NEURODIVERGENT-AFFIRMING THERAPY

Support for ADHD, AuDHD, Autism & Late-Diagnosed Adults

Many of my clients are adults discovering ADHD or AuDHD later in life. If you’re exploring your neurodivergence, or have a recent diagnosis, you may be navigating years of misunderstanding, masking, burnout, emotional overwhelm, or the sense of “something never quite fitting, or living life in hard mode”

This space is designed to meet you where you are, with compassion, clarity, and tools that actually work for your brain.

WHAT IS NEURODIVERGENT-AFFIRMING THERAPY?

Neurodivergent-affirming therapy honours your lived experience instead of trying to “fix,” mask, or reshape it.
It supports people who are:

  • ADHD or AuDHD

  • Autistic

  • Self-identifying or exploring neurodivergence

  • Living with traits that don’t fit neatly into diagnostic categories

Affirming therapy recognizes that your brain is not “wrong” it is simply wired differently, with strengths, sensitivities, and challenges that deserve understanding rather than correction.

Historically, many neurodivergent people, especially women, were dismissed, misdiagnosed, or encouraged to mask. This approach is the opposite:
It’s a space where your whole self is welcome.

HOW IS NEURODIVERGENT-AFFIRMING THERAPY DIFFERENT?

1. Individual Differences Are Respected

Your neurodivergence is not treated as a disorder to fix but as part of your identity and lived reality.

2. Your Full Experience Matters

We honour both your strengths and struggles.
You don’t need to call everything a “superpower,” and you don’t need to minimize your challenges.

3. You Are the Expert

You know your inner world best. My role is to help you understand it, not override it.

4. Flexible, Accessible Sessions

Together we design sessions that match your needs. At times you may prefer:

  • breaks

  • slower pace

  • camera off

  • reduced structure

  • sensory-friendly adjustments

  • more guidance when overwhelmed

This is therapy that adapts to your brain never the other way around.

WHY THIS MATTERS (Especially for Women & Late-Diagnosed Adults)

Many neurodivergent women grew up undiagnosed or misunderstood, receiving positive affirmations when masking, and criticized for the emotional cost that inevitably followed.

Affirming therapy offers a place where you can:

  • unmask safely

  • process years of feeling “too much” or “not enough”

  • understand emotional sensitivity and rejection sensitivity (RSD)

  • explore burnout, overwhelm, and sensory load

  • reconnect with your needs without shame

You also have the right to choose when and where you “mask” and the degree that helps and hinders you. Sometimes this is done for safety, to avoid attention or simply for your own comfort.

Therapy helps you navigate these choices with clarity and self-respect.

Together, we build a better understanding of your needs, so you can express them, advocate for them, and build relationships and environments that support your wellbeing.

HOW WE WORK TOGETHER

Whether you're formally diagnosed or simply resonating with ADHD/AuDHD traits, you will be met with respect, curiosity, and acceptance.

We may focus on:

  • emotional regulation & overwhelm

  • ADHD-related anxiety

  • late-diagnosis identity processing

  • burnout and nervous system fatigue

  • sensory overload

  • relationships, communication, and boundaries

  • executive function tools that actually work for your brain

  • healing from rejection sensitivity (RSD)

  • unmasking safely and gradually

You never need to “perform” or pretend.
Sessions are collaborative, gentle, and grounded in neuroscience-backed approaches.

A SPACE FOR YOUR UNIQUE BRAIN

Everyone’s relationship with their neurodivergence is different.
Some feel deeply connected to the identity of ADHD, AuDHD, or Autism.
Others simply want a therapist who understands their traits and supports their needs without pathologizing them.

Regardless of where you are, therapy can be a space where:

  • your experiences are validated

  • your differences are understood

  • your strengths are supported

  • your challenges are met with compassion

You don’t have to fit into a neurotypical mold to feel well.
Together, we’ll help you build a life that works for your brain.

We want you to have more experiences where you feel connected to your authenticity.