Jennifer Kemp - Clinical Psychologist

04/12/2025

Neurodivergent "Green Flags" in Friendships & Relationships

✨️Explicit Communication: They say what they mean and mean what they say (no hints or subtext).
✨️Info-Dumping: They ask you about your special interests (spins) with curiosity, not judgment.
✨️Sensory Consideration: They notice when you're uncomfortable and quietly make changes without being asked.
✨️Parallel Play: They are comfortable being in the same room as you, doing different things.
✨️Holding Space: When you're overwhelmed, they give you time to recover before expecting you to speak.
✨️Co-regulation: They know what you need to help soothe emotions and give it, with your consent.
✨️Penguin Pebbling: They know what you like and share things they know you'll appreciate.

What else?
Share your “green flags” for neurodivergent friendships in the comments.

Check out my website for constantly updated, free resources to help you support your clients with RSD, including workbooks, e-books, checklists, and quick reference guides. Register to download, and I'll let you know whenever a new resource is added.
https://jenniferkemp.com.au/

04/12/2025

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24/11/2025

21/11/2025

This puppy edition comes with extra misery. Poor puppy tore off a toenail in a random accident.😥 😱
Lovely that the vet student made the time to add a little extra bling to his bandage.☺️

17/11/2025

The Therapist’s Struggle: Feeling Like We Are "Failing" when RSD Hijacks Our Client’s Life

Let’s be honest: Working with the raw intensity of rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) can leave even the most seasoned therapist feeling depleted. When your client shuts down, isolates themselves, or lashes out in anger, it can permanently damage their relationships.

When painful dysphoric feelings drag on for weeks and then months, do you find yourself questioning your skills? The client’s intense emotional pain fuels our urgent need to help them feel better. When they don’t, it can trigger our own inner critic, which whispers, “You should be able to fix this faster,” and “You don’t know what you are doing.”

The reality is that working with neurodivergent clients experiencing devastating RSD requires us to build foundational skills. Developing interoceptive awareness, emotional regulation skills, and perspective-taking is essential to lasting recovery and will take time and practice.

Try This: When your client’s overwhelm triggers your overwhelm, name the process, not the content. Try an internal check: "My client is feeling helpless right now, and I’m feeling pressure to solve it. I need to shift back to being present and compassionate towards myself and my client."

Remember: You are not failing as a therapist; you are a human who is holding space for profound pain.

Check out my website for constantly updated, free resources to help you support your clients, including workbooks, e-books, checklists, and quick reference guides. Register to download, and I'll let you know whenever a new resource is added.

https://jenniferkemp.com.au/

04/11/2025

🎉20% off my on-demand professional training: The Clinician’s Guide to Understanding Autism and ADHD

From now until November 12, you can save 20% when you enrol in any Praxis on-demand course. No code is needed—the price will be adjusted at checkout.

This includes 'The Clinician’s Guide to Understanding Autism and ADHD', my 5.5 CE hour training that will teach you how to provide effective, affirming care for adult Autistic clients and ADHDers.

When working with neurodivergent clients, a validating, strengths-based approach is vital. In this course, you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of neurodivergence that helps you apply an affirming therapeutic lens and consider valid neurodivergent needs in therapy.

Through concise videos and a supporting workbook, you’ll explore the key neurobiological differences associated with Autism and ADHD, giving you a firm foundation for helping clients understand themselves in a way that promotes self-compassion, self-acceptance, and pride in their unique identity.

You’ll also learn how to increase your effectiveness when working with neurodivergent clients, including how to adapt your communication style, create an inviting sensory environment, scaffold executive functioning, and more.

At 20% off, this is a unique opportunity to:

🤓 Engage in immersive learning that spans didactic instruction, experiential activities, an extensive workbook, handouts, and more.
▶️ Earn CEs at your own pace and revisit key lessons anytime you want with unlimited course access.
🎯 Get instant access to the material when you register and try it out risk-free for 14 days (if you’re not satisfied, Praxis will give you a full refund).

This program was carefully produced to provide a seamless learning experience and support your growth as a clinician. They’re rarely discounted—take advantage of this offer while it lasts!

Find all the details and register for The Clinician's Guide to Understanding Autism and ADHD here: https://www.praxiscet.com/cguaa-course/

You can also check out all Praxis on-demand courses here: https://www.praxiscet.com/our-courses/

Again, no code is needed—just be sure to enrol by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on November 12 (or 6:59 p.m. AEDT on November 13).

02/11/2025

⏰️LAST CHANCE to register
Your Pathway through Complexity is Here
For Autistic and ADHDer adolescents and adults, mental and physical health problems are often intertwined with neurodivergent differences. Facing systemic barriers and interrelated difficulties, therapy becomes challenging to navigate, and the focus of sessions can shift suddenly from one issue to the next.
As a therapist, you can begin to question where therapy is headed, and you may wonder whether you are being helpful. Delivered by an Autistic and ADHDer clinical psychologist, this webinar will give you greater clarity, confidence and a pathway forward in these moments.
Developed for therapists already familiar with neurodiversity-affirming practice, you will learn how to:
⏩️ Guide therapy using the 'Framework for Effective and Affirming Therapy.’
🎯 Navigate complexity and stay focused on what matters.
✨️ Build the skills needed to live authentically and overcome barriers.
🙏🏽 Foster self-acceptance, self-compassion and long-term well-being.

Two times are available for this webinar to suit different time zones. Choose your preferred session at registration. This webinar will be recorded and available for 90 days.

⚡️Session 1: ANZ & UK/EU
Australian Eastern Daylight Time: Thursday, 6 Nov 2025 at 7:00 pm AEDT
London, United Kingdom: Thursday, 6 Nov 2025 at 8:00 am GMT
Central European Time: Thursday, 6 Nov 2025 at 9:00 am CET

⚡️Session 2: ANZ & US/Canada
Australian Eastern Time: Friday, 7 Nov 2025 at 9:30 am AEDT
US Eastern Time: Thursday, 6 Nov 2025 at 5:30 pm EST
US Pacific Time: Thursday, 6 Nov 2025 at 2:30 pm PST

Build your confidence in working with Autistic and ADHDer clients.
Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/delivering-neurodiversity-affirming-therapy-a-framework-for-therapists

29/10/2025

We live in a society where being “normal” is viewed as the ideal.
Disabled people, including Autistic people and ADHDers, experience daily prejudice and discrimination and stigma for failing to meet this standard.
Exposed to these negative attitudes every day, disabled people can begin to believe them, seeing themselves as flawed, broken, and a burden to others. This is known as internalised ableism.
Internalised ableism can lead an Autistic person or ADHDer to hide their authentic self, feel ashamed of their difficulties, and never ask for help or accept it.
My new *free* worksheet will help you explore your own experience of internalised ableism, gently challenge these beliefs, and identify ways to make your life easier and more comfortable.

Register to download: https://jenniferkemp.com.au/resources/autism-and-adhd/worksheet-challenging-internalised-ableism-in-autism-and-adhd/

26/10/2025

Coming Soon: Learn how to Navigate Complexity with Confidence
We all have those clients who have become stuck, unable to move towards their goals. ⁠As therapists, we can feel stuck, too. ⁠
Join me, an Autistic and ADHDer clinical psychologist, to build your confidence and skills in helping neurodivergent clients using the ‘Framework for Effective and Affirming Therapy.’
✨️ Prioritise self-compassion and self-acceptance
✨️ Address the barriers to well-being
✨️ Focus on what matters within an affirming framework ⁠
⁠Two session times are available for this webinar. Simply choose your preferred session at registration. This webinar will be recorded and available for 90 days.⁠
Session 1: ANZ & UK/EU
Australian Eastern Daylight Time: Thursday, 6 Nov 2025 at 7:00 pm AEDT
London, United Kingdom: Thursday, 6 Nov 2025 at 8:00 am GMT
Central European Time: Thursday, 6 Nov 2025 at 9:00 am CET
Session 2: ANZ & US/Canada
Australian Eastern Time: Friday, 7 Nov 2025 at 9:30 am AEDT
US Eastern Time: Thursday, 6 Nov 2025 at 5:30 pm EST
US Pacific Time: Thursday, 6 Nov 2025 at 2:30 pm PST

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/delivering-neurodiversity-affirming-therapy-a-framework-for-therapists

22/10/2025

What does it mean to be Autistic?

Autism describes a group of neurobiological differences in information processing that define how a person perceives and responds to the world.

Being Autistic is a valid social identity that connects you to other people who share these differences in information processing.

Each Autistic person has a unique “spiky profile” of strengths and difficulties, and needs that fluctuate depending on the environment they are in.

The key differences in information processing are outlined in this brief resource.

Download it for free today: https://jenniferkemp.com.au/resources/autism-and-adhd/resource-what-does-it-mean-to-be-autistic/