Dori Zener & Associates

03/03/2026

Join us March 4, 2026 from 12 - 1 pm to learn more about the unique profile of Autistic girls & women, with a focus on strengths and talents.

Register for this FREE talk at https://yssn.ca/event/autistic-girls-and-women-celebrating-strengths-and supporting-needs-with-dori-zener/

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03/02/2026

Bev Hutchinson, RP, MACP, CCC, ADHD-CCSP

Bev is a Registered Psychotherapist (RP), and an ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider, who works with neurodiverse adults and their spouses to increase their well being.
Bev also supports parents of neurodiverse children on their parenting journey.

She collaboratively creates holistic treatment plans with clients centered on their needs and goals. These flexible road maps help the clients move from where they are now to where they want to go. During the therapeutic process she also infuses humour, empathy, acceptance, straight-forwardness, and compassion into her sessions.
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02/27/2026

At a winter gathering, a mother chose patience over pressure.

By staying calm and present, this mother avoided escalation and allowed her son to come to his own conclusion.

When children are given the opportunity to experience natural consequences they learn self-regulation and it builds trust.

Moments like these remind us that there's not a one-size-fits all parenting style and sometimes growth happens when we step back.

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02/26/2026

Just as caring for our physical health is vital, maintaining emotional hygiene is essential to prevent burnout. Start the day with an energy evaluation and practice meditation to help gauge energy limits. Paying attention to how we spend our energy during the day can help us recognize what could be draining our energy without our awareness.

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02/25/2026

📢 💥 FREE Webinar alert! 💥

💁‍♀️ Autistic Girls & Women - Celebrating Strengths and Supporting Needs💁‍♀️

🕦 Wednesday March 4th 12PM EST

🤸 To Register: https://www.dorizener.com/events

Come and learn more about the unique presentation of autism in girls and women and why this population often flies under the radar. Open to all!

Learn more about our neuroaffirming peer-led events. In-person and online gatherings based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

02/24/2026

Thriving Together include strategies, lived experiences, and a supportive community to help you gain confidence in understanding and advocating for your teen.

Benefits of the workshop: Learn from and autistic parent of autistic teens and a social worker, making connections with other parents and access to our resource library.

Register at www.dorizener.com/events/thriving-together

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02/23/2026

Taysir Moonim, RP

Taysir is a Registered Psychotherapist who works from a psychodynamic, neuroaffirmative and strengths-based approach supporting adults to access resources and use their own skills to shape authentic and meaningful personal, social and work-related growth.

Drawing from her own lived experience as a neurodivergent, first-generation Brown immigrant settler, Taysir offers a safe space to explore and process complex emotions and experiences related to intersectional identities, q***rness, neurodivergence, belonging, migration, transitions, acculturation/cultural pluralism, intergenerational trauma, loss, disconnection, grief, masking, systemic harm, abuse, discrimination, exclusion, burnout and recovery.

Taysir has over nine years experience as a mental health clinician working in clinical and community programs aimed at improving equitable access for marginalized and low-income communities with a focus on supporting first-generation women entering the workforce and on trans and q***r mental healthcare.

We are pleased to introduce Taysir as part of our neuroaffirming team.

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02/19/2026

Registration is open for March Rainbow Spectrum Pride. On March 9, 2026 we will be talking together about navigating health systems.

Click here to join our community!
https://www.dorizener.com/groups/rainbow-spectrum-pride

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02/18/2026

Burnout isn't a weakness - it's a signal.

It's time to reset, heal and come back stronger.

Watch to learn some strategies to reclaiming your energy.

Part 2 of a three part series.

Up next: Part 3 - Emotional Hygiene: Protecting Your Energy.

02/17/2026

Jamie Doerksen, RP (they/them)

Jamie is an individual therapist at Dori Zener & Associates where they support neurodiverse individuals in deepening their awareness and self-acceptance.

Jamie is trained in relational Gestalt Therapy and has six years experience working in mental health. Their approach weaves together their lived experience with the humanistic, person-centred, trauma-informed therapy.

They specialize in helping clients who are looking to heal relationships and need support navigating the uncertainty and transitions of life.

We are pleased to introduce Jamie as part of our neuroaffirming team.

02/14/2026

Join us for GOOD COMPANY! An autistic-led women and non-binary adults support group. A safe space for members to validate, inform and support each other.

This month's topic: Burnout & Energy Management (Spoon Theory)

SPOTS AVAILABLE for February 17 & 25.

Register today at https://www.dorizener.com/groups/good-company

Virtual, 18+

10/27/2025

Upcoming Workshop Series - focusing on supporting parents of neurodivergent kids, teens, and young adults! Learn from one of our registered therapists and a neurodivergent mom with two neurodivergent teens.

https://www.dorizener.com/events/thriving-together