In this course, Kobus will be teaching in two topic areas related to emotional regulation: 1) cognitive approaches for regulating emotional affect, 2) regulation in home and work life (time and task management, decluttering etc). He brings a wealth of knowledge to this topic area, given his extensive experience in the field of neurodiversity, where issues with emotional dysregulation are extremely common.
Kobus is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with more than 30 years’ experience in the field of neurodevelopmental conditions.
Between 2003 and 2023 he was the Team Leader of the Adult ADHD, Autism and Tourette’s Team in Northamptonshire which he established as one of the first community teams of its kind in the UK.
He is President of UKAAN, the UK Adult ADHD Network where he delivers the diagnosis and assessment of adult ADHD training to delegates from across the world. He also designed and delivers the psychosocial support and skills training for Adult ADHD training through UKAAN since 2019.
Kobus has presented at numerous national and international conferences across Europe on the diagnosis and treatment of developmental conditions, the Language of ADHD and establishing services for adults with ADHD and Autism. He was a member of the Department of Health’s External Reference Group for the Adult Autism Strategy, and provides teaching for doctoral students of the Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training.
Kobus has a particular interest in trying to understand what lies “behind” ADHD symptoms: why people with ADHD seem to struggle more than others to focus or relax; how they seem to have a different concept of time; and how these features relate to challenges regulating emotions.