As I continue to deepen my own practice of authenticity and seek to live less and less behind the mask I have finally accepted something about myself that I’ve known for a long time: I am not a hustler. I don’t have a hustling bone in my body, in fact. For years I’ve pushed through here because I love offering these trainings. And I love seeing this material get out into the world and make a difference in the lives of those far and wide!
But it’s time to find a new way of operating. Less hustling, more training. So here’s how it’s going to work:
- Find some friends – other mental health professionals – who would also love to do this work.
- Groups of 1-10 will pay $6000 for training.
- Groups of 11-20 will pay $10,000 for training (will include a second trainer to ensure enough one-on-one support)
- For groups larger than 20 please contact me for custom pricing
- Customize the frequency/timing of your training:
- The training takes 16 hours. It can be done in two 8-hour days, three 6-hour days, four 4-hour days, or 8 2-hour sessions
- This will allow groups to customize the timing to their time zone, their work-life balance, or whatever else helps to make it work!
- Contact me
- Once you’ve got your group and time together, reach out – heather@poweredbylove.ca – and we’ll nail down the details!
Maybe this will work, maybe it won’t. But here’s the thing, if we’re going to talk about living an authentic life, then we’ve got to start from an authentic space. And I, for one, can’t do the hustle life anymore!
As always, here’s what the training includes:
The first half of the training covers the rationale behind the method and the “Find Your Why” process, including key areas to consider when working with those on the Autism spectrum, in a mixture of direct training and group break-out sessions. The second half builds on this material to introduce the concept of messages and to learn how values can be used to process messages with clients, creating movement and growth in areas that previously seemed impossibly fixed and stuck.
Handouts for all tools covered will be offered throughout the training.
PLEASE NOTE: These are all intensive and immersive trainings. You will be paired up with a partner or placed in a group of three at the beginning of the training, and you will actively participate in the experience of the VBIP yourself as both coach and client. We cannot pass on what we haven’t first experienced ourselves and come to trust in our own bodies!
If you are a mental health worker (e.g., coach, therapist, clinical counsellor, or social worker), especially if you work with adults on the Autism spectrum, those coming out of high-control religious environments, or those who have experienced trauma that has undermined a sense of self, this training is for you!
Four Important Notes:
1. This is an intensive training. The days are long, the material is deep, the delivery is experiential, and the homework prior to the first session and between each training session is necessary to be able to participate in the training. Please schedule other commitments for this time with these factors in mind. Please also plan for your own self-care in the days leading up to and following this training: good hydration, plenty of rest, and appropriate sensory supports.
2. This is an immersive training. We cannot offer our own clients the embodied trust necessary for this process without first experiencing its transformative effects in our own bodies. As such, you will be paired up with 1-2 partners for the duration of the training and will be expected to actively participate in both the client and coaching roles.
3. This training has been developed using modes of Universal Design for Learning. In many cases, the bulk of our trainees are themselves neurodivergent, and they seek to work with a neurodivergent client base, so we center teaching and learning strategies that actively benefit neurodivergent learners. This means that participants are encouraged to look after their bodies throughout the training – to move, stim, turn their cameras off, take bio breaks as needed, or whatever else will help you to best concentrate on the material at hand. However, if you have any accessibility needs you would like to discuss in advance, please don’t hesitate to send me an email so that we can make sure those needs are accommodated in advance.
4. Due to the nature of the material, you MUST attend each part of the training to be able to attend the following days.
If you are eager to participate in these trainings, please help spread the word.
I look forward to training you and your group!
If you are interested in organizing a group training for your department or organization, please contact me directly at heather@poweredbylove.ca.
Here’s what our Trained Graduates are saying about the process:
I’m thrilled to have been trained in Heather’s Autism Coaching Training. Her framework reveals how deeply ingrained unhelpful beliefs can be for neurodiverse people, particularly due to the messages that we absorb. Using personal values to turn around the messages empowers clients to unmask, and find confidence in their own ability to make decisions that reflect what matters most to them in life. What an amazing gift. There is such a dire need in our neurodiverse community for this kind of support! Heather’s framework adds massive value to my work with neurodiverse coaching clients.
Elizabeth Chatfield Vernier – Serendipityhypnosis.com
As a practitioner for over a decade, I can confidently say this is the most useful training and method I have ever done. I work with clients who are struggling to live fully and safely in their own lives and bodies due to attachment wounds, social/relational trauma and neurodivergent burnout. Heather’s process is clear, accessible, flexible, and highly effective in supporting clients in unmasking and becoming embodied. Building our permission to exist just as we are is one of the key healing outcomes of this training. It was comprehensive and experiential, with a focus on client-as-expert, supporting autonomy, and co-creating safe pathways toward sustainable recovery. I would recommend this training to every practitioner working with humans. I believe this training will become the backbone of future clinical modalities and community healing.
Dr. Erin Watson – drerinwatson@gmail.com
“It was fast and full, but you were so clear and solid (and compassionate) with your content and delivery that it all came together perfectly!”
H.W.
“It was an amazing experience. I feel very tired!”
J.L.
“I have experienced (autistic) burnout multiple times as a professional and this type of process is exactly what I needed to be able to start working with clients again.”
L.W.
“You are so incredibly familiar with the content that it was seamless as a participant. You consistently guided us back to the same core principles no matter what the question or query. I find this so helpful when learning something new and gaining confidence in the material.”
A.H.
“This was paradigm shifting. I truly feel like I received tools that are actionably useful in practice, and honestly I struggled to find value like that when I was entrenched in academia.”
C.R.