EXPLORING NEURODIVERGENCE • BRISTOL & ONLINE
Wondering if you might be
Autistic, ADHD or AuDHD?
Maybe you’ve recognised yourself in someone else’s story. Maybe your child, partner or friend has been diagnosed, and things suddenly started to make sense. Or maybe you’ve always felt different and never had words for it. You don’t need a diagnosis to explore this - I provide a safe space to explore further.
BACP ACCREDITED • AUTISTIC THERAPIST • NO DIAGNOSIS NEEDED
NEURODIVERGENT SPECIALIST • BRISTOL & ONLINE UK-WIDE
HOW I CAN HELP
I offer a neuroaffirmative, curious space to look at your experiences together, without pressure towards any particular answer.
We look at how you think, feel, sense and connect across your whole life, not just how you present now. Together we map your profile: your strengths, needs, sensory preferences and pressure points. Many traits only become visible once you see how they’ve been masked.
I don’t diagnose, but I can help you decide whether a formal assessment is right for you. If it is, we can look at the routes available, prepare for the process, and gather examples from across your life. Exploring this often brings up relief, grief, anger or doubt, and there’s room for it all.
WHO THIS IS FOR
People come to me at all stages of wondering. You might be:
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Suspecting you might be autistic, ADHD or AuDHD
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Overwhelmed by conflicting information online
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Recognising yourself after a child or partner’s diagnosis
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Exhausted from a lifetime of masking or burnout
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Feeling “too much” or “not enough” for as long as you can remember
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Unsure whether a formal assessment is right for you
I’m a late-diagnosed autistic therapist in a neurodivergent family. I know what it’s like to spend years wondering why things felt harder than they seemed to for everyone else. You won’t need to explain or justify your experience to me.
MY APPROACH
Our work usually covers three areas, at whatever pace suits you:
EXPLORE YOUR TRAITS
How you think, feel, sense and connect, across your whole life, including the traits you’ve learned to hide.
MAP YOUR PROFILE
A clear picture of your strengths, needs, sensory preferences and pinch points, whatever you decide next.
EXPLORE NEXT STEPS
We explore how to curate a neurodivergent friendly life. We can also explore whether a formal assessment is right for you, and if so, how to go about it and how to prepare.
HOW IT WORKS
There’s no fixed number of sessions. Some people come for a handful to explore a specific question; others continue into ongoing therapy. You can review at any point.
1
Free 20-min call
Is this right for you?
2
Getting to know you
Your stories & questions
3
Exploring
Traits across your life
4
Mapping
Your unique profile
5
Next steps
Reconfiguring life
If exploring this brings up older pain, such as masking, burnout or growing up misunderstood, we can continue that work together using counselling, EMDR or IFS.
QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK
“You don’t need a label to deserve support.”
Can you tell me if I’m autistic or ADHD?
I can’t diagnose, but we can together form a hypoothesis. formal diagnosis requires a clinical assessment. I can help you understand your traits in depth and decide what feels right next.
Is self-identifying valid?
Many people find real clarity in understanding their neurodivergence, with or without a formal diagnosis.
What if I decide I’m not neurodivergent?
That’s completely fine. The aim is to understand yourself better, not to reach a particular answer.
