Neurodivergent Informed Therapy
Discover a Neuro-Affirming Experience at Te Video C & P
Celebrating Uniqueness:
Embracing neurodiversity, sexual and gender identity as vital and valuable aspects of human variation.
Empowering - Not Fixing:
Focusing on empowering individuals to thrive as their authentic selves.
Honouring Communication:
Respecting all forms of communication, whether verbal, non-verbal, or alternative methods.
Collaborating and Understanding:
Engaging with other neurodivergent individuals, gaining insight into their unique perspectives and preferences.
Adapting Environments:
Collaborating with you to create sensory-friendly spaces and modifying environments to eliminate barriers to participation.
Valuing Stimming:
Recognising stimming and self-regulating behaviours as essential tools for self-expression and regulation.
Genuine human connections built on kindness, compassion, understanding and authenticity.
A Unique and Affirming Space for Neurodivergent Minds
Individuals with Autism and ADHD or other Neurodivergent conditions frequently endure trauma from navigating environments that are not designed for their needs. This struggle often leads to low self-esteem, burnout, and various co-occurring mental health, chronic illness or chronic pain conditions.
My mission is to foster a compassionate and validating space for neurodivergent individuals. By honouring and celebrating our diverse ways of being as natural variations of the human experience, rather than issues that require fixing. I aim to empower you in tackling life's challenges with support that truly acknowledges and values your unique journey.
As a neurodivergent counsellor who received a late diagnosis of both Autism and ADHD, and as a single parent who raised a child with AuDHD, I draw not only from my extensive training, but from my personal journey. I deeply understand the remarkable impact of working with a neurodivergent therapist. For years, I believed that talking therapy was ineffective for me, as traditional methods often failed to address my unique processing style, leading me to experience more shame. I provide a different experience.
My Person-Centred foundation allows for a pluralistic approach, enabling the creation of individualised sessions. These can incorporate a range of elements, ensuring that you feel truly understood and supported in a manner that respects your distinct perspective. Here we move away from pathology and closer to self-regulation, self-understanding, self-trust and self-acceptance.
Working online offers you the flexibility to design a therapy space that meets your needs perfectly. You can dress in whatever makes you comfortable, choose a room, seat, and position that suits you, and keep fidget toys, doodle books, or personal comforts nearby, know that if you need to get up and move around and stim, you are encouraged and supported to do so. You are free to connect in ways that resonate with you.
AuDHD Blogs
Challenges faced by AuDHD People.
What is Face Blindness?
Living with prosopagnosia, or face blindness, as an autistic individual is an experience that can often be misunderstood. Imagine walking down the street, and a familiar face approaches—but to me, it’s just another face in the crowd. I might pass by without a word, hesitate to engage, or scramble to connect the dots using clues like a person's hairstyle, voice, or the context of the encounter. It’s not about being aloof or uncaring; my brain simply interprets faces in a distinctive way.
Navigating Relationships and Boundary Violations with AuDHD: A Journey of Understanding
Do you often find yourself feeling drained after social interactions? If so, you're not alone—and it's not because there's something wrong with you. For many with AuDHD, a combination of Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD, relationships can be particularly exhausting. Understanding this dynamic can help alleviate the shame that often accompanies these feelings.
Autistic Burnout
Autistic burnout is a deep exhaustion that is different from regular burnout. It makes people feel extremely tired, affects their ability to make decisions and communicate, and heightens their reactions to sensory and emotional experiences. This burnout can last for months and might include intense episodes of crisis. Unlike other kinds of burnout, autistic burnout tends to linger and come back, often only allowing for a bit of recovery.
Inner Child Work for Late Diagnosed Neurodivergence
Discovering your neurodivergence later in life can be a transformative experience. It often sets you on a journey to find techniques and support that truly align with who you are. This journey focuses on learning to unmask, understanding and articulating your needs, and ultimately embracing your most authentic self. We may have spent years believing we are lazy, dramatic, emotionally weak, incapable, bad at parenting, bad at relationships, bad at life- just not good enough: our identities built around intense self-criticism.