Dec 1, 2023
On today's episode, I chat with Meg Martinez and Candice
Christiansen who wrote a chapter in Altogether Us entitled,
"Embodying IFS with Neurodivergent Clients: A Neuro-inclusive
approach for therapists."
Candice Christiansen is an
adult-diagnosed Autistic female and licensed clinician with 20
years experience specializing in working with Neurodivergent older
teens and adults. As the Founder and Clinical Director of Namaste
Center For Healing In Salt Lake City, Utah, Candice uses IFS along
with her and Meg's Neuro-Inclusive Approach to IFS with all
their clients.
Meg Martinez-Dettamanti is a
licensed clinician, IFS therapist, and Chief Program Officer
at Namaste Center For Healing, where she has worked closely with
Candice for nearly a decade. Meg has a Neurodifferent family and
has been an advocate for Neurodifferent individuals and other
marginalized populations throughout her career. Meg uses IFS
along with her and Candice's Neuro-Inclusive Approach to IFS
with all their clients.
We talk about:
- Candice and Meg's stories
- What neuro- difference means (and why
they do not use the term 'divergent')
- Hardware- it is NOT PARTS
- Asking about and being aware of Neuro-
Culture
- Goal 1: Use curiosity with Neurodifferent
clients around their sensory, learning, and internal system
needs.
- Goal
2: Access Self-energy to navigate a client’s need
for safety if microaggressions occur.
- Goal
3: Explore therapist’s individual, legacy, and
cultural burdens related to implicit bias, judgment, and
stereotypes against Neurodifferent individuals.
- Goal
4: Creatively implement IFS mapping exercises
with Neurodifferent clients to flesh out Neurodifferent traits vs.
client parts
Find out more about Meg and Candice here: Namasté Center For Healing
(namasteadvice.com)
Enjoy!
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Tammy is grateful for Jack Reardon who created music for the
podcast. Jack is a graduate of Derek Scott’s IFS Stepping Stones
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