Movement for every mind
Empathletic is a personal training service built around empathy and athletic potential, designed from the ground up for neurodiverse people who want to move, grow, and thrive on their own terms.
Free first conversation. No pressure. Just you.
The name
Empathletic
em·path·let·ic | adjective
Combining empathy, the genuine understanding of another person’s experience, with athletic, the pursuit of physical capability and wellbeing. The belief that you cannot build a body without first understanding a mind.
Dion builds every program around the way you think, feel, process, and move, because exercise is easier to stick with when it fits you.
Your neurology shapes how you experience exercise. Empathletic treats that as information. That information is used to set goals and build confidence in exercise and athletics.
Every session is designed for your sensory profile, communication style, and goals, and adjusted as you go.
Steady routines tend to last longer than big bursts of effort. Dion helps you build habits that fit your life.
Visual cues, written instructions, verbal coaching, or a mix. Dion matches the way you receive information best.
No judgment. No pressure. No “pushing through” what doesn’t work for you. Progress looks different for everyone, and you define what success means for you.
What Dion offers
Every service is built around flexibility, sensory awareness, and your goals.
Fully private sessions built entirely around you: your sensory needs, pace, communication preferences, and goals.
Research has shown how sports and physical activity can help improve mood and add to your coping-skills toolbox.
Pricing
Pick the length that suits your energy and time.
Single session
$45 per session
A shorter, focused session. A good fit if you’re new to exercise or prefer smaller doses.
Single session
$60 per session
A middle ground. Enough time for a full workout without a long session.
Single session
$80 per session
A full session with time to warm up, learn, practice, and cool down at your own pace.
4-week packages
from $450 for 4 weeks
Train 2, 3 or 4 times a week for 4 weeks, paid before your first session.
The discovery call costs nothing and comes with no commitment. Not sure which option fits? Ask Dion. There’s no pressure to decide before you’re ready.
Please note: Empathletic does not accept insurance. Sessions are paid for directly by cash, Cash App, card, or check.
Cancellation, no-show and refund terms are set out in your client agreement, which you’ll receive before your first session.
The process
Every person is different, so every plan is too. Here’s what working with Dion actually looks like.
Let’s talk about what you need
A relaxed conversation (by phone, video, or even over text if that’s easier) to understand where you’re coming from and what you want.
A thorough intake that goes well beyond the physical. Dion explores your sensory preferences, communication style, energy patterns, previous experiences with exercise, and what you actually want to feel like or be able to do.
Dion builds your program from scratch, selecting exercises, formats, and progressions that work with your brain, not against it.
Every session starts with a quick check-in. If today is a high-sensory day, an anxious day, or just a different day, the plan adjusts. There’s no rigid structure that overrides how you actually feel.
Dion checks in between sessions. What’s working? What isn’t? What do you need more or less of? The program is a living thing, always evolving with you.
empathy
in motion.
A different kind of personal training
A human behind the movement
I founded Empathletic because I know, first-hand, that standard fitness spaces aren’t built with neurodiverse people in mind. As someone who is neurodivergent myself, I have experienced the overwhelm and mixed messages of gym environments, the frustration of instructions that didn’t land, and the feeling that my body and mind were working against each other rather than together.
I have worked as a fencing coach for 5 years, working with a plethora of neurotypical and neurodiverse children. I enjoy working with children, but I also know that many neurodivergent adults enjoy exercise and body movement. I have worked with people 1-on-1 as a direct support professional in my day-to-day and they have shared the barriers to finding a stable place or activity that they can enjoy, afford, and continue doing.
I channel all of that into Empathletic: a practice built on the conviction that movement is for every mind, and that the right support can unlock things people didn’t believe were possible for them.
Dion PhilpotFounder & personal trainer
Dion is neurodivergent, coaching from inside the experience, not outside it.
An NSCA Certified Personal Trainer with hands-on experience supporting neurodivergent people 1-on-1 as a direct support professional.
5 years coaching and working directly with neurodivergent people.
Empathletic was built to be accessible from day one.
Designed for your brain
Neurodiversity takes many forms. Dion has experience working with people across the full spectrum. Here’s how Empathletic responds.
Predictable session structures, sensory-aware environments, clear and literal communication, and consistent routines you can rely on.
Varied, engaging movement to hold attention. Short-cycle goal setting to achieve long-term goals, immediate feedback, and flexible momentum. Stopping when needed is a strategy, not a failure.
Patient, broken-down movement instruction. Extra time to process and practice. No pressure to match speed or style. Strength and confidence built through repetition and encouragement.
Programs delivered visually and verbally, never just written text. Clear, jargon-free language. All materials available in formats that work for you.
Sessions as short as 30 minutes or as long as 1 hour, paced to suit you. Visual cues and modeling are used throughout.
Anxiety, sensory processing differences, chronic fatigue: Dion works holistically, understanding that neurodiversity rarely comes alone. If you need a break, we take a break. All Dion asks is that you restart.
Multiple, unlabeled, exploring, or simply looking for a different approach: you’re welcome just as you are. Sessions are open to all ages, from children and teens to adults. If you want to learn how to work out and follow a program, Dion can help create and facilitate it. If you want support through weight loss or weight gain, Dion is there to help (Dion is not a nutritionist, however).
Our commitment
Empathletic is designed to remove barriers (physical, sensory, and social) at every step.
Session plans shared in advance whenever possible, so you know what to expect.
Lighting, music, and noise levels adapted to your preferences where possible. Just ask.
Exercises demonstrated in person, with visual guides available for many of them, not just verbal cues.
Processing takes as long as it takes. Dion never rushes you through explanation or movement.
Contact by call, text, email, or written form, whatever feels most comfortable.
Familiar or specially chosen spaces: your home, a recreation gym, a quiet fencing gym, or outside.
Learn a sport you’re curious about or want to try again, like tennis, soccer, volleyball, or basketball.
Your first step can be a conversation
The first conversation is completely free, with no commitment, and you can have it however works best for you: call, video, or written message.
Dion will get your message straight away and reply personally.