For over two years, social worker Matt Bolton has facilitated an international peer support group for neurodivergent persons in the mental healthcare professions, including psychotherapists, counsellors, social workers, psychologists, and others. He is partnering here with Onlinevents to bring this community experience to a wider audience.

This ongoing, open group, offered temporarily on Wednesdays through October (Friday dates begin again in November), from 6-7:30pm British Standard Time, and there is no attendance commitment. Attendees are welcome to join when they can based on scheduling, energy levels, finances, and other factors.

The group is a space for personal reflection, curiosity in relation to self and others, sharing and receiving, being understood and understanding others, and discussion on matters of therapeutic practice as neurodivergent counselors and therapists. Personal matters and topics of interest may be shared as it feels right to do so, but since this is not strictly a therapy or interest-focused group the response one receives may not be technically 'therapeutic' or what is hoped for or expected. This group is facilitated, in part, from the perspective that what matters most--more than any verbal response--is the ability of members to freely share what they need to share, whatever has been coming up for them in-group or recently out-of-group, and to be warmly and empathically heard as unique persons within that sharing.

An article ([http://mattbolton.me/papers/Bolton_NeurodivergentGroupRelating_PCQ_2025.pdf](http://mattbolton.me/papers/Bolton_NeurodivergentGroupRelating_PCQ_2025.pdf)) was published about aspects of Matt's former group in the Spring 2025 Person-Centered Quarterly.

Group norms:

- Members of the group are encouraged to participate through chat or verbally, on video or not.

- If someone is speaking and you wish to add to the conversation but feel there has not been an opportunity to do so, please use the Raise Hand button in Zoom and the facilitator will ensure you are included.

- If someone seems to be taking up a lot of conversational space and time or you have another concern, you can message the facilitator privately on Zoom to discuss resolution.

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