Queer and Spicy: Working with LGBTGEQIAP+ Clients with Neurodivergence

April Bradley, MA, MEd, LCMHCA, NCC (she/they)

Tina Y.T. Cheng, MS, MA, LCMHCA, NCC (she/they)

Friday, May 1, 2026 12PM-1PM, Free and Virtual (1.0 CE)

Register for the workshop here.

LGBTQ+ neurodivergent clients experience elevated rates of minority stress, masking-related burnout, discrimination, and trauma exposure. Transgender and gender-diverse individuals in particular are navigating increased environmental stressors, healthcare barriers, and safety concerns that directly impact mental health and therapeutic engagement.

This training provides clinicians with practical, affirming, and trauma-informed strategies for supporting LGBTQ+ neurodivergent clients. Participants will learn how to avoid common clinical misattunements, adapt interventions to sensory and executive functioning needs, assess environmental safety, and engage in ethically appropriate advocacy within their professional scope.

If you need special accommodations or have questions, please contact April Bradley at or 984-977-8113. Additionally, contact NCCA:: 919988-0859 Mailing address: P.O Box 11131 Durham, NC 27703

North Carolina Counseling Association (NCCA) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 2034. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. North Carolina Counseling Association is solely responsible for all aspects of the program