So, you're neurodivergent.
Cool. You're in good company.
You probably found your way here after learning a bit about ADHD and thinking, “Huh... that sounds familiar.”
Adhd is a neurodevelopmental condition that persists through somone's entire life. It affects how a person regulates attention, impulses, and activity levels. It often begins in childhood, but many people continue to experience symptoms into adulthood. ADHD is not simply being "easily distracted" or "hyper." It involves persistent patterns of behavior that interfere with daily life, such as school, work, relationships, or managing responsibilities.
Personally, I see ADHD—and really any diagnosis from the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual)—as a lens you can "try on" to better understand yourself. If that lens helps things make sense, fab. Keep it. If it doesn't, toss it out the window, and look for something else that fits better.
Sometimes, simply having language for your experiences and finding a community that gets it can bring a huge sense of relief. Other times, you might need additional support, answers, or tools.
All are completely valid.
Drawing on both lived experience as a neurodivergent individual and specialized training in ADHD support, I offer neurodiversity-affirming counselling tailored to the unique needs of people with ADHD and other neurodivergent presentations. My practice emphasizes strengths-based strategies, executive functioning support, emotional regulation, self-advocacy, and sustainable wellbeing.
Support for those living with ADHD
Whether you've been told from a young age that something about you needs fixing, you're exploring whether ADHD helps explain your experiences, or you've recently been diagnosed and aren't quite sure what comes next, you're welcome here.
I'm here to support you wherever you are in your journey. Everyone's relationship with ADHD and neurodiversity is different, and that's part of what makes this community so deeply personal.
There are plenty of opinions, labels, and perspectives out there, but what matters most is finding language that feels true to your own experience.
Together, we can explore what ADHD means for you.
We can learn to appreciate the ways our brains work while also acknowledging the challenges that can come with navigating a world that wasn't always designed with us in mind.
What is Autism, anyway?
Autism is not a disease or a mental illness, and it is not caused by parenting. Research shows that autism has strong genetic and biological influences and occurs across all cultures and backgrounds. People with autism have a wide range of strengths, challenges, and support needs, which is why it is described as a spectrum.
Autism shows up differently for everyone, which is why the autistic community can be seen as a constellation of diversity. That said, many autistic clients describe two experiences that come up again and again:
1. We experience and make sense of the world quite differently than most people.
2. We communicate, connect, and express ourselves in ways that are uniquely our own.
These differences can come with both incredible strengths and monumental challenges.
You may have deep interests that bring you joy, comfort, and expertise. You might notice patterns and details that others overlook, think creatively, or value honesty and authenticity in a way that feels fundamental to who you are.
At the same time, navigating a world that often assumes a neurotypical way of thinking can be frustrating, exhausting, and isolating.
Many autistic people spend years trying to adapt to expectations that don't fit how they naturally move through the world.
The goal is never to change who you are.
The goal is to understand yourself even more, to build on your strengths, and find ways to navigate challenges while honoring the way your brain works.
Support for neurodivergence
Neuro-affirming therapy isn't about changing who you are or helping you fit into someone else's idea of what you should be.
It's about getting to know yourself more deeply, understanding how your mind works, and finding ways to move through life that feel sustainable, meaningful, and true to you.
Together, we'll explore your strengths, your challenges, your needs, and the patterns that shape your experience.
Rather than fighting against the way your brain naturally operates, we'll focus on building tools, habits, and supports that work alongside it.
The goal isn't to become a different person—it's to create a life that feels more manageable, more connected, and more aligned with who you are.
My approach to autism and adhd therapy has two core parts. First, we work to help you develop a clearer, more compassionate understanding of yourself.
This might involve rethinking old assumptions, making sense of past experiences, or discovering new ways to describe and understand your neurodivergence.
This can take time, and can also include grieving what 'could have been' if you had understood yourself like this sooner, if you had known about and been offered a safety to ask for supports, if supports could have even been available, and if medication was offered 'back then.'
Second, we work together to turn that self-understanding into practical change.
Whether your goals involve relationships, work, school, self-advocacy, emotional wellbeing, or simply getting through the day with a little less friction, we'll focus on strategies that support the life you want to build.
Along the way, we can also cultivate or protect that space to embrace the qualities that make you distinct—your interests, sensitivities, perspectives, creativity, honesty, and ways of connecting with the world.
There is also A LOT OF space to acknowledge the realities of living in a society that isn't always designed with neurodivergent people in mind.
I want to help you feel more at home in yourself while building a life that works for you.
Not by masking who you are, but by understanding yourself more fully and finding ways to engage with the world that feel both authentic and sustainable.