Ep. 25 | Counsellors with Attention Deficit: The Impact of Differences

Welcome to the second episode of the PCI Graduate Investigates series. This is with the winner of the Martin Kitterick Award, Rebecca Bourke and we discuss her thesis titled ‘Therapists with Attention Deficit: The Impact of Differences’. We did hold this as a live event for PCI students to attend in April. Unfortunately, we had a glitch with the recording so I’m very grateful for Rebecca for giving her time to re-record our conversation. I really wanted to share it on this wider platform as it is so interesting. We discuss how having ADHD can be a challenge but also a strength for therapists. We talk about some points to keep in mind when working with neurodiverse clients and ways to support yourself as a therapist with ADHD around working memory. We also explore the need to be open to the possibility of accommodations to support neurodiverse people in wider organisations. 

Rebecca Bourke graduated from the BSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy with PCI College in 2023. She is working towards pre-accreditation in private practice. Please use this link to read her thesis - https://www.pcicollege.ie/pcicollegemartinkitterickawardwinner2023