Counselling for neurodivergence means recognizing and respecting the unique ways your brain functions, validating your unique lived experiences, and providing a space where your feelings are seen, felt, and understood.
My supportive, non-pathologizing approach offers help in the following ways:
finding new language for your experiences and making sense of present challenges
move towards deeper and more holistic self-understanding
explore meaningful ways to nourish supportive relationships that last
gaining personal insight, strategies, and tools to navigate challenges and opportunities for growth
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While the following list can’t be used to provide an official diagnosis, validation of personal experiences can provide relief.
A diagnosis is not the whole story. It does, however, offer a new anchor point from where we can better understand ourselves.
Some Signs of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
You are often losing your belongings, routinely forget what you're supposed to be doing until you are deep in the middle of something else
You have trouble tracking the passage of time and are often late to appointments
You have trouble starting tasks, especially those that don’t interest you, and seeing them to completion
You often find yourself interrupting people during conversations despite not wanting to, but find it hard to stop yourself
You find it hard to wait for your turn during social activities, and situations where you are forced to be still makes you deeply uncomfortable
Counselling can help you find time management and executive functioning management strategies and move towards a less reactive and more intentional way of being.
Practicing to slow down your reactions, being mindfully aware of your situations, and reclaiming your time.
Setting up the structures you need to successfully see your meaningful projects come to completion
Healing experiences of trauma and shame, building emotional regulation skills and improving interpersonal relationships
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Some signs of undiagnosed (or masked) Autism
You perceive stimuli very intensely, and experiences considered normal by others can be deeply unpleasant to you (eg. water, being in the rain, showering, swimming, etc), thus the range of activities you can pleasantly engage in is restricted.
You feel awkward around people, and feel the need to prepare various aspects of the social interaction process (eg. pre-reading the menu to the restaurant) to feel like you can comfortably engage.
You find it hard to focus on something when other forms of stimuli are present (eg. bright lights makes it hard to hear)
When you experience an interest in something, you experience it intensely and obsessively, and find it hard to disengage
You find comfort in having a routine or some form of control over your time and your activities, and prefer to be alone as others may add to your sense of anxiety
You have a hard time coping with a plan unexpectedly changes, especially if the change is something that requires more effort than previously expected of you
Autistic people experience more social isolation, social anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions. Counselling can help autistic people and those around them in important ways, including coping with stress and physical health conditions.
Recognizing early signs of shutdown and burnout during times of stress and transition
Moving towards a deeper understanding of yourself and the world around you can facilitate different ways to communicate with others
Handling and recovering from stressful social situations
Navigate self-care in an intense world and find your own way from surviving to thriving