05/27/2026
In our 2025 PDA Experience Report (based on over 2,000 PDA families), caregivers and PDA individuals reported rarely receiving helpful or affirming information from providers.
The majority reported always or often receiving unhelpful or judgmental feedback, highlighting the gap in provider knowledge and support.
In an effort to help bridge this gap, we reached out to some of the top PDA-affirming therapists we know to create this 3-hour training for caregivers and professionals, all about therapy options for PDAers and what actually works.
Today, we are launching the presale for the training which will go live on the PDA Learning Lab on the morning of June 5th.
In this self-paced training, you’ll learn about how to adapt the following therapy modalities for PDAers, directly from seven different PDA-affirming therapists.
➡️ 7 featured therapists & therapy modalities included:
- Speech-Language Therapy with Linda K. Murphy, MS-CCC-SLP
- Occupational Therapy (OT) with Stephanie Arias, OTR/L
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) with Angele Close, PhD.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) with Britt Rathbone, MSSW, LCSW-C
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with Christine MacInnis, LMFT
- Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) with Colleen Hanson, MSW, LCSW, CDWF
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with Jenny Hoving, LPC & Melissa Emmerson, LCSW, HSV
Our Therapy Options for PDAers training aims to educate both parents and professionals, as they listen to featured guest therapists share practical, neurodiversity and PDA affirming ways to adapt commonly utilized therapeutic modalities.
If you are seeking therapeutic support for your child or family, we hope this training helps you find the quality of services you deserve.
