Different Brains, Shared Relationships
When: Begins June 3, 2026 – Wednesdays 6-7:30 PM
Time: 6-7:30 PM
Where: via Google Meet
Suggested donation: $5-10 per weekly session. No one turned away for lack of funds.
To join contact: groups@liberationinstitute.org
Different Brains, Shared Relationship, is an 8- week psychoeducational and skills-based therapy group for California neurodivergent couples who want to better understand each other, improve communication, and build more connected, supportive relationships. Many neurodivergent couples find themselves stuck in painful cycles of overwhelm, shutdown, conflict, miscommunication, masking, or feeling fundamentally misunderstood by one another.
Grounded in a somatic, relational, neuro-affirming approach, this group helps couples explore the deeper dynamics beneath conflict while learning practical tools for communication, co-regulation, emotional connection, and navigating differences with more compassion and clarity.
Together, couples will learn to:
* Understand nervous system and emotional regulation patterns.
* Recognize cycles of conflict, shutdown, masking, or misattunement.
* Improve communication and emotional safety.
* Better understand neurodivergent experiences within relationships.
* Build more supportive and sustainable ways of relating.
This group is affirming, non judgemental, and designed to help couples move away from shame and blame and toward deeper understanding, connection, and collaboration.
Facilitators:
Ramona Arne is the facilitator of Different Brains, Shared Relationship, an 8- week group for neurodivergent couples focused on improving communication, emotional connection, and understanding the patterns that shape relationships. As a Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Clinical Counseling Trainee with over 20 years od experience in addiction counseling, Ramona brings a somatic, relational psychodynamic and neuro-affirming approach to her work with couples. She is passionate about helping partners better understand themselves and each other through the lens of nervous systems, attachment, emotional patterns, and the deeper experiences that influence connection and conflict. Her approach is grounded in the belief that neurodivergence is not something to “fix” and that many relationship struggles begin to make sense when couples understand the underlying dynamics, regulation patterns, and unmet emotional needs beneath them. She aims to create a space that feels supportive, compassionate, and affirming for both partners. Ramona also brings lived experience of neurodivergence into the work, offering both professional insight and genuine understanding as well as curiosity of the experiences that neurodivergent couples often navigate in everyday life.
Hannah Chung is a somatic and trauma informed therapist trainee who integrates body awareness with parts work to support lasting healing. She helps clients understand their nervous systems and build regulation, resilience and self-trust. As a former Chef and veteran, Hannah Brings a grounded and practical perspective shaped by creativity and life transitions. She understands how stress and identity are held in both body and mind. Hannah is passionate about parts work and supports clients in developing compassionate relationships with different aspects of themselves. Her approach is collaborative, direct, and warm, creating a space rooted in curiosity and respect.
Both Hannah and Ramona are Supervised by a Licensed Person, LPCC #4505
