60: Why ADHD Therapist Training Falls Short and What Clinicians Need

About this episode

Jenna Free discusses the shortcomings of ADHD therapist training and emphasizes the importance of nervous system regulation in treatment.

You're a clinician who cares deeply about your ADHD clients. You're giving them solid strategies, and they're still not moving forward. It's not a compliance problem. It's a missing layer in how ADHD is being treated. I'm breaking down what that missing layer is, why most ADHD therapist training leaves practitioners without a clear clinical path, and what becomes possible when nervous system regulation becomes the foundation of your work. Grab the free clinical reference guide, How to See Dysregulation in Your ADHD Clients . 00:47 – Training Gaps in ADHD Therapist Education 05:10 – ADHD, Fight or Flight, and the Nervous System 11:13 – Why Skill-Building Fails Without Regulation First 16:00 – What Changes When Clients Get Regulated 24:59 – How to Spot Dysregulation in Your ADHD Clients 30:05 – A Vision for Making Regulation the Standard in ADHD Treatment Check out the full show notes and other resources at https://jennafree.com/blog/why-adhd-therapist-training-falls-short Let's stay connected! Ready to help your ADHD clients heal at the nervous system level? Join the waitlist for the ADHD Regulation Method clinician training launching in September Want more thriving with ADHD…

People in this episode

Host: Jenna Free

Topics covered

• ADHD therapy
• nervous system regulation
• clinical training
• therapist education
• client progress

Keywords

• ADHD
• therapist training
• nervous system
• dysregulation
• clinical strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ADHD Regulation Method

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