Training & Webinars
Discover my clear, evidence-informed live and on-demand training sessions with strategies you can apply straight away in your practice. Each session breaks down complex ideas into simple, practical approaches that can be easily implemented with children and families.
You’ll love these trainings because they’re created by an OT for OTs - designed to save you time, boost your confidence, and help you achieve meaningful outcomes in your everyday practice.
Michelle is presenting two of her most popular courses live in 2026:
-Interoception in Practice: A Comprehensive Guide for Occupational Therapists
-PANS/PANDAS: An Introduction for Occupational Therapists (this has already happened - but you can still watch on-demand)
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In this full-day on-demand workshop, you'll discover the science and practice of interoception, and how it shapes self-regulation, emotional awareness, and participation.
This workshop brings the research to life, giving you the confidence to assess, describe, and integrate interoceptive understanding into everyday OT practice.
During this training, you’ll learn how to:
✔ Understand the concept of interoception and its relevance to occupational therapy, including its vital links to emotional regulation, self-awareness, and participation.
✔ Explore the neurological foundations - how sensory receptors, neural pathways, and brain regions work together to process internal body signals.
✔ Identify interoceptive challenges commonly seen in neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism, ADHD, and eating disorders, and how these impact occupational performance.
✔ Assess interoceptive awareness using both standardised and informal tools suited to OT practice.
✔ Set goals that are measurable and participation-focused, targeting interoceptive skills through functional, real-world outcomes.
✔ Compare and apply a range of interoception intervention approaches to guide your clinical reasoning and tailor strategies for each child’s unique needs.
This 1.5-hour pre-recorded workshop is perfect for all occupational therapists wanting to develop their understanding of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) and learn easy to use strategies to support engagement.
You’ll learn:
✔ The Key Characteristics of PDA – Understand the behavioural traits that make PDA unique.
✔ The Extreme Demand Avoidance Screening Tool– Learn about an evidence-based screening tool to help identify PDA traits and guide your clinical approach.
✔ Practical Therapy Strategies – Discover tried and tested therapy strategies to reduce resistance, foster engagement, and create therapeutic success.
✔ The Lived Experience of PDA – Gain insights from real-world perspectives to deepen your understanding and empathy.
In this 1.5-hour workshop, you’ll gain a clear understanding of PANS/PANDAS and learn a practical OT framework to better support children and families.
We’ll cover:
✔ What PANS/PANDAS is and how it’s diagnosed
✔ Key OT strategies for supporting regulation, function, and participation
✔ Informative case studies to guide identification and OT treatment
Open to OTs and other Allied Health Professionals.
This 1.5-hour pre-recorded workshop is perfect for early career OTs and OT students wanting to build confidence in sensory-based practice.
You’ll learn:
✔ How sensory processing influences behaviour and participation
✔ What sensory modulation is and why the Power Senses matter
✔ How to design evidence-informed sensory diets with clarity and confidence
Includes practical examples and tips you can apply straight away.
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