Neurospicy: a workshop for teens

Lucky Cat Consulting & Fairbanks Somatic Therapy and Wellness will facilitate two workshops this Fall to support youth who want to learn more about neurodiversity and living with Autism and ADHD. Facilitators Maliko Ubl and Brighton Brooks provide an affirming environment for youth to ask questions and explore what neurodiversity means to them. No formal diagnosis is required; all teens interested in learning more are welcome.


The Neurospicy Workshop supports

  • Building confidence and self-esteem

  • Celebrating neurodiversity

  • Opportunities to connect with other teens

  • Exploring and communicating personal preferences (ex: building a sensory inventory)

  • Practicing support skills for navigating everyday life

Middle School Workshop

(ages 11-14)

Meets in person near downtown Fairbanks

Thursdays 4:30-5:30pm

Oct. 10th - Nov. 14th

Cost: $200 for all six sessions

High School Workshop

(ages 15-18)

Meets in person near downtown Fairbanks

Thursdays 3:15-4:15pm

Oct. 10th - Nov. 14th

Cost: $200 for all six sessions

Workshop instructors

  • Maliko Ubl is a Japanese American social worker and therapist living on lower Tanana Dene land also known as Fairbanks, Alaska. She has worked in a variety of settings including substance use, harm reduction, criminal justice reform, and youth services. Her focus is on building diversity and inclusion for all people within the AAPI community and the LGBTQIA2S+ community through education and engagement. Maliko utilizes somatic embodiment and trauma-responsive care to build connection and community both in a therapeutic setting and in the consulting arena.

  • Brighton is a registered dance/movement therapist, crisis counselor, and owner of Fairbanks Somatic Therapy & Wellness. They've presented on embodied self-care and facilitated many movement workshops on the land of the Dena'ina. Brighton uses creative expression, group improvisation, and performance art to support queer and trans youth and adults while challenging oppressive binary norms. They are passionate about exploring the wisdom of the body while honoring the Indigenous cultural roots of dance as a form of community resilience and personal healing.

  • Differences are just that- differences- and shouldn't automatically be viewed as the problem when it comes to challenges, difficulties or struggles.

    “We’re all Neurodiverse” Sonny Jane Wise