Neurodiversity, ADHD & Autism

We adapt therapy to your neurodivergent needs, based on what you find helpful. This can look like making space for accommodations, for structure and practical approaches, and for creativity. We can focus on specific themes, such as the below, but not limited to:

• neurodivergent burnout and managing energy

• masking, authenticity, self trust and sense of self

• executive functioning, such as issues with motivation and taking intentional action

• emotional processing and regulation

• sensory needs, sensory processing, and sensory overload

• rejection sensitivity

• justice sensitivity

• hormonal impact (PMDD, PMS, perimenopause)

• relationships and couples (ND/ND and ND/NT)

• processing your diagnosis, grief, or support while you wait for an assessment

• accommodations and figuring out your needs

• neurodiversity, identity & culture

• comorbidities, such as depression and anxiety

• trauma

• the nervous system and body-mind connection

• processing delay

• neurodivergent strengths

• education about neurodiversity

• alexithymia
  

We can approach therapy through the lens of neurodiversity in some conversations, and not in others. The emphasis is always on what you find helpful and I will stay adaptable to your journey and changing needs.

My integrative practice blends different styles of therapy and allows me to adapt to your personal process and needs. Some of the approaches I draw from are humanistic therapies, such as Gestalt and Transactional Analysis, Internal Family Systems, ACT, DBT, somatic therapies, mindfulness and compassion-based practice, and some psychodynamic and relational approaches.

I work holistically and apply systems-thinking with deep regard for our interconnectedness. I consider our personal, emotional health as not separate from our bodies, and as not separate from the health of our communities and planet. I also consider context, such as culture, identity, intersectionality, and the impact of the social, political and climate challenges of our times.

I cannot formally diagnose neurodivergence.