why therapy wasn't helpful for a couple - was it the modality? the couple? the therapist? the setting? They might experience a loss of confidence, and ultimately pull away from helping myriad couples or families that need them.

ADHD is too often missed.

ADHD is missed in couple's therapy largely because it is still significantly under-recognized, under-diagnosed, and under-treated amoung adults globally. A couple with undiagnosed (or diagnosed, but unmanaged) ADHD within the dynamic, has this as a major feature that sets them apart: The reason these couples cannot be treated the same as 'neurotypical' couples is the behaviour of the undiagnosed partner(s) is being largely driven by invisible and involuntary brain function, rather than by choice or trauma.

Reason #1

The heritability of ADHD, combined with the under-diagnosed and under-treated context, means people with ADHD have also been found to be more vulnerable to developmental or childhood and attachment trauma.

Reason #2

Adults with ADHD report less stability in their love relationships, feel less able to provide emotional support to their loved ones, experienced more sexual dysfunction, and have higher divorce rates.

Reason #3

Unmanaged ADHD is a risk factor for dating violence, family violence, infidelity, high conflict divorce, and adults with ADHD report lower marital satisfaction than their non-ADHD peers.

ADHD-adapted Relational Therapy (AART)

ADHD-adapted Relational Therapy (AART) was developed by John Foulkes RP and Christina Crowe RP, an exclusive approach tailored for couples of mixed neurotypes. AaRT integrates neuroscience, ADHD treatment guidelines, executive functioning support, and relationship dynamics with existing couple therapy interventions.

This course allows you to:

Identify

Identify the involuntary brain-driven behaviours commonly challenging the couples therapeutic process,

Integrate

How to integrate relational neurobiology into your chosen couples therapy modality through AECT Model of Practice: ADHD Experiential Couples Therapy.

Coordinate

How to coordinate care with other practitioners confidently,

Hear from Christina & John

There may be no other more misunderstood term than that of 'gaslighting' applied to folks with ADHD. More nuanced education allows you to help your couple clients shift from frustration and misunderstanding to mutual support and connection.

Curriculum

4 Chapters · 13 Lessons

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Section One: Context is everything
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  Chapter 1: Introduction
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  Chapter 2: ADHD Defined
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  Chapter 3: The Science
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  Chapter 4: Screening and Measuring
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  Chapter 5: How does ADHD show up in relationships?
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  Chapter 6: Creating a couple-based treatment plan
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Section Two: The Work
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  Chapter 7: ADHD Relational Couples Therapy
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  Chapter 8: Integrating models of practice
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  Chapter 9: The role of ADHD medication in couples therapy
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Section Three: Important Considerations
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  Chapter 10: Multi-Disciplinary Care Coordination
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  Chapter 11: What about you, the couples therapist?
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  Chapter 12: Conclusion and summary thoughts
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Course Evaluation and Certificate
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About Christina & John

With over a combined decade and hundreds of clients, John and Christina have put together a course that pulls together the best of the current science, experiential couples modalities and the adaptions that really work for neurodivergent couples. John Foulkes, BSc., OPC-D Psych, CPCC, RP, OVCS, (Cert.) IPT (he, him) is psychodynamically trained and certified in EFT, IPT, Reality/Choice Therapy. John is an EFT Couples Therapist and provides individual and group supervision for Couples therapists. Christina Crowe, MACP, RP, OVCS, CMHP (she, her) is a neurodivergent-affirming Registered Psychotherapist, Certified IPT Therapist and Validated Clinical Supervisor. Christina works with individuals (ages 16+), couples and families.

What therapists are saying

Couples’ therapists have told us they feel a renewed confidence in identifying a truly solvable problem, that is a significant unmet need within the couple and family therapy demographics.

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“Great course, it was very useful and engaging! Christina and John are a great pair to watch in practice.”

Kaleigh S.

Barrie, ON

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