Neurodiversity-Affirming Supervision

Supervision & Support for Clinicians Who Are Neurodivergent or Neurodivergent-Affirming

100% Telehealth | All stages of your career

You deserve supervision that gets you

At Very Helpful Chats, we offer supervision that is collaborative, affirming, shame-free and genuinely useful — whether you’re:

A neurodivergent clinician seeking support with clinical matters or workplace issues
A mental health professional who wants to upskill in working with neurodivergent clients

We provide supervision that:

Is culturally safe for neurodivergent clinicians who have experienced being misunderstood
Affirms neurodivergent ways of thinking, working and processing
Supports clinicians working with Autistic, ADHD, AuDHD, PDA and otherwise ND clients
Recognises the value of empirical evidence, practice-based knowledge and lived experience
Makes room for doubt, messiness, and being a real human

Who We Supervise

We work with:

Provisional psychologists completing 4+2, 5+1
Early-career and fully registered psychologists
Psychologists completing their clinical registrar program
OTs seeking support developing their skills working with neurodivergent clients
Mental health and allied health clinicians of all relevant disciplines - counsellors, social workers etc.
Professionals working with neurodivergent clients who want to deepen their knowledge and increase their confidence
Clinicians navigating burnout, late diagnosis, identity, or transition

You don’t need to be neurodivergent to benefit from neurodivergent-informed supervision — you just need to care about improving your skills and confidence working with neurodivergent people

Supervision That Doesn’t Feel Like a Performance Review

We don’t do shame, superiority or gatekeeping. We:

Prioritise psychological safety
Respect your autonomy and lived experience
Invite curiosity, reflection and self-awareness
Make space for real talk about ethics, burnout, and emotional sustainability

Some of the things we talk about:

Working with burnout, shutdowns, masking and RSD
Clinical decision-making and formulation for ND clients
Transference, countertransference and sitting with discomfort
Assessments, risk, and supporting high-complexity presentations
Boundaries, imposter syndrome, and therapeutic sustainability

Upcoming Group Supervision Sessions

👥 With Beth:

Working with So-Called Hard to Engage Neurodivergent Kids & Teens — for psychologists, AMHSWs, counsellors
Working with Parents & Educators — for professionals supporting ND young people
This kid is oppositional! — Challenging Parent and Teacher Narratives With Compassion and Clarity.

👥 With Yvonne:

Working with complex trauma as a neurodivergent therapist without becoming overwhelmed
Sitting with Risk — supporting neurodivergent adults where there are risk concerns
Can We Even Talk About That? Managing Transference, Erotic Material & Uncomfortable Content in Therapy

Groups are capped for safety, nuance, and to give participants time to reflect.

Upcoming group supervision dates!

Psychologist and Mental Health Professional Group Supervision:

$180.00 per participant

Tuesday 29th April 2025 - 10:30 am (Victoria) - 90 minutes - working with neurodivergent kids and teens - hosted by Beth. Topic: Working with so-called “hard to engage” neurodivergent kids & teens. Group supervision for mental health professionals - psychologists, AMHSW, counsellors, etc. Maximum of 8 people

Tuesday 6th May 2025 - 10:15 am (Victoria) - 90 minutes - working with neurodivergent adults - hosted by Yvonne. Topic: Working with complex trauma as a neurodivergent therapist without becoming overwhelmed. Group supervision for mental health professionals - psychologists, AMHSW, counsellors, etc. Maximum of 8 people.
Thursday 22nd May 2025 - 1:30 pm (Victoria) - 90 minutes - working with neurodivergent adults - hosted by Yvonne. Topic: Sitting with risk: working with neurodivergent adults where there are risk concerns. Group supervision for mental health professionals - psychologists, AMHSW, counsellors, etc. Maximum of 8 people
Tuesday 17 June 2025 - 1:30 pm (Victoria) - 90 minutes - working with neurodivergent adults - hosted by Yvonne. Topic: “Can We Even Talk About That?” Managing Transference, Erotic Material & Uncomfortable Content in Therapy. Group supervision for mental health professionals - psychologists, AMHSW, counsellors, etc. Maximum of 8 people.

Tuesday 27 May 2025 - 11:00 am (Victoria) - 90 minutes - working with neurodivergent kids and teens - hosted by Beth. Topic: This kid is oppositional! — Challenging Parent and Teacher Narratives With Compassion and Clarity. Group supervision for mental health professionals - psychologists, AMHSW, counsellors, etc. Maximum of 8 people.

Tuesday 24 June 2025 - 11:00 am (Victoria) - 90 minutes - working with neurodivergent kids and teens - hosted by Beth. Topic: Navigating relationships with parents & educators when working with neurodivergent kids & teens. Group supervision for mental health professionals - psychologists, AMHSW, counsellors, etc. Maximum of 8 people

Provisional Psychologist group supervision

Maximum of 5 participants per group

$180.00 per participant

Tuesday 13th May 2025 - 1:00 pm (Victoria) - 90 minutes - working with neurodivergent adults - hosted by Yvonne. Topic: Working with complex trauma as a neurodivergent therapist without becoming overwhelmed. Group supervision for provisional psychologists. Maximum of 5 people
Friday 16 May 2025 - 2:30 pm (Victoria) - 90 minutes - working with neurodivergent kids and teens - hosted by Beth. Topic: Working with so-called “hard to engage” neurodivergent kids & teens. Group supervision for provisional psychologists. Maximum of 5 people
Tuesday 3 June 2025 - 10:15 am (Victoria) - 90 minutes - working with neurodivergent adults - hosted by Yvonne. Sitting with risk: working with neurodivergent adults where there are risk concerns. Group supervision for provisional psychologists. Maximum of 5 people
Friday 13 June 2025 - 2:30 pm (Victoria) - 90 minutes - working with neurodivergent kids and teens - hosted by Beth. Topic: Navigating relationships with parents & educators when working with neurodivergent kids & teens. Group supervision for provisional psychologists. Maximum of 5 people

Our Supervisors

Yvonne Daly

Senior Psychologist

Available for external supervision
Available to provide secondary Psychology Board Approved Supervision for psych interns completing the 5+1, 4+2 and psychs completing the registrar program in counselling psychology
Supervision topics: working therapeutically with neurodivergent people, Autism and ADHD assessments, supporting the LGBTIQA+ community, supporting clients with gender diversity and transitioning, body dysmorphia, working with clients presenting with BPD and schizophrenia, trauma-informed practice, sitting with high risk presentations, couples therapy, therapy modalities (ACT/DBT/Schema/EFT), transference and countertransference in therapy, professional boundaries

Supervision fee = $300 per 50 minutes (incl. GST)

Anna Aminov

Senior Clinical Psychologist

Endorsement in Clinical Psychology
Available to provide secondary Psychology Board Approved Supervision for psych interns completing the 5+1, 4+2 and psychs completing the registrar program in clinical psychology (not available for primary supervision at this time).
Available for supervision for mental health professionals at all stages of career development
Supervision topics: neurodivergency, Autism, ADHD, assessment of Autism and ADHD, using the MIGDAS assessment tool, working with 2E (gifted) clients, EMDR with neurodivergent clients, providing assessments and therapy to other health professionals, trauma in past supervisory relationships, content vs process work in therapy.

Supervision fee = $300 per 50 minutes (incl. GST)

Beth McNamara

Senior Psychologist

Available for supervision for mental health professionals at all stages of career development
Available to provide Psychology Board Approved Supervision for psych interns completing the 5+1 and 4+2 programs.
Supervision topics: neurodivergency, Autism, ADHD, working with neurodivergent kids and teens, building collaborative relationships with parents and other members of multi-disciplinary teams, working with LGBTIQA+ and gender-diverse teenagers

Supervision fee = $300 per 50 minutes (incl. GST)

Kim Eldridge

Occupational Therapist

Available for supervision for occupational therapists and allied health professionals at all stages of career development
Supervision topics: neurodivergency, sensory profiles, functional capacity assessments, working with kids and teens, executive functioning, capacity building, understanding and working within the NDIS.

Supervision fee = $270 per 50 minutes (incl GST)

Nicolle Griffin

Psychologist & Director

Available for supervision for mental health professionals at all stages of career development
Not available for board-approved supervision as part of the 5+1 or 4+2 internship programs.
Supervision topics: neurodivergency, Autism, ADHD, assessment of Autism and ADHD, differential diagnosis in assessment of Autism and ADHD, therapy with Autistic + ADHD clients, business things.

Supervision fee = $330 per 50 minutes (incl GST)

Make an appointment

By emailing our admin team at admin@veryhelpfulchats.com.au or by filling in our supervision enquiry and waitlist form.