Groups and Packages
This package is part of the A.C.C.E.P.T. Program™ suite of groups and packages for neurodivergent youth, adults, parents, couples, and the professionals that work with them, to promote understanding, communication, and connection.
ACCEPT Couples Package
Traditional couple therapy does not usually take into consideration differences in neurotypes (brains/nervous systems) that impact couples where one or both partners are neurodivergent. It often fails to assess the core issues in a cross-neurotype relationship and uses approaches based on neurotypical assumptions.
This five-session package may be ideal for you and your partner if one or both of you identify as neurodivergent and you both want to:
understand how your neurotypes impact your relationship
understand what aspects of you or your partner’s perception and behaviour are and aren’t changeable based on neurotype
honestly examine what each of you can and can’t accept and develop clarity on your absolute bottom line for a satisfying couple relationship
make an informed decision on whether to accept what can’t be changed and change what can to build a more satisfying, non-traditional relationship or to ‘call it’ and consciously uncouple
“I combine my therapy skills with ten years of academic teaching to help ACCEPT Couples participants understand and improve communication across neurotypes. By understanding how neurodivergence impacts their relationship and learning to balance acceptance with change, participants will reduce frustration and increase satisfaction in their partnership. I bring my own lived experience of being in an ND/NT relationship of over 30 years.”
Group Facilitator:
Wendy McGuire (she/her)
MSW, RSW, PhD
What’s included in this Package
- Video Framework and Workbook on the ACCEPT modality
- Three cross-Neurotype Couple’s Workbooks on Understanding, Communication, and Connection
- One individual session with each member of the couple to explore relationship hopes and challenges
- Four joint sessions to explore the impact of neurodivergence on your relationship and what is and isn’t changeable, to clarify your absolute bottom lines – what you can and cannot accept, and to identify and build skills for communication and connection
- A written assessment of the impact of neurodivergence on your couple relationship, including recommendations for both staying together and conscious uncoupling
- A final 30-minute session to review the assessment and discuss next steps
All six virtual sessions are to be held within a three-month period. If you choose to continue to work on your relationship beyond these five sessions, recommendations for neurodiversity-affirming couple therapists will be made in the assessment.
Package Fee: $1,990.00 + $275.00 written assessment (can be paid in full or divided over six sessions), may be covered by your insurance package.
Request the Couple Welcome Package
Other A.C.C.E.P.T. Program™ groups
A.C.C.E.P.T. Group for Neurodivergent Adults
A virtual support group ideal for adults who want to explore their Neurodivergent Operating System, build skills, and share experiences.
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The ND Room
An activity-based group for neurodivergent individuals in grades 7-12. The group provides a space for individuals to explore neurodiversity, self-expression, sexuality and gender.
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