Neurodivergence

It can a long and difficult process to get a formal diagnosis. Support through this process can ease the stress of it, help you stay focused on why you are pursuing it, and to maximise the benefits you can get from the outcome.

It can be quite jarring to receive an unexpected diagnosis of neurodivergence. The idea that some bullet points in a diagnostic manual can define you can feel restrictive and reductive. You are more than your diagnosis, but we can also explore what your diagnosis is, and what it means to you. By making friends with it you can expand your understanding of yourself and reach new levels of self acceptance and mastery of life.

Neurodiversity tends to run in families, and neurodiverse people are likely to end up with neurodiverse partners. If you're neurodiverse, chances are you have grown up with, are living with, or are parenting other neurodiverse people. Every person's neurodiversity comes with a unique sensory profile, and when sensory needs clash life can become challenging. We can talk about ways to manage competing and triggering needs, and negotiate relationships when we seem to be constantly clashing with the people we love.

Not everyone will be supportive of your diagnosis, and this can be really hurtful. It can feel like others are trying to write over your experience and deny your reality. In therapy we can work on how this affects you, as well as strategies for managing these kinds of relationships.

Neurodiversity tends to run in families, and neurodiverse people are likely to end up with neurodiverse partners. If you're neurodiverse, chances are you have grown up with, are living with, or are parenting other neurodiverse people. Every person's neurodiversity comes with a unique sensory profile, and when sensory needs clash life can become challenging. We can talk about ways to manage competing and triggering needs, and negotiate relationships when we seem to be constantly clashing with the people we love.

Not all therapy is suitable for neurodivergent folk, and in fact, some can be counterproductive. If you've had a bad experience with therapy before and are feeling shame because mindfulness and meditation were a nightmare, please be reassured that there are better ways to work with your brain!

Neurodivergence can sometimes come with a battery of thinking styles and behaviours that seem like they couldn't have been better chosen if they were purposely meant to make life harder! Finding strategies to "hack" your brain and body can be a game changer. We can't remove or eliminate your innate wiring, but there are lots of ways we can trick or even capitalise on your natural ways of functioning to help you feel more in control of your life.