Workshops

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When Motherhood Is Neurodivergent with Dr. Nancy Grechko & Nicolle Wargo- Boswell

Motherhood can amplify both the strengths and challenges of neurodivergence, particularly for individuals with ADHD and AuDHD. This four-hour training explores how neurodivergent traits intersect with parenting demands, household management, emotional labor, and relational dynamics. Drawing from both clinical expertise and lived experience, presenters will examine how symptoms of ADHD and AuDHD uniquely impact mothers across different stages of parenting.

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how executive functioning differences, sensory sensitivities, emotional regulation, masking, and chronic overwhelm show up in family systems, romantic partnerships, and parent–child relationships. This workshop will take a neuro-affirming, non-pathologizing approach, addressing systemic pressures, gendered expectations, and internalized shame often experienced by neurodivergent mothers. Clinicians will leave with practical insights to better support clients in therapy, reduce misinterpretation of symptoms, and foster sustainable, compassionate care plans for neurodivergent families.

Objectives:

Describe core ADHD and AuDHD traits and how these presentations commonly shift or intensify during motherhood.
Identify how neurodivergent symptoms impact daily parenting tasks, including household management, routines, decision-making, and emotional labor.
Explain the relational impact of neurodivergence on partnerships, co-parenting dynamics, and parent–child relationships.
Recognize common clinical themes in neurodivergent mothers, including burnout, shame, sensory overload, masking, and chronic overwhelm.
Apply neuro-affirming therapeutic strategies to support neurodivergent mothers without reinforcing pathologizing or deficit-based narratives.
Assess the role of societal and gender-based expectations in shaping distress, self-concept, and treatment outcomes for neurodivergent mothers.

FOUR continuing education credits approved by NASW/CT.

Investment: $125.00

Time & Location:

April 24, 2026, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

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Register: DrGrechko.com/trainings

Foundations of Religious Trauma

Join Nicolle Wargo- Boswell as we explore the intersection of faith and trauma. Gain insight into the complexities of religious trauma and its impact on mental health. Learn to recognize signs of religious trauma and effectively support clients navigating these experiences. Engage in thoughtful discussions including case examples to deepen your understanding and develop practical strategies for therapeutic intervention and ethical referrals. Led by our expert Nicolle Wargo-Boswell, this workshop provides a comprehensive overview of religious trauma and equips you with the knowledge and skills to provide compassionate care to clients affected by harmful religious experiences.

NASW/CT approved for 3 Cultural Competency continuing education credits.

Time & Location:

May 08, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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Investment: $100.00

Private Trainings

I love creating customized trainings for group practices, agencies, and businesses! Current offerings include topics in areas such as Neuro-Affirming care, Neurodivergence, Religious Trauma and Cult Recovery, Trauma, Nervous System Regulation, and Business Courses for Wellness Professionals!

Reach out anytime to explore my current offerings or request a catalogue of trainings!

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Testimonials.

Let Others Inspire You.

"I appreciate Nicolle's methods of presenting in a way that is authentic for her. Acknowledging that she organized it in a way that works for her from a neurodivergent mind was helpful for me personally and also for staying engaged in the training. She was able to answer all questions with a mixture of knowledge and enthusiasm that created a welcoming space to ask questions without nervousness."

- Fellow Therapist
Lunch & Learn Series

"This presentation was amazing and made me feel so much relief going out on my own after being a part of a group practice. I can never thank you enough for all of the information and insight you provided. I hope to meet you in person and hope we can become friends because you seem like my kind of person! Thank you again!!"

-Fellow Therapist
Building Your Private Practice: A Roadmap for Therapists

Hi friends! 👋

We had our first round of Private Practice Office Hours in April and WOW — the conversation was incredible. So many thoughtful questions, honest discussions, and real, practical support being shared!

Because of that… we’re doing it again in May! 🎉

If you’ve been wanting a space to ask questions about the business side of private practice (without feeling like you have to have it all figured out), this is for you.

Think:
✨ fees + private pay vs insurance
✨ systems + EHRs
✨ marketing + referrals
✨ getting unstuck in your practice

🧠 Bring your questions
👥 Small group (max 12 therapists)
💬 Real conversation + practical guidance

Last session filled with amazing discussion, and I’m so excited to open this up again.

📅 Second Wednesday in May
⏰ 10:00–11:00 AM
💻 Virtual
💲 $45

Spots are limited — you can grab yours here:
www.Pursuing-Hope.com (under Events)

Hope to see you there! 😊

Healing from religious trauma starts with small steps 🌱

1️⃣ Name the beliefs that no longer serve you
2️⃣ Explore what feels true for you
3️⃣ Practice grounding & nervous system care

Want to learn more? Don’t forget about my workshop: Foundations of Religious Trauma, happening on May 8th ✨

🎟️To register, visit www.DrGrechko.com

#religioustrauma #religiousharm #therapy #ceu #mentalhealthawareness

It’s the sunshine for me ☀️

…and the sudden urge to plan my entire life because I feel good for 5 minutes 😅

If you’re neurodivergent, this is your reminder:

Feeling good right now ≠ unlimited capacity later

That dopamine hit?
It will have you saying yes to EVERYTHING
and then your nervous system is like… “absolutely not” two weeks from now 🙃

Before you fill your calendar, try this:
🌿 Pause before committing
🌿 Check your future capacity (not just today’s mood)
🌿 Leave space for your baseline energy to exist

You don’t have to earn good weather by overextending yourself 💛

Save this for when you’re about to say yes to everything…and follow for more ways to work with your brain, not against it 🧠✨

#neurodivergent #neurodivergenttherapist #nervoussystemregulation #adhdbrain #audhd

I’ve been getting so many questions about LENS lately… so I’m trying something new ✨

I’m officially offering Nervous System Reset pop-up experiences for events, teams, and small gatherings.

This is a short (10–15 min), low-effort session that helps your brain gently shift out of stress + overwhelm.

No talking.
No “trying to relax.”
Your brain just… does its thing.

Most people leave feeling a little calmer, clearer, or like their system just exhaled.

Perfect for:
🤍 wellness events
🤍 provider spaces
🤍 bridal showers / small gatherings
🤍 corporate wellness days

If your brain feels like it never turns off… this is for you.

👉 More info in bio / on my website

#nervoussystemregulation #neurofeedback #lensneurofeedback #therapistlife #cttherapist

Your choices are a form of therapy too 🧠✨🫶

Boundaries, pacing, and structure all help regulate your nervous system 💛

Save this if you need a gentle reminder that autonomy is healing 🌿

#nervoussystemregulation #neurdivergent #therapist #therapy #mentalhealth

Being a therapist 🤝 being a parent hits different.

One minute I’m guiding families on how to advocate…
the next I’m in the room doing it for my own child.

Today we showed up. We spoke up. We advocated like hell. 💪

To every caregiver and parent navigating systems, meetings, emotions, and still holding it all together - I see you. We see you. You’re doing more than enough. 🤍✨

#therapistlife #parenting #caregiverlife #advocacy #specialeducation

Your practice shouldn’t drain your nervous system 🧠✨

#therapist #neuroaffirmingpractice #adhd #asd #audhd

You can only choose 2…which ones are you choosing ✨

The way some of these feel way too real and others are pure escapism… I love us 😂

#therapy #therapist #bookstagrammer

Neurodivergence isn’t about “fixing” yourself…it’s about honoring your needs. 🌱

Save this 📌 if you’re ready to shift perspective 💛

#therapist #neurodivergence #mentalhealth

April is often called Autism Awareness Month -
but awareness alone has never been the problem.

We are not lacking awareness.
We are lacking understanding, safety, and meaningful support.

Too often, awareness stops at:
→ recognizing stereotypes
→ expecting autistic people to adapt
→ prioritizing comfort of others over actual needs

Autistic individuals are still:
navigating environments that overwhelm them,
masking to be accepted, and being misunderstood in spaces that were never designed with them in mind.

What actually creates change?

Acceptance.
Accommodation.
Listening to autistic voices.
Respecting different ways of communicating, regulating, and existing.

This month… and beyond, we can do more than be “aware.”

We can choose to be affirming.

💛

#AutismAcceptance
#NeuroAffirmingCare
#AutismAwarenessMonth
#ActuallyAutistic
#ASD

Neurodivergence isn’t about lacking ability…it’s about having different needs. 🧠✨

When we shift from a deficit-based lens to a needs-based lens, everything changes:
• how we support
• how we understand behavior
• how we define “success”

Neuro-affirming care starts here. 🌱

Want to learn more? Don’t forget to register for Friday’s workshop - Hidden in Plain Sight: Autism in Women Across the Lifespan 📍drgrechko.com

For those of you, who are new here…hi! I’m Nicolle ✨

And I think it’s important to remember that therapists are humans too 😌

We bring our personalities, interests, quirks, and lived experiences into the work…and that’s part of what makes therapy feel safe and real 🧠💛

You don’t have to “perform” or be a different version of yourself here.

Just human to human. ✨

If you’re looking for support, connection, or a space where you don’t have to explain everything - I’m here 💜

#therapist
#therapy
#mentalhealth
#LOTR
#TheOffice

This week in neurofeedback 💡

These are the shifts that matter — not perfection, not “fixing,” but more capacity, more regulation, and more access to yourself.

This is the work ✨

Want to try it for yourself? Reach out and we can get you in 🌻

Hi friends! 👋

So many of you have been asking me to do this again… so here we go!

I’m opening up Private Practice Office Hours again — a small group space where therapists can bring questions about the business side of private practice.

Think:
✨ marketing
✨ fees
✨ systems
✨ growth
✨ feeling stuck in your practice

You bring the questions, and we’ll talk through them together.

👥 Small group (max 12 therapists)
💬 Practical guidance + collaborative discussion

If you’ve been wanting real support with your practice, this is for you.

Spots are limited — link in bio to grab one. 🔗

#privatepracticetherapist
#therapistbusiness
#privatepracticegrowth

If you know, you know.

Cozy escapism loading… 🌙

#Summer2026 #Therapists #AppropriateDissociation

Autonomy isn’t just a business preference.
It’s nervous system care. 🧠💛

When you have choice —
over your schedule, your caseload, your boundaries, your voice —
your body doesn’t have to stay in survival mode.

Safety isn’t just internal work.
Sometimes it’s structural. 🌿

Save this if you’re building a life (or practice) that feels regulated, not reactive ✨

#PrivatePractice
#Autonomy
#neurodiverse
#NervousSystem
#smallbusiness

Therapists… if you’ve been wanting to build your practice more intentionally this year, this space is for you. 🌱

Quarter One begins 2/24. 📆

This quarter’s focus:
• Vision & values
• Sustainable goals
• Core client systems
• Foundations before growth

This is a small cohort by design.
There are 2–3 spots remaining.

If you’ve been waiting to join something that feels steady — not urgent — this might be your sign.

Send me a DM and I’ll share the details and a coupon code ✨

No pressure. Just alignment.

Ever have one of those consults… 😬

Where you watch a provider get taken advantage of and think…there has to be a better way?

There is. 🌱
You can build a private practice with autonomy.
Protect your time. Protect your energy. Work in a way that works for you. 🧠💛

Community Mental Health isn’t the only path…but working for yourself, setting boundaries, and building systems that respect your nervous system? That’s freedom ✨

#therapist #privatepractice #smallbusinessowner

If I disappear for a few hours,
just assume I’m regulating my nervous system 📖✨

Stories give the brain:
• predictability
• emotional processing
• distance from stress

So yes. Fantasy counts as regulation. 🧠💛

Tag a fellow book therapist 😌

#LOTR #mentalhealth #nervoussystemreset

When you’re in your first year of private practice, everything feels important… which is exactly why nothing feels clear 😶‍🌫️

The Gentle Launch is structured around quarterly themes so you’re not trying to build everything at once - or burning out before you even get steady ✨

🎟️ Tickets on sale at www.Pursuing-Hope.com

✨ Reminder: Rest is not falling behind.

For nervous systems that have done a lot - rest is the work!

Save this for later 💛

#mentalhealth #therapist #neurodivergent #rest

Some of us didn’t choose emotional labor.
We survived it. 🌿

In families, churches, or systems where love was conditional, many of us learned to read the room, carry the weight, and keep the peace.

Those skills kept us safe once.
They don’t have to define us forever. 💛

Healing is learning we’re allowed to rest, to set boundaries, and to belong without performing. ✨

You’re not broken…you were adaptive.

#ReligiousTraumaRecovery #NeuroAffirmingCare #EmotionalLabor #InnerChildHealing #FaithAndHealing

Heavy seasons don’t mean we stop showing up -
they mean we show up differently.

Slower. Softer. Together. 🌙

There is still good in this world.
And it’s worth holding onto. 🤍✨

#therapy #lotr #mentalhealth #therapist

📖✨ Sometimes reading is “appropriate dissociation.”

When the nervous system is overwhelmed, stories can offer:
• distance from stress 🌊
• emotional processing without danger
• a sense of control and predictability 🧠

That’s not avoidance.
That’s a regulated nervous system taking a break.

💛 This is one of my favorite low-energy regulation tools.
Save this 📌 if books are part of your survival kit 😌

#therapy #neurodivergent #bookish #bookstagram #therapist

🧠✨ Neurodivergent therapists don’t need more discipline - they need different systems.

If your business only works when you’re:
• masking all day 😮‍💨
• over-scheduling 📅
• ignoring your body ⚡
• pushing through burnout 🔥

…that’s not a motivation problem.
That’s a systems problem.

🌱 Neuro-affirming businesses are built around:
• flexible scheduling
• realistic caseloads
• low-friction systems
• nervous-system-friendly workflows

✨ This is a big part of my consulting and supervision work with therapists!

If this resonates 💭, save it 📌 or reach out 📩 - you don’t have to build your practice the hard way.

✨ What LENS therapy actually feels like

Most people expect it to feel intense or weird.
It doesn’t!

For many clients, a LENS session feels like:
• sitting quietly 🪑
• feeling calmer afterward 🌿
• sleeping better that night 😴
• noticing less reactivity over time (or immediately for some!)⚡

You don’t have to concentrate.
You don��’t have to talk.
You don’t have to “do it right.”

🧠 LENS is gentle, low-energy neurofeedback that helps the nervous system regulate itself.

✨ I offer LENS for all ages — including neurodivergent adults, kids, and trauma survivors.
If you’re curious 💭, you’re welcome to reach out 📩 or save this for later 📌.

✨ Religious trauma isn’t about hating faith.

For many people, it’s about:
• love that was conditional
• fear-based obedience
• shame disguised as morality
• being taught to ignore your own body and intuition

🧠 Your nervous system adapted to survive in that environment.
That adaptation makes sense.

Healing doesn’t require rejecting everything you were taught.
It requires safety, choice, and consent - often for the first time.

💛 This is a core part of my therapy work.
If this resonates 💭, you’re not alone…and you don’t have to explain this here.
Save this 📌 or reach out 📩 if you’d like support.

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