Adapting Hypnobirthing Techniques for Neurodivergent Clients

with Sophie Fletcher MA, DipHyp(Sup), MNCH (Acc)

2 hour practitioner workshop, live on Zoom.

Tuesday 8 June 2027, 10am to 12pm UK time

Hypnosis isn't received in the same way by every mind, and that matters a great deal when the person you are working with is autistic, has ADHD, or both.

I built this workshop for people who teach hypnobirthing, or hypnosis and mindfulness for birth, and who want to understand how neurodivergent people receive hypnosis in the non-conscious mind.

There have been studies exploring the impact of hypnosis on autistic and ADHD brains, and they respond very differently, so the techniques you choose and the imagery you use really do matter.

Some aspects of a hypnobirthing course are more profound for people who are neurodivergent. Others need to be simplified before they are of any use. This session helps you tell the two apart, and gives you a way of working that is more aware of what someone may be facing while they give birth.

What you'll get:

Two hours of live training, with time for questions
Simple, rapid relaxation techniques using hypnosis and mindfulness
A digital resource pack, sent one week before the session
Guidance on when to refer on, and contraindications
A certificate for 2 hours' CPD
Access to the recording for 30 days

You can use this:

as a hypnobirthing teacher
as an antenatal teacher or doula using hypnosis and mindfulness
as a midwife
as a hypnotherapist working with birth

£80. Maximum 15 places. Can be booked as a gift for a colleague.

By booking you agree to the Booking Terms.

Download objectives and outcomes

What we cover in the two hours

Direct and indirect suggestion

Imagery, and why the type you use matters

Cue association

Simple, rapid relaxation techniques

What is challenging about a birthing environment

Misophonia in the birth room

We also look at hypnobirthing alongside birth planning for neurodivergent clients, when to refer on, and contraindications.

What you'll be able to do afterwards

Work confidently with clients who are neurodivergent

Recognise the challenges they face around birth

Understand why some aspects of hypnosis don't work for them

Create simplified approaches that support their practice

The learning objectives and outcomes are available as a PDF to share with your supervisor or manager.

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Why the adaptation matters

Suggestion is processed differently

Neurodivergent brains process direct and indirect suggestion, and imagery, in their own way when in hypnosis. Understanding the difference changes the language you choose.

Cues for reducing overwhelm

Cue association can be incredibly effective for people who are neurodivergent, and it has a real part to play in creating a calm environment for birth.

Simpler is more usable

Hypnobirthing can be complex and overwhelming. You'll learn how to simplify practice so that it becomes something a person can keep hold of.

The Mindful Mamma® Adapting Techniques for Neurodivergent Clients workshop

This is a two hour workshop for those teaching hypnobirthing classes, or hypnosis and mindfulness for birth.

Those with autism and ADHD respond to very specific forms of hypnosis, and techniques need to be tailored and understood within the context of neurodivergence. This course draws on first-hand experience of giving birth and working as a birthworker with neurodivergence.

Some hypnosis can also have an impact on aspects of neurodivergence that hypnotherapists often see, such as misophonia, which can weigh quite heavily in a birth room.

Please note: there are only 15 places on this training, and it runs once a year. If you would like me to teach it to a group of midwives in the NHS, please get in touch directly.

If you can't make the live session for any reason, the recording is sent to you afterwards and is available for 30 days.

This course focuses on mindset approaches. It does not qualify you to diagnose, or to give medical advice.

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Who is your trainer?

Sophie Fletcher is a clinical hypnotherapist, supervisor and mindfulness practitioner with over 20 years of experience in perinatal hypnotherapy.

She has over 15 years' experience of autism, ADHD and AuDHD, and specifically of how they relate to hypnosis and mindfulness.

The bestselling author of Mindful Hypnobirthing, Mindful Mamma and Mindful Menopause, her books have sold over 100,000 copies and are consistently in the bestseller lists globally.

She guest lectures across universities in the UK, on a wide range of topics relating to hypnosis and birth, from hypnobirthing through to compassionate self-care for student midwives.

She spent 6 years on the Board of the National Council for Hypnotherapy, is an accredited member and continues to advocate for the use of hypnosis and dispel myths about it.