Neurodiversity is the framework I use to understand human experience. We are all unique in how we take in, process, and contribute to world. Neurodiversity affirming therapy is how I engage this framework when working with you. All of the therapy tools and models I use are filtered through the neurodiversity lens. This means I center you as the expert of your own experience, lead with consent in all interactions, and prioritize your autonomy while providing therapy interventions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is a therapy model that helps you understand yourself, discover and apply your values, and take action in your daily life to support your growth and self-acceptance.

A common challenge among neurodivergent people is rigidity in the way that we think about certain things. This can be a positive trait and even protective! It can also be extremely limiting. ACT with a neurodiversity-affirming lens, can support in deciding when rigid thinking is helpful and when it’s limiting.

Internal family systems is a therapy model that recognizes that we all have different parts of ourselves. Those parts are inherently protective and have value. When engaging with IFS or “parts work,” we identify parts, communicate with them, and work on care and understanding in the relationship we have with them.

Sometimes parts of ourselves having different views on things. For example, a part of you may want to use a stim toy at work. Another part of you may feel embarrassment or shame about the need. Working with both parts can help you decide what’s right for you using a compassionate lens.

Narrative therapy takes a look at the stories that we tell ourselves and deconstructs their accuracy, timeliness, and origins. It allows us to develop new stories about ourselves that may support who we want to be in the world.

A common “story” that gets told about neurodivergent people is that we are “lazy.” A lot of us internalize this narrative and keep it for ourselves. With narrative therapy, we examine the ways this narrative may or may not be true, the meaning this story serves in our lives, and what are the alternatives.