Understanding Anxiety in Autistic and ADHD Folks – 5 Ways to Help
Insights into how anxiety is often experienced by autistic and ADHD individuals - and 5 ways to help. From an AuDHD therapist. As a counsellor, one of the most common…
Unmasking Sensory Needs: Why Understanding Your Sensory Profile Can Be Life-Changing
For neurodivergent adults, parents of neurodivergent children and for the therapists that support them. [Read on to get your FREE sensory checklist, a neurodivergent resource for parents, professionals or neurodivergent…
The DIVERSE model – 7 principles of Neurodivergent Affirming Practice
As a neurodivergent therapist and passionate advocate of neurodivergent affirming therapy I created the “DIVERSE model of neurodivergent affirming practice” (A.Peters, 2023) which sets out the 7 principles for practitioners…
Neurodivergent Communication
As a neurodivergent therapist who works with neurodivergent (ND) individuals, I see one topic come up again and again - communication. In this article I explore the diversity of communication…
Accommodations and Reasonable Adjustments for Neurodivergence – Creating an Inclusive Workplace
As a neurodivergent person, do you find work particularly stressful or draining? Maybe you’re having to mask all day or it feels like you’re working 10 times harder than everyone…
Neurodivergence – A Guide for Professionals
Are you a therapist or support worker working with neurodivergent people? Are you looking for ways to help them explore and reflect on their neurodivergence? I wrote this article to…
Diagnosis/Assessment – What now?
Have you recently received an autism or ADHD diagnosis? Perhaps you've had a dyslexia or dyscalculia assessment? Maybe you’re just starting to explore whether you could be neurodivergent. Perhaps your…
Wearing Different Hats in Life – and Transitioning Between Them
Full article published in Counsellor’s Cafe Magazine here. Often in my life I find I am wearing so many different hats (mum, wife, employee, carer) that I can get easily…
Neurodivergent Affirming Therapy
As a neurodivergent therapist specialising in this area (as well as a parent of autistic and ADHD children), I have taken a particular interest in how autistic and ADHD clients…
Signs You’re Stuck In A Drama Triangle
Ever feel that you’re stuck in a familiar pattern with people? Do you feel you’re often treated like a doormat, or certain people are always out to get you? If…