Is person-centred counselling effective for Autistics? Lisa Cromar & Chloe: Aucademy in discussion
Channel: Aucademy
Date: 2020-12-16

Originally aired on Aucademy: Saturday 12th December 2020, 20:00 GMT/London; 13:00 PDT:
*Is person-centred counselling effective for Autistic people? Lisa Cromar with Chloe: Aucademy in discussion*

Chloe will be chatting to Lisa Cromar about her diagnosis of autism, background, and her Neurodiversity Reader chapter about what person-centred counselling is and the efficacy of this approach for Autistic people, looking at adaptations which need to be made. Lisa will also be discussing her collaboration on an article with her Autistic 15 year old son Harry. https://www.pavpub.com/mental-health/the-neurodiversity-reader

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Guest speaker: 
Lisa Cromar is an autistic Person-Centred Counsellor, working predominantly with autistic clients, she produces autism workshops and is studying towards a PhD at the University of Chester, where she is aiming to improve research for counselling autistic people. She is a published author with a chapter in The Neurodiversity Reader, Pavilion Publishers. She is also an ‘actually autistic’ person and mum to three autistic children.

Lisa's social media and links: 

Website:
www.lisacromar.com
Academia:
https://derby.academia.edu/lisacromar
Facebook Neurodivergence forum for counsellors:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Counsellorsworkingwithneurodivergence/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/CromarLisa
Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-cromar-29a2b1176/
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/lisacromar/

Literature
Chapter 23, A literature review exploring the efficacy of person-centred counselling for autistic people by Lisa Cromar, The Neurodiversity Reader, Damian Milton Pavilion Publishing and Media.
Article exploring creative counselling for autistic people by Lisa Cromar, featuring Harry Cromar: 
https://www.academia.edu/40082771/Creative_Counselling_for_Autistic_Clients
Link to Creative Counselling Ideas for Autistic Clients:
http://lisacromar.com/uploads/1/2/6/1/126135339/creative_counselling_ideas_autism.pdf
Online Training
I have provided online workshops for the Counselling Tutor and the Creative Counsellors Club, members of these clubs can access these workshops below:

The Counselling Tutor:
https://counsellingtutor.com/counselling-autistic-clients/

The Creative Counsellors Club:
https://www.theccchub.com/courses/working-creatively-with-autistic-clients?fbclid=IwAR0d5KWj4l6uWT6wPnwtqEA6QBb2TbZnZm_68nRUit8hzSzQPnY80wgy1Qg

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**Please note we are not clinicians or diagnosticians** 

Dr Chloe Farahar - Autistic academic, educator, and self-advocate

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