Speaking Engagements Available

We value community, and contribute in promoting wellness by sharing presentations, workshops, or other speaking engagements, including CEU classes.

We strive to provide psychoeducational services to students, teachers and administration, as well as businesses in the community.

We also offer professional consultation to individuals, businesses, and groups.

Sharing Works

According to research, increased access to evidenced-based mental health information helps members of the community have a better chance at creating healthy lifestyles and being proactive with their mental health. We want to break down barriers by opening dialogue and increasing knowledge about mental health wellness to help our community grow healthier and happier.

If you are interested in being added to our calendar of speaking engagements, scroll to the bottom of this page and fill out our speaking engagement form. While we specialize in neurodivergent populations, our therapists speak on various topics. These topics vary from workplace communication and leadership, to school based trainings for kids, teachers, administration or parents on things such as anxiety, bullying prevention, self esteem, social skills, peer pressure and self advocacy, and much more. If you contact us, we will reach out to you shortly.

 

A Short List of Our Speaking Topics

• Neurodivergence 101
• Autism
• ADHD
• Executive Functioning
• Gifted identify formation
• Giftedness 101
• Twice exceptionality
• Anxiety and depression in neurodivergent populations
• Supporting marginalized students
• Parenting and teacher support of neurodivergent students
• Co-parenting
• Parenting tools for neurodivergent children and teens
• Sex and intimacy in neurodivergent relationships
• Asynchronous development
• Contextual and cultural implications of neurodivergence
• Gifted Identity Project research
• The gifted experience
• Mental health concerns and treatment in neurodivergent populations
• And many others! (please send us your ideas)

TheraThrive’s Past Presentations

(list updated August 2025)

Fusion Academy Los Gatos Campus

August 15, 2025, Los Gatos, CA

• Why the Middle Years Matter: Neurodivergence, Growing Pains and Asynchronous Development

YMCA of San Diego County

July 22, 2025, Webinar

• Complexities of Treating Neurodivergent Clients

Glendale Area Mental Health Professionals Association (GAMHPA)

May 16, 2025, Webinar

• Autism 101

 

Neurodiverse Love Conference

March 8, 2025, Panel

• Speaker panel

 

Neurodiverse Love Conference

March 6, 2025, Webinar

• The Impact of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) in Neurodivergent Relationships: navigating burnout

Serene Pathways  and California Group Practice Owners

February 14, 2025, Webinar

• Group Practice Systems

Rainbow Community Center, Concord, CA

December 17, 2024, Webinar

• ADHD and Autism In Clinical Practice

 

Sage Wellness Center

November 21, 2024, Webinar

• Autism 101: part 2

 

Sage Wellness Center

 October 31, 2024, Webinar

• Autism 101: part 1

Two Chairs

September 24, 2024, Webinar

• Comparing ADHD and AutismIn Clinical Practice (APA/BBS/1 approved CEU)

 

Fusion Academy Los Gatos Campus

August 6, 2024, Webinar

• What Is Twice Exceptional?

Adventures in Homeschooling Conference 2024

July 25, 2024, San Jose, CA

• Am I Neurodivergent?

 

Rainbow Community Center, Concord, CA

June 27, 2023, Webinar

• Learning Disabilities/Differences

 

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

May 20, 2023, Webinar

• Neurodivergence 101

 

Evolve Treatment Centers

March 16, 2023, Webinar

• Complexities of Treating Neurodivergent Adolescent Clients

SELPA VII/Santa Clara County School District, Santa Clara, CA

February 13, 2023, Webinar

• Executive Functioning Support for Students

 

Maguire Correctional Facility, Redwood City, CA

December 22, 2022, Webinar

• Autism, Anxiety/OCD and Behavior

Bay Area Psychotherapy Institute

June 6, 2022, Webinar

• Considerations for Therapists of Twice Exceptional Clients

Tilden Preparatory School in Walnut Creek, CA

May 12, 2022, Webinar

• Neurodiversity and Support Services During the Middle & High School Years

 

California Rehab Association

March 23-24, 2021, Webinar

• Telemental Health, as part of Ethics and the Law: Navigating Relationships in 2021, with Heidi Paul, PhD, CRC, LPCC, CLCP (webinar, APA/BBS/6 approved CEUs)

 

California Association of Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors – East Bay Regional Event

June 7, 2019, Webinar

• Considerations for Therapists of Gifted and/or Highly Sensitive Clients (CE workshop)

 

LEARN Event, Counseling Department, St. Mary’s College of California

April 28, 2018, St. Mary’s College of California, Moraga, CA

• Strategies for Supporting Marginalized Populations: Exploring Gifted, LGBTQ+ and Autism (CE workshop)

 

Support for Families of Children of Disabilities: 2018 Information & Resource Conference

April 7, 2018, John O’Connell High School, San Francisco, CA

• Co-Parenting in a Complex Family

 

California Association of Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors – East Bay Regional Event

July 14, 2017, Walnut Creek, CA

• Considerations for Therapists of Gifted and/or Highly Sensitive Clients (CE workshop)

 

Davidson Young Scholars – Annual Summit

June 23 – 25, 2017, Davidson Institute, Reno, Nevada

• Empowering Parents to Help Their Gifted Kids Manage Anxiety
• Understanding the Manifestation of Anxiety in the Gifted Population

 

American Counseling Association 2017 Conference and Exposition

March 16 – 19, 2017, Moscone West Convention Center, San Francisco, California

• Join an Advocacy Dialogue: Supporting Individuals and Families Affected by Current Societal Issues (CE workshop)

 

Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted Annual Conference 2016

July 22 – 24, 2016, The Williamsburg Lodge, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

• Gifted Identity℠ Project: How To Talk To Children About Their Giftedness: The Impact of Gifted Identification
• Clinical Applications for Therapist of Gifted Clients (CE course)

 

The Saklan School Parent Association

April 19, 2016, Lafayette Veteran’s Memorial Building, Lafayette, California

• Helping Gifted and Highly Sensitive Kids Cope With Anxiety and Depression: Tools for Parents and Teachers

 

National Association For Gifted Children 62nd Annual Convention and Exhibition

November 12-15, 2015, Phoenix Convention Center, Arizona

• How to Talk to Children about their Giftedness:  The Impact of Gifted Identification

 

Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted Annual Conference 2015

July 24 – 26, 2015, Marriott Denver Tech Center, Denver, Colorado

• The Journey Lasts Lifetime after Lifetime
• Cultural Influences on Gifted Families
• Sex & Intimacy in Gifted Relationships

 

California Association of Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors Regional Conference

October 18, 2014, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California

• Clinical Implications of Working with Gifted and Highly Sensitive Clients

 

Adventures in Homeschooling Conference 2014

July 31-Aug 3 2014, Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara, California

• Helping Gifted Kids Cope With Anxiety and Depression: Tools for Parents

 

Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted Annual Conference 2014

July 18 – 20, 2014, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, San Jose, California

• Helping Gifted Kids Cope With Anxiety and Depression: Tools for Parents and Teachers

 

California Association of Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors Regional Conference

April 12, 2014, Pepperdine University West Los Angeles Graduate Campus, Los Angeles, California

• Intelligence Makes a difference: How IQ factors into the human experience and clinical treatment
• Gifted Identity℠ project: A Summary of the Results from a Study About Parents of Gifted Children

 

Global Virtual Meeting for Gifted Education

September 21, 2013, World Wide Web

• Helping Gifted Kids Cope With Anxiety and Depression: Tools For Parents and Teachers

 

Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted Annual Conference 2013

July 19 – 21, 2013, Marriot Hotel, Orlando, Florida

• Gifted Identity℠ Project: A Summary of the Results from a Study About Parents of Gifted Children
• Cultural Impact on Gifted Self-Perception
• The Journey Lasts a Lifetime: Reflections From Adults on the Impact of Discovering and Understanding Their Own Giftedness as They Parent Their Gifted Children

 

Global Virtual Meeting for Gifted Education

September 22, 2012, World Wide Web

• Helping Gifted Kids Cope With Anxiety and Depression: Tools For Parents and Teachers