Online Workshops

As well as 1:1 coaching, I offer online parent workshops via zoom. All my workshops are organised in small groups, which allows greater opportunities for parents to ask questions and share, in a more informal, supportive and relaxed atmosphere. It also helps me to tailor the sessions to the needs of the group, giving more personalised support. See below for upcoming workshops and dates.

Regulation Workshop Series - Group Coaching

The next series starts WEDNESDAY 2ND JULY - email me to sign up!

My five workshop series is a perfect introduction to better understanding regulation challenges for your neurodivergent child, and how to begin supporting them at home and school. This series is perfect for you if you are looking to learn more about your child’s fluctuating capacity, different sensory triggers, what dysregulation can look like and how it might be masked, how to support your child during and after a meltdown and the development of emotional regulation.

Although the workshops are designed as a series, they can be booked individually.

UNDERSTANDING YOUR DYSREGULATED CHILD - Workshop 1: Regulation Series (Group Coaching)

Wed 2nd July, 8.30pm

SUPPORTING YOUR DYSREGULATED CHILD - Workshop 2: Regulation Series (Group Coaching)

Thursday 10th July, 8.30pm

The first workshop will be an introduction and overview to understanding the reasons as to why your neurodivergent child might be dysregulated, and an overview of different sensory profiles. We will explore sensory triggers, what dysregulation can look like and how it can be missed or masked both at home and in school. I will explain different concepts to better understand how dysregulation is cumulative and how this might be presenting through challenging behaviour/big emotions at home. We will discuss your child’s nervous system and how their sensory needs might affect regulation.

The second workshop will focus on practical strategies to support your dysregulated child. I will be concentrating on proactive parenting tools that can be put in place daily and across the week, both at home and when travelling away from home. We will briefly discuss support in school, but this is explored further in my ‘Advocating for your child in school’ workshop.

For both of these workshops, I will be drawing upon all my professional experience and training, as well as parenting a neurodivergent child to offer advice and support. The series is run as group coaching with lots of discussions in-between sessions, and group reflection.

BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL SUPPORT - Workshop 4: Regulation Series (Group Coaching)

Thursday 17th July, 8.30pm

This workshop would also also helpful for children who don’t go to school (home ed families), focusing on routines before and after days out or big events as well as regulation throughout the day.

The workshop will focus on how to support your child before and after school (morning and end of the day routines), exploring a range of regulation ideas and strategies to support your neurodivergent child. I will discuss how to create opportunities for sensory play, calming sensory input, as well as discussing how to plan the right activities in the afternoon. We will look at how to create morning routines that might work for your child, and how the journey to school can be used to support regulation. The workshop will also cover how to use regulation tools and buffers around challenging parts of the week, and how these might be used at the weekend to support your child.

MELTDOWNS - Workshop 4: Regulation Series (Group Coaching)

Wednesday 23rd July, 8.30pm

In this workshop we will start by looking at the difference between meltdowns, tantrums and shut downs and beginning to understand why they might happen. We will then explore how to support your child in the moment (during a meltdown) including words/phrases that might be helpful and how to create a mantra to support you as the parent/carer. I will be discussing how and when to discuss challenging behaviours with your child and how best to support their nervous system after a meltdown. The workshop will also cover how to manage meltdowns in public, what is the meltdown-loop and how to regulate yourself when your child having a meltdown. This workshop can be a stand alone, but I will be referring back to topics discussed in Part 1 of the Regulation series as they are designed to support you best as a series.

EMOTIONAL REGULATION - Workshop 4: Regulation Series (Group Coaching)

Thursday 31st July, 8.30pm

What is emotional regulation? What does emotional dysregulation look like? In this workshop we will discuss age appropriate expectations of child development and understanding the development of self-regulation and the importance of mutual/co-regulation. We will also look at the pros and cons of using zones of regulation with neurodivergent children, the role of modelling and using explicit regulating language at home as well as helping children to visualise emotions and how feelings move through our bodies.

There will be lots of practical strategies for helping your child to develop and learn self-regulation skills, including how to use books and tv characters to support children as an effective strategy and learning resource.

OTHER WORKSHOPS COMING SOON - JUNE/JULY 2025

  • Transitioning into a new year group (school support) - Monday 16th June

  • Education - What are your options? Tuesday 17th June (new date coming early July due to popular demand)

  • Advocating for your child in school - Monday 30th June

  • Supporting siblings - Tues 1st July

  • Discussing your child’s diagnosis - Wednesday 9th July

  • Starting School - (date tbc)

  • Understanding Autism (date tbc)

  • Parenting a Neurodivergent Child (date tbc)

  • Understanding and supporting your PDA Child (date tbc)

Email me to register your interest - more details are shared below! Workshop dates are also shared on my Instagram page.

Education - What are your options? (Online Workshop)

Tuesday 17th June - 8.30pm via Zoom

The second time running this workshop. The Education workshop will be part led by the questions and needs of the small group, but I envisage covering the following areas:

  • flexi-schooling

  • alternative school settings

  • home education and the many different ways this can be approached including online schooling, tutors (1:1 at home, in groups, virtual), home ed groups, unschooling, following the National Curriculum, qualifications later on in school life (GCSEs, A Levels)

  • Local Authority communication and yearly reports

  • funding options/EOTAS

  • current laws for home educating and proposed changes with the CWS Bill.

Transitioning into a new year group (School support) - Monday 16th June, 8.30pm

I ran this workshop end of May, and am running once more due to popular demand. The aims of the workshop are:

- to help parents feel empowered to hold a meeting and discuss the transition

- discuss ways to make the transition easier focusing on the time before the summer holidays

- what to do over the summer

- ideas for the start of the new term

- answering questions sent in from parents as well as Q&A time linked to what I have covered in the workshop

Advocating for your child in school - Monday 30th June, 8.30pm

A workshop that was originally asked for by my Instagram community, and has been hugely successful with lots of positive school meetings and support being put in place.

How do parents advocate for their child in school? What is the best way to organise a positive and collaborative meeting with the class teacher and/or SEND Coordinator? What is a pupil passport and how to create one for your child? What are reasonable adjustments and who is entitled to them? What do those accommodations look like, and what support can parents expect from mainstream schools? Does your child need a diagnosis to receive support, and what might change with one?

I will be explaining the importance of brain, movement and sensory breaks, as well as having access to sensory kits/regulation tools in school. Having been a teacher for many years, I will be sharing both personal and professional experience and advice.

You will leave this workshop feelings empowered to advocate for your child in the next school meeting!

How to talk to your neurodivergent child about their diagnosis - Wednesday 9th July, 8.30pm

A highly requested workshop! How do you start to explain a diagnosis with your child? What does it mean to be autistic or dyslexic? What does an ADHD diagnosis mean? What strategies or ideas will help open up this discussion with your child?

The workshop will cover how to explain the neurodivergent brain, possible challenges and also your child’s strengths.

I will also discuss the importance of conversations with siblings and other family members, and how to open a discussion around neurodiversity.

All workshops start at 8.30pm and are hosted online via Zoom.

They run for approximately 60 minutes and are priced at £30 each session. Please speak to me if you would like a reduced rate, which I happily offer to families that need this.

I offer £15 off your first 1:1 coaching session if you have booked a workshop.

“Kate’s workshops are relaxed and full of learning, with realistic suggestions that really are achievable. It has been such a relief to have her support.”

Jo, Belfast

“You can tell that Kate has a great relationship with lots of families, based on her deep level of care and desire to make a difference.”

Kirstie, Lincolnshire

“There were so many takeaways from the meltdowns workshop, with a key one being to try and keep myself calm to better support my son. Thank you!”

Sarah, Leeds

“Kate’s workshops are packed with practical, useful tips to support challenging moments and full of support not just for our children but for parents too!”

Nancy, London