Jennifer Kemp - Clinical Psychologist

Jennifer Kemp - Clinical Psychologist Clinical psychologist, speaker, trainer, author. AuDHD clinician passionate about championing Autistic and ADHDer identities and strengths.

Chronic health problems often come with a heightened awareness of bodily discomfort, and you can’t turn off these painfu...
07/09/2026

Chronic health problems often come with a heightened awareness of bodily discomfort, and you can’t turn off these painful and distracting sensations.
Yet interoceptive (bodily) awareness is also central to managing these conditions.
Many Autistic people and ADHDers learn to push through pain and ignore their body’s needs as they strive to meet normative expectations. This disconnect between your needs and your choices is one you pay for later, often with increased pain and loss of capacity.
The key is to learn how to pay attention to signals that often get overlooked or disregarded:
💓 When to stop and rest
⚡️When your needs aren’t being respected by others
🔜 When you are edging closer to a meltdown or shutdown

Noticing these moments requires targeted practice. You need to identify the relevant signals AND choose to heed them.
My upcoming interactive 2-hour webinar, Harnessing Interoception in Autism and ADHD, will give you practical strategies to help you and your clients identify the interoceptive signals that support their physical and mental health, and to harness those signals to guide self-compassionate action.
Taught from the perspective of a clinical psychologist and late-diagnosed Autistic ADHDer with experience of burnout and chronic illness, this webinar will help you support yourself and your Autistic and ADHDer clients more effectively.
Attend one of two live sessions or watch the recording at your own pace.
🌏️ Session 1: AUS + UK/EU
Eastern Australia: Thursday, 24 Sept 2026 @ 6:00 – 8:00 pm AEST
Western Australia: Thursday, 24 Sept 2026 @ 4:00 – 6:00 pm AWST
United Kingdom: Thursday, 24 Sept 2026 @ 9:00 – 11:00 am BST
Central Europe: Thursday, 24 Sept 2026 @ 10:00 – 12:00 pm CEST
🌎️ Session 2: AUS + US/Canada
Eastern Australia: Friday, 25 Sept 2026 @ 9:00 – 11:00 am AEST
Western Australia: Friday, 25 Sept 2026 @ 7:00 – 9:00 am AWST
US Pacific: Thursday, 24 Sept 2026 @ 4:00 – 6:00 pm PDT
US Eastern: Thursday, 24 Sept 2026 @ 7:00 – 9:00 pm EDT

This webinar will be recorded. Attendees will also receive numerous resources to deepen their understanding and handouts to use with their clients straight away.
Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/harnessing-interoception-in-autism-and-adhd

When I had to reduce my clinical load and (painfully) discharge many of my clients, I knew that I'd see some unusual emo...
03/09/2026

When I had to reduce my clinical load and (painfully) discharge many of my clients, I knew that I'd see some unusual emotional responses.

Some of my clients reacted instantly. They were distressed, disappointed, and most of all, worried about me. Others responded with almost no emotion at all. After carefully delivering the news, I'd pause to gauge their response. Many of my clients were quiet, subdued and thoughtful.

And some said cheerily, "Cool!" and "No worries!" But I knew it wasn't cool. I knew they'd have worries.

I offered each of my clients a further two appointments so that we could process what this meant and plan their next steps. It was in these sessions that I saw their full response.

Many brought little "penguin pebbles": a keyring, a handmade bracelet, a candle, a card. Each item was a treasure to me. And sometimes there were tears on both sides.

I also knew that for some people, the enormity of the change wouldn't register until well after the fact. They'd work through the situation logically — consider what it meant, and come back with questions. They'd only arrive at an emotional realisation hours or days later. And it would take even more time to recover.

This is a feature of alexithymia, which is common in both Autism and ADHD. Alexithymia involves difficulty identifying and labelling internal emotional signals. It's not a lack of emotion — it's an interoceptive difficulty with identifying and/or labelling emotional experiences.

Alexithymia changes how you work as a therapist. Standard emotion-focused questions often elicit "I don't know" responses. Alexithymic clients need careful scaffolding to help them connect physical sensations to their emotions. They need to process what happened retrospectively. When they can extract the learning, it can help them regulate their emotions when the next distressing event occurs.

Module 4 of The Clinician's Guide to Understanding Autism and ADHD explores alexithymia and offers practical clinical strategies for building emotional regulation skills. When you complete the whole program, you can access 5.5 hours of CEs.

Get started with a free lesson on Autistic burnout:
https://www.newharbinger.com/pages/kemp-free-training/

Link to the training:
https://www.newharbinger.com/pages/nsaa-courses/

We experience our emotions in our bodies. Yet, for many Autistic and ADHDer people, these sensations are confusing. Whet...
03/09/2026

We experience our emotions in our bodies.

Yet, for many Autistic and ADHDer people, these sensations are confusing. Whether they are muted or intense, it’s hard to know what they mean. It is often much easier to understand how other people feel than to understand your own emotions.

When you don’t understand what those sensations are telling you, it is much more difficult to recover from painful experiences and to know how to respond in uncomfortable situations.

When you rely on logic and reasoning to work out how you feel, it can delay emotional processing. When the realisation finally hits, it’s too late to do anything about it.

Join me for my upcoming webinar, ‘Harnessing Interoception in Autism and ADHD’. We’ll explore how to help people build interoceptive awareness and accuracy and develop emotional awareness in practical ways.

I’ll share what I’ve learned from the perspective of a clinical psychologist and late-diagnosed Autistic ADHDer and give you numerous resources and handouts to use with your clients (or yourself) straight away.

Choose from one of two sessions:
✨️ Session 1: AUS + UK/EU
Eastern Australia: Thursday, 24 Sept 2026 @ 6:00 – 8:00 pm AEST
Western Australia: Thursday, 24 Sept 2026 @ 4:00 – 6:00 pm AWST
United Kingdom: Thursday, 24 Sept 2026 @ 9:00 – 11:00 am BST
Central Europe: Thursday, 24 Sept 2026 @ 10:00 – 12:00 pm CEST

✨️ Session 2: AUS + US/Canada
Eastern Australia: Friday, 25 Sept 2026 @ 9:00 – 11:00 am AEST
Western Australia: Friday, 25 Sept 2026 @ 7:00 – 9:00 am AWST
US Pacific: Thursday, 24 Sept 2026 @ 4:00 – 6:00 pm PDT
US Eastern: Thursday, 24 Sept 2026 @ 7:00 – 9:00 pm EDT

🔁 This webinar will be recorded.

📍Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/harnessing-interoception-in-autism-and-adhd

Every year I get a few emails from people who want to join this program but are just too late to register. Registrations...
31/08/2026

Every year I get a few emails from people who want to join this program but are just too late to register.

Registrations close before the first workshop. That's in just a couple of days.

This workshop is part one of a two-part series with Praxis CET: Working with Neurodivergent Adults: A Series.

Join me for PART ONE: Building Self-Compassion and Self-Acceptance in Autistic Adolescents and Adults: From Chronic Burnout to Living a Valued Life.

The first workshop is on Wednesday 2 September (US participants) / Thursday 3 September (for Australia & Asia).

Then join Drew Carr, PhD, for PART TWO: Working with ADHDers in Context.

Each workshop will be recorded so even if you can’t attend live, you can still participate in the program. And you'll have nine months to review the content as many times as you like.

We only offer this program once a year. To be part of it, you need to register before the program kicks off.

I hope to see you soon!

Register here: https://www.praxiscet.com/events/working-with-neurodivergent-adults-a-series/

New webinar: Harnessing Interoception in Autism and ADHD.Interoception is our ability to notice and interpret internal b...
27/08/2026

New webinar: Harnessing Interoception in Autism and ADHD.

Interoception is our ability to notice and interpret internal bodily sensations, including emotions. Many Autistic people and ADHDers have interoceptive differences, with heightened or muted awareness of signals and confusion about what these signals mean.

These differences contribute to mental health problems such as anxiety, OCD, depression, eating disorders and trauma. They shape how people manage physical health problems such as chronic pain, autoimmune conditions, dysautonomia, and Autistic burnout.

Join me, Jennifer Kemp, a clinical psychologist and late-diagnosed Autistic ADHDer, at my upcoming webinar, Harnessing Interoception in Autism and ADHD.

Learn how to:

🔎 Identify interoceptive strengths and difficulties
😢 Recognise when difficulties contribute to alexithymia and distress
🌱 Build interoceptive awareness and accuracy in practical ways
👋🏼 Identify the signals that support emotional awareness, physical and mental health
🔓 Harness interoception to guide self-compassionate action

Choose from one of two sessions:

Session 1: AUS + UK/EU
📍Eastern Australia: Thursday, 24 Sept 2026 @ 6:00 – 8:00 pm AEST
📍Western Australia: Thursday, 24 Sept 2026 @ 4:00 – 6:00 pm AWST
📍United Kingdom: Thursday, 24 Sept 2026 @ 9:00 – 11:00 am BST
📍Central Europe: Thursday, 24 Sept 2026 @ 10:00 – 12:00 pm CEST

Session 2: AUS + US/Canada
📍Eastern Australia: Friday, 25 Sept 2026 @ 9:00 – 11:00 am AEST
📍Western Australia: Friday, 25 Sept 2026 @ 7:00 – 9:00 am AWST
📍US Pacific: Thursday, 24 Sept 2026 @ 4:00 – 6:00 pm PDT
📍US Eastern: Thursday, 24 Sept 2026 @ 7:00 – 9:00 pm EDT

This webinar will be recorded. You’ll also receive numerous resources to deepen your understanding and handouts to use with your clients straight away.

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/harnessing-interoception-in-autism-and-adhd

The vast majority of Autistic adults remain unidentified. Many are skilled at masking. From the outside, they may seem t...
25/08/2026

The vast majority of Autistic adults remain unidentified.
Many are skilled at masking. From the outside, they may seem to be coping. But many have internalised years of stigma and don't have language for what they are struggling with.
Join me for a live online workshop with . We'll explore the foundations of neurodiversity-affirming practice, and the practical skills needed to help clients who feel stuck in burnout move toward a fulfilling and authentic life.
Delivered as 4 x 2-hour sessions, this workshop series will give you the core skills you need to support your clients in Autistic burnout and help them find a pathway to self-compassion.
Each session will be recorded so you don't have to worry if you can't attend every session live.
⏰️The workshop starts NEXT WEEK. Register now to avoid missing out.
▶️Register here: https://www.praxiscet.com/events/working-with-neurodivergent-adults-a-series/

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24/08/2026

Last chance to register for my webinar, ‘Living Well with Chronic Illness and Neurodivergence’.
Two hours of practical, compassionate guidance for adults living with chronic illness and the professionals who support them. What we’ll cover:
✅️ Common experiences such as fatigue, brain fog, anxiety and burnout
✅️ Adjusting to chronic illness
✅️ Harnessing interoception to guide pacing and practice self-compassion
✅️ Overcoming internalised ableism and other barriers to self-care
✅️ Navigating the “triple empathy problem” using self-advocacy skills
✅️ Practical, self-compassionate pathways to greater quality of life

This will be recorded, and you’ll have access for 90 days. Or attend live at one of two sessions later this week.
Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/living-well-with-chronic-illness-and-neurodivergence

18/08/2026

My new webinar, ‘Living Well with Chronic Illness and Neurodivergence’ is coming up soon. This webinar is for neurodivergent people with chronic illness and the health professionals who work with them.
Based on research and lived experience, it will include practical ways to care for yourself and overcome the barriers to valued living.
What we will explore:
✅️ Common experiences such as fatigue, brain fog, anxiety and burnout
✅️ Adjusting to chronic illness
✅️ Harnessing interoception to guide pacing and practice self-compassion
✅️ Overcoming internalised ableism and other barriers to self-care
✅️ Navigating the “triple empathy problem” using self-advocacy skills
✅️ Practical, self-compassionate pathways to greater quality of life
The webinar will be recorded so you can watch it live or work through it at your own pace.
I’ll be delivering it live twice to allow for different schedules and time zones. Simply sign up for the time that suits you best.

Here are the dates:
⏰️ Session 1: AUS + UK/EU
Eastern Australia: Thursday, 27 August @ 6:00–8:00pm AEST
Western Australia: Thursday, 27 August @ 4:00–6:00pm AWST
UK: Thursday, 27 August @ 9:00–11:00am BST
Central Europe: Thursday, 27 August @ 10:00–12:00pm CEST
⏰️ Session 2: AUS + US/Canada
Eastern Australia: Friday, 28 August @ 9:00–11:00am AEST
Western Australia: Friday, 28 August @ 7:00–9:00am AWST
US Pacific: Thursday, 27 August @ 4:00–6:00pm PDT
US Eastern: Thursday, 27 August @ 7:00–9:00pm EDT

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/living-well-with-chronic-illness-and-neurodivergence

Autistic burnout is a distinct, multi-systemic experience. It affects mental health, physical health, relationships, emp...
17/08/2026

Autistic burnout is a distinct, multi-systemic experience. It affects mental health, physical health, relationships, employment, and quality of life.
It is not yet well understood and is frequently misdiagnosed. And the people living with it are often sitting in our therapy rooms right now, feeling stuck, and wondering why nothing is helping.
This September, join me in a live online workshop with . I'll be walking through what Autistic burnout actually is, how to recognise it, and what to do about it using CFT and ACT frameworks.
Delivered as 4 x 2-hour sessions, this workshop series will give you the core skills you need to support your clients in Autistic burnout and help them find a pathway to self-compassion.

Take advantage of the current promotion by Praxis CET:
➡️ Save 15% on all live Praxis courses
➡️ Use code FALL15
➡️ From August 17 to August 30 (US Pacific Time)

Register here: https://www.praxiscet.com/events/working-with-neurodivergent-adults-a-series/

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