NEURODIVERGENCE
Neurodivergent Affirming Therapy
As a neurodivergent person, I recognize the profound importance of learning how we are wired and receiving solid support while doing so. Understanding and embracing my own ADHD has helped me make space for the inevitable challenges I face each day while simultaneously channeling my unique gifts and strengths. This lived experience also informs how I show up for my clients. I believe that all brains are inherently intelligent, creative, and resourceful. Based on the structure of our western society, it is not uncommon for neurodivergent folks to feel out of place or confused about how to navigate the world around them (that is often neurotypical in nature). Neurodivergent affirming therapy offers an opportunity for psychoeducation and guidance as you explore various ways of being, communicating, and processing information. I specialize in working with ADHDers, Autistic individuals, Highly Sensitive People and Empaths.
Neurodivergent Affirming Therapy may LOOK LIKE…
Learning to understand and embrace your wiring
Executive Functioning support (organization, time management, planning, task initiation, working memory, flexibility, self-control, etc.)
Understanding your sensory system (i.e. navigating understimulation, overstimulation, and finding the sweet spot in between)
Strengthening emotion awareness and regulation through mindfulness practices
Developing / strengthening tools & practices that support nervous system regulation / grounding
Mind/body connection — deepening your somatic awareness in a way that works for you
Resourcing - connecting with what supports you (I.e. people, animals, plants, positive memories, landscapes, music, spirituality, philosophy, hobbies / activities, etc.)
Emphasizing your existing strengths, gifts, and talents
Learning about masking and unmasking
Exploring accommodations and boundaries that may help you protect your energy and sense of wellbeing
Infographic by Dr. Megan Anna Neff, Neurodivergent Insights)
“If you reject the fundamental premises of the pathology paradigm, and accept the premises of the neurodiversity paradigm, then it turns out that you don't have a disorder after all. And it turns out that maybe you function exactly as you ought to function, and that you just live in a society that isn't yet sufficiently enlightened to effectively accommodate and integrate people who function like you. And that maybe the troubles in your life have not been the result of any inherent wrongness in you. And that you true potential is unknown and is yours to explore. And that maybe you are, in fact, a thing of beauty.”