Dori Zener is a registered social worker, speaker, and educator, who has dedicated her career to creating Neurodiversity-Affirming mental health opportunities for autistic people across the lifespan. Her mission is to empower neurodivergent individuals, igniting self-awareness and self-compassion, so they can thrive in every facet of life. Dori offers training based on her clinical expertise, centered around her INVEST model, which provides a Neurodiversity-Affirming framework for counselling. She is deeply committed to fostering autism acceptance, and actively contributes to expanding the understanding of autism through publications, workshops, research collaborations, and corporate consultations.

Single Session Therapy (SST)

Unlock Clarity and Growth in Just One Session

Single Session Therapy (SST) offers a transformative, evidence-based approach to addressing a specific challenge or goal in a focused, 90-minute session. Rooted in research, SST has proven effective in fostering hope, insight, and tangible progress in clients seeking immediate breakthroughs. Led by Dori, whose clinical expertise ensures a highly personalized experience, this session provides a unique opportunity to gain clarity and actionable tools for your journey.

Each 90-minute session comes with tailored resources to support your continued growth.

Cost: $400/90 minute session

Contact us to book an SST appointment with Dori

Examples of goals you could work on in an SST: 

• Understand your neurodivergent profile
• Clarify your therapy goals
• Build emotional awareness
• Understand the “why” behind how you experience the world
• Improve executive functioning
• How to make and maintain friendships and relationships
• Managing stress and reducing meltdowns and shutdowns
• Masking and unmasking
• Establish healthy habits
• Clarify your values and motivations
• Understand your neurodivergent loved one
• Develop self-care and self-compassion
• Networking strategies
• Explore your accommodations and how to advocate for them
• Building a strengths-based career

INVEST Training

INVEST is a groundbreaking therapeutic framework developed by Dori Zener for mental health professionals supporting neurodivergent people.

IDENTIFY NEEDS - VALIDATE - EDUCATE - STRENGTHEN - THRIVE

‍INVEST Training is appropriate for organizations who provide mental health therapy to neurodivergent clients. INVEST training will support your practitioners by further developing their person-centred, strengths-based, and neuro-affirming skills.

Contact us to book an INVEST training for your organization.

Consultation Services

‍Dori offers dynamic workshops and expert guidance on neurodiversity and mental health, tailored for organizations, schools, and workplaces. She empowers teams and individuals by fostering understanding, promoting inclusivity, and creating supportive environments where everyone can thrive.‍

Topics include Supporting Neurodivergent Employees, Well-being for Autistic Girls and Women, Consent & Sexuality, Parenting Autistic Girls, and other related topics tailored to your needs.

Contact us to discuss your consultation needs.

‍Education

‍Master of Social Work, University of Toronto, Faculty of Social Work
Bachelor of Arts (Hons.), Social and Political Theory, University of Western Ontario
Certificate in Solution-Focused Counselling, University of Toronto
Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) Accredited Provider
Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Ongoing training in Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

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