Neurodiversity 

I have supported clients who have struggled with cognitive differences such as Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, or OCD. I have worked extensively to help them express themselves more clearly and concisely. As their confidence understanding and communication grows, self-awareness self-acceptance and self-worth, becomes a part of their daily lives.

How can I help?

I listen with empathy and focus, as I discover the true self of a client, and how neurodiversity affects their way of life.  Their perspective, opinions, emotions and way of being, are brought into the sessions, as they experience no agenda, judgment, or expectations.

Just empathy, acceptance, and understanding in a confidential setting.   

High Functioning 

Clients who experience hyper vigilance means they have not fully processed their thoughts and feelings of their experiences. This could be Trauma, including PTSD, or severe prolonged anxiety or stress. When our memories, thoughts and feelings, are not processed, events can remain with us clearly, as though no time has passed, and we remain in a hyper vigilant state, feeling on edge, exhausted, scared, alone, or confused.

How can I Help?

Clients who have needed time to feel comfortable in a counselling environment. They may choose not to discuss the cause of their high functioning until they are ready. As a counsellor my priority, is to ensure a client feels safe, secure, and in control of their story. With empathy, time, and support, clients can feel at ease in a supportive space, and slowly develop acceptance and understanding, of why their thoughts and feelings and experiences are valid and real.

Communication

Healthy communication includes acceptance, understanding and compromise. For clients who have not experienced this,  they may feel communication consists of opinions guilt, judgments or manipulation. Over time, they become silent, compliant or powerless to express and accept who they truly are. When we are unable, or avoid communicating our thoughts and feelings, we internalise them, causing us to feel emotional and physical symptoms. 

How can I help? 


Clients who experience being able to express themselves freely in counselling have found it empowering and a lot to process.
I support clients by giving them the time and space, to find their own style to communicate at a pace that they can manage. There  is no pressure or time limit for them to unravel their thoughts and feelings. 
When confidence in communicating grows, my clients have discovered how to clearly and concisely, express their needs and expectations both to themselves and others, and have created healthier boundaries and relationships.

Relationships 

They can bring love, joy and growth, they can also bring challenge, conflict and confusion. They take all forms, family, friendships, work related and personal.

Every relationship is based on how we feel, communicate and connect.

How can I help?

I support clients as they begin to understand how they relate to others, both verbally, emotionally, and through body language, and how this can be interpreted. As Clients reflect about the origin of how they learned to communicate, I listen and validate their experiences as they find their way to communicate more willingly, effectively, and with increased confidence.