The Neurodivergent Therapy Space

The Neurodivergent Therapy Space đź’«Neurodivergent Therapist | Somatic Trauma Therapist | Training Practitioner - Trauma, Autism, ADHD đź’«
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If you are both autistic and ADHD, it can feel like your mind is constantly pulling in opposite directions.One part of y...
20/01/2026

If you are both autistic and ADHD, it can feel like your mind is constantly pulling in opposite directions.

One part of you craves structure, predictability, rest, and quiet.
Another part of you needs stimulation, novelty, movement, and momentum.

From the outside, this can look confusing or inconsistent. From the inside, it can feel exhausting.

You might be told you are capable one minute and overwhelmed the next. That you are doing fine and then suddenly not coping. This is often misunderstood as laziness, indecision, or not trying hard enough.

But what is really happening is an internal push and pull between two very real sets of needs.

Many auDHD people spend years masking, over explaining, and saying yes when it hurts, just to try and be understood or accepted. Over time, that takes a toll on your nervous system, your energy, and your sense of self.

Do you relate?

I absolutely love hosting these training/CPD sessions. I love watching people explore, ask questions, reflect, and reall...
19/01/2026

I absolutely love hosting these training/CPD sessions. I love watching people explore, ask questions, reflect, and really engage with the work as well as challenge some of the training we have which is based on neurotypical brains!

I created this training not long after setting up the Neurodivergent Therapy Space.

At that point, I already had my adult teaching qualifications from my tutoring work, my own lived experience of therapy as an autistic/ADHD person (and the harm it caused me), and I was deeply immersed in learning about an area that very few people had awareness, understanding, or research around at the time.

Since then, the research has grown and I’m really pleased to say that the training has grown alongside it too. Learning never ends, but being able to host and deliver something I care about so deeply brings me a huge amount of joy.

If you’re unsure about your level of understanding as a therapist working with clients, comment MORE INFO and I’ll send you details about upcoming CPD sessions.

10 ways you can support your child or partner during a meltdown ❤️‍🩹
19/01/2026

10 ways you can support your child or partner during a meltdown ❤️‍🩹

We’re back and very tired but wow, what a trip 🤍I’ve had a few messages asking where we were, so I thought I’d share a l...
18/01/2026

We’re back and very tired but wow, what a trip 🤍

I’ve had a few messages asking where we were, so I thought I’d share a little itinerary of where we went.

We stayed in Kobarid. I’d researched somewhere quiet, surrounded by mountains, and this was the place that kept coming up.

Honestly, it was the cutest, quaintest little town, calm, peaceful, and completely beautiful.

The best way to get around is definitely by car, but because I didn’t feel confident driving, we hired a tour guide… and I’m so glad we did. I was a bit apprehensive at first (spending a whole day with someone can feel like a lot if the vibe isn’t right), but Mateja from was incredible.

She had the perfect kind of energy, knew all the best spots, and it was so clear she genuinely wanted us to experience how special the area is and that really mattered.

From Kobarid, we drove through some truly breathtaking places:
• Boka Waterfall
• Bovec
• Lepena Valley
• Soča Valley
• Log pod Mangartom
• Predel Pass
• Tarvisio
• Planica
• Kranjska Gora
• Lake Jasna

Super easy to travel to and highly recommend using a tour guide if you struggle with driving anxiety, wanting to see as much as you can but don’t have the energy!

Anyway!! Therapy, autism and adhd posts will now resume 🧡

A little 2016 post! #2016
17/01/2026

A little 2016 post!

#2016

🩵Trauma is not a personality trait. It is a body-based response shaped by experiences where safety was reduced or incons...
12/01/2026

🩵Trauma is not a personality trait. It is a body-based response shaped by experiences where safety was reduced or inconsistent. When the nervous system has learned that threat is possible, it adapts by becoming more alert.

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This can show up as hypervigilance, shutdown, avoidance, people-pleasing, or strong emotional reactions. These responses are protective, not character flaws.

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For autistic and ADHD people, this is often misunderstood.

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Neurodivergent nervous systems tend to process sensory input, emotion, and social information differently. This can mean higher baseline stress or faster nervous system activation, even without trauma.

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When traumatic experiences are added, protective responses may become more intense or more easily triggered.

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This is why some behaviours are mislabelled as “personality” or “attitude.” In many cases, they are nervous system responses shaped by both neurodivergence and lived experience.

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Healing is not about changing who you are. It is about increasing safety, supporting regulation, and working with the nervous system in ways that fit neurodivergent brains.

Tradition alone doesn’t make therapy effective or inclusive. Many psychotherapy models were developed around neurotypica...
08/01/2026

Tradition alone doesn’t make therapy effective or inclusive.

Many psychotherapy models were developed around neurotypical experiences, which means they don’t always meet the needs of neurodivergent people.

When we don’t question or adapt these theories, whole groups are left misunderstood or harmed.

This is why our work centres learning, evolution, and lived experience, so therapy can truly support the full range of human brains.

If therapy doesn’t feel safe, it isn’t doing its job. When our nervous system is in fight or flight, we’re not able to e...
07/01/2026

If therapy doesn’t feel safe, it isn’t doing its job. When our nervous system is in fight or flight, we’re not able to explore, regulate, or build trust.

Feeling judged or misunderstood activates protection, not healing.

Safety isn’t a “nice extra” in therapy, it’s the foundation everything else is built on.

Low demand parenting reduces pressure on nervous systems so children can feel safe enough to regulate, connect, and lear...
06/01/2026

Low demand parenting reduces pressure on nervous systems so children can feel safe enough to regulate, connect, and learn.

When demands are high, a child’s body stays in survival mode, making connection and learning impossible.

Safety and connection are the foundations for development.

Without them, the brain prioritises protection over curiosity. By lowering unnecessary demands, we reduce threat, strengthen trust, and create the conditions where learning, cooperation, and growth can actually happen.

This is especially important for autistic and ADHD children. Their nervous systems often process the world as louder, faster, and more demanding, meaning everyday expectations can already feel overwhelming.

When pressure is reduced, their capacity increases.

From that place of safety and connection, they are better able to communicate needs, build skills, and engage with learning in ways that actually work for their brains.

And most importantly, they learn what safety and connection feels like.

If therapy doesn’t feel safe, it isn’t doing its job!
05/01/2026

If therapy doesn’t feel safe, it isn’t doing its job!

New year. Same me.And honestly… I like her.There’s no pressure here to reinvent yourself, optimise your life, or pretend...
31/12/2025

New year. Same me.
And honestly… I like her.

There’s no pressure here to reinvent yourself, optimise your life, or pretend everything is within your control.

For so many of us especially autistic and ADHD people our mental health is deeply shaped by our environment not just our mindset. You cannot positive think your way out of overwhelm burnout or unsafe systems.

What can help when possible is strengthening boundaries, listening to your body, reducing burnout where you can and offering yourself compassion when things feel hard.

If people are celebrating big achievements right now that is genuinely lovely.

And if your achievement was simply getting through the year that counts too.

You do not need to become someone new to be worthy of rest, care or pride.

You are allowed to enter this year exactly as you are 🤍

Christmas brings out so many unspoken rules that make absolutely no sense to my autistic/ADHD brain.Urgency that appears...
19/12/2025

Christmas brings out so many unspoken rules that make absolutely no sense to my autistic/ADHD brain.

Urgency that appears out of nowhere.
More plans added to already full days.
Buying food no one actually eats.
Opening presents like it’s a performance.
And the expectation to prioritise other people’s comfort over your own capacity.

We live in a society that conditions us to please others. So if your natural way of being is literal, honest, and direct, Christmas can become an intense period of masking just to avoid upsetting anyone.

That level of effort is exhausting.

None of this is about being ungrateful.

It’s about nervous systems, capacity, and honesty. Clear plans, fewer demands, wish lists, and doing things differently isn’t selfish, it’s honouring your own needs above other people’s expectations…

which is 100% ok, regardless of how others around you feel about it!

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