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Neurodivergence

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A Pace That Matches Your System: What Sensory-Aware Therapy Holds

A somatic psychotherapist on what sensory-aware therapy actually looks like in practice. Camera off, fidgets welcome, long pauses, plain language, a pace that matches your nervous system. For neurodivergent adults wondering what kind of care actually fits.
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Tired in a Way Rest Can't Touch: A Body-Aware Look at Neurodivergent Burnout

A somatic psychotherapist on neurodivergent burnout: the kind of tired that doesn't lift with rest. Why "try harder" therapy can deepen depletion for autistic and ADHD adults, and what a body-aware practice holds instead.
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Naming What You've Felt: Recognizing Yourself as Neurodivergent in Adulthood

Recognizing yourself as neurodivergent in adulthood often arrives as body knowing before words. A somatic psychotherapist on what late ADHD and autistic recognition can hold: the relief, the grief, and why self-identification is valid in its own right.
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When You're Autistic and Also Exploring Gender: What Therapy Can Hold

For people who are both autistic and gender-diverse, the overlap isn't a coincidence. A Vancouver-based therapist on what gender-affirming therapy can hold when both parts of you are in the room.
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Neurodivergent-Affirming Therapy: How We Work Without Needing a Diagnosis

Neurodivergent-affirming therapy for adults in Canada. No diagnosis required. What matters is your interest in working relationally, experientially, and creatively, at your own pace, without being asked to perform neurotypicality.
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Therapy That Fits an Autistic Nervous System: What to Notice Going In

On finding therapy that fits an autistic nervous system. What to notice in yourself, what to ask for, and what not to override. A first-person reflection from Clayre, with a nod to Steph Jones's frank and funny Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy.