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Supporting clients with neurological conditions presents unique challenges that require thoughtful, adaptable approaches, particularly when cognitive changes, decreased executive functioning, memory difficulties, slowed processing, or reduced psychological flexibility are part of the picture. For many clients, including those with brain injuries, stroke, MS, epilepsy, or neurodegenerative conditions, therapy may need to be paced differently, use clearer scaffolding, and incorporate repetition and multimodal learning to support engagement and retention.
This workshop equips you with practical, ACT-informed tools for working at the intersection of emotional distress, physical symptoms, and cognitive change. We’ll explore ways to work flexibly with ACT processes for clients who experience challenges with attention, planning or inhibition, for example adapting metaphors, simplifying experiential work, and using values and committed action in highly concrete, achievable ways.
Designed for real-world clinical practice, this workshop focuses on encouraging psychological flexibility in a way that honours clients’ neurological realities while still supporting autonomy, dignity, and growth. By the end, you’ll leave with clear strategies you can use immediately to help clients reconnect with what matters and take meaningful steps forward in their lives.
Background to the workshop
Neurological conditions are now the leading cause of disability among working-age adults, reshaping not only physical ability but also identity, emotion, and daily life. For clients and families, the impact is profound. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) offers a compassionate, evidence-based way to help people live meaningfully alongside these challenges; supporting flexibility, dignity, and engagement in what matters most. This workshop bridges the worlds of rehabilitation and psychological therapy, equipping clinicians with practical tools to adapt ACT for clients with neurological conditions. Learn how to bring ACT processes to life in real-world settings, foster collaboration across disciplines, and support recovery in its broadest sense: living well, not just surviving.
What you will gain from this workshop
By attending this workshop, you will:
- Learn how ACT can support people with neurological conditions to reconnect with hope, identity, and a sense of what makes life worth living , even amid profound change.
- Leave with a practical toolkit of adapted ACT exercises, metaphors, and assessment resources created specifically for this client group, ready for immediate use in your sessions (e.g., simplified values maps, sensory-based grounding, adapted choice points).
- Develop the skills to tailor your interventions when cognitive changes, fatigue, pain, mobility challenges, or aphasia shape the therapeutic process, without losing the heart and spirit of ACT.
- Build confidence in helping clients move toward living well and meaningfully, rather than simply coping or compensating.
About this workshop
Dr Kim Fletcher and Dr. Amanda Mobley are highly respected Clinical Neuropsychologists and co-authors of ACT for People with Neurological Conditions. Together, they bring extensive experience from across NHS and Ministry of Defence neuropsychology services, working with individuals affected by brain injury, neurological illness, and complex cognitive or identity changes.
This workshop is a dynamic blend of teaching and practice. It includes:
- Mini-lectures to provide clear and concise theoretical frameworks
- Role-plays to practise applying ACT in real-world scenarios
- Experiential exercises to deepen your understanding of the model and its adaptability
Who will benefit from this workshop?
This workshop is ideal for therapists and psychologists working with individuals affected by neurological conditions, including acquired brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease. A basic understanding of neurological conditions is essential as the workshop is designed to focus on ACT-based approaches and adaptations rather than detailed neurological education. A basic working knowledge of ACT is assumed – if you are new to ACT, we recommend exploring our introductory training, ACT essentials.