I offer thoughtful, creative online psychotherapy for neurodivergent people, by a neurodivergent psychotherapist.
.✦ ܁˖ Experiences I support with
Whether you're diagnosed, self-identified, exploring, or unsure, you might feel like you're navigating a world that is overwhelming.
Maybe you feel things deeply, experience social anxiety, or are exhausted from pushing yourself to deal with environments not designed with difference in mind.
You might have learned to shrink yourself so you're not 'too much' but still feel 'not enough', or been through mental health services before realising your struggles are a result of being neurodivergent in a neurotypical landscape.
Maybe you received a late diagnosis, experience sensory overwhelm, or have found yourself in burnout, unable to push through the things you used to. It makes sense if you’re now carrying painful beliefs about yourself or the trauma of being repeatedly misunderstood or dismissed.
Whatever your experience might be, it doesn’t matter to me the name we give it - autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, sensory processing disorder, personality disorder, highly sensitive person, empath - if the words here resonate, neuro-affirming therapy might be a good fit for you.
.✦ ܁˖ How I work
I feel passionate about making space for all of this - the way you experience the world is real!
My approach to psychotherapy is rooted in existential, person-centred and creative principles - without the therapy jargon, this means that we might think about things like:
- ✧ your sense of meaing and purpose
- ✧ the limits you’re coming up against in life
- ✧ your hopes, fears and sense of connection to the world around you
- ✧ what life is like for you specifically, rather than what we’re told is ‘normal’.
Neuro-affirming therapy may also work to shift ideas that parts of you need correcting - maybe your distress is actually in proportion to how you feel, and maybe your divergence is part of being human. Wherever you're at, therapy is a collaborative process and can be built as we go.
Some people can also find the use of expressive arts in psychotherapy helpful. Things like using colour, making images or writing creatively can give us an alternate language to explore our thoughts and feelings with, especially if words are hard to find. How big or small a role this plays in therapy is up to you, and no artistic skill is needed - just curiosity. It's all about your process, rather than the end product.
.✦ ܁˖ Practicalities
Sessions are one hour in length and cost £50 per appointment.
I provide online psychotherapy, and offer a free 20 minute video consultation to get to know each other more. It’s a chance to talk about what’s brought you here, get a feel for my approach, and ask any questions.
I hold a limited number of concession slots too - those who can afford the full price make it possible for me to offer therapy at a reduced fee for those who can't. If finances are a barrier, please email me as I'm open to discussing what's affordable for you if I have a concession slot open.
You don't need a diagnosis or any labels to begin exploring the ways we are both unique and interconnected. If this sounds like the kind of therapy you’re seeking, please get in touch to chat.