Difference is an adaptation

Neurodiverse affirming counselling is a welcoming space for both diagnosed and undiagnosed individuals who experience the world in unique ways. It’s an approach that celebrates diverse ways of thinking, feeling, and being, while offering support for navigating sensory sensitivities, emotional regulation, relationships, and life transitions. Together, we co-create an affirming, compassionate environment that meets you where you are—whether you’re seeking clarity, connection, or strategies to support your journey.

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Areas of Interest

I have been working with neurodivergent folks for over 15 years. My work began in nature therapy, exploring how our environments influence sensory experiences and our relationship with the world around us. I then worked as an instructor and program coordinator at Vancouver Island University, supporting students as they navigated workplaces and workplace accommodations. Most recently, I have worked as a counsellor.

I also identify as neurodivergent myself. While my years of experience and lived experience have taught me a great deal, I certainly don’t have all the answers. Rather, they have deepened my curiosity, compassion, and respect for the many nuances of living as a neurodivergent person.

I genuinely love working with this community and remain deeply fascinated by the different ways neurodivergence shapes how we experience ourselves, our relationships, our environments, and our lives. My approach is grounded in both professional experience and lived experience, while recognizing that every person’s experience is uniquely their own.

  • Support for adults navigating ADHD, ADD, autism, or the intersection of autism and ADHD (AuDHD). Whether you are newly exploring neurodivergence or have known about it for years, counselling can help you better understand yourself, navigate challenges, reduce shame, and build a life that works with your brain rather than against it.

  • Whether you are considering an autism or ADHD diagnosis, have recently been diagnosed, or are questioning whether neurodivergence might help explain your experiences, counselling can offer a supportive space to explore what this possibility means for you.

  • Support for recovering from burnout, understanding what contributed to it, and exploring sustainable ways of living that respect your capacity, energy, sensory needs, and nervous system.

  • Explore the ways you may have learned to hide, suppress, or adapt parts of yourself to meet social expectations. Therapy can provide a space to understand masking, explore what unmasking might look like for you, and find ways to show up more authentically while still navigating the realities of daily life.

  • Support for understanding and navigating intense emotions, overwhelm, shutdown, meltdowns, and difficulty returning to a sense of balance. The goal isn't to suppress emotions, but to better understand what they are communicating and develop tools that work for you.

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  • Support for navigating relationships when one or both partners are neurodivergent. We can explore communication differences, sensory and emotional needs, intimacy, conflict, boundaries, masking, and the different ways each person experiences connection. The goal is to build greater understanding and connection without asking either person to abandon who they are.

  • Support for people experiencing a strong need for autonomy and difficulty with demands or expectations. We can explore the ways demand avoidance shows up in your life, reduce shame around these experiences, and find approaches that create more choice, flexibility, and agency.

  • Support for understanding sensory sensitivities, overstimulation, and the ways your environment can affect your emotional and physical wellbeing. Together, we can explore your sensory needs and develop strategies to create more comfort, predictability, and regulation in your everyday life.

  • Life transitions can prove to be a hurdle for ND folks, we can work though how to make the change easier on your system with more autonomy and choice in the process

My relationship to Neurodivesrsity

  • "I am different not less:

    Dr. Temple Grandin

  • " I am not giving you a hard time, I am having a hard time"

    Former Client

  • "Neurodiversity may be every bit as crucial for the human race as biodiversity is for life in general"

    Harvey Blume

Ready to connect?

If you're wondering whether counselling might be helpful, you're welcome to book a free, low-pressure consultation, or email me with your questions

Email me at hello@abridgecounselling.com