Trottier Counseling

06/01/2025

✨ Now accepting new clients ✨
Danielle Trottier, LICSWA — offering empowering, evidence-based therapy for ADHD, anxiety, and mood-related issues.

I specialize in helping millennial women navigate overwhelm, confusion, and struggle related to neurodivergent experiences. I’ve been there too, and I’m here to help you break free from frustrating cycles of stress and disappointment. Together, we’ll make sense of what’s going on—not just to ease the discomfort, but to open up a new level of clarity, ease, and success.

Serving clients across Washington state. LGBTQ+ and neurodiversity-affirming. Online therapy designed for people who are ready to feel better.

Curious to learn more? Visit www.trottiercounseling.com to book a complimentary consultation—I’d love to work with you.
 

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02/11/2025

💘 Fall in Love with Your ADHD Self 💘

🌹 The thrill of new ideas sparking like love at first sight.
🍫 The creativity that colors the world in vibrant shades.
💌 The deep focus that turns passions into heartfelt masterpieces.
💕 The humor, the quick wit, the ability to make any moment brighter.
💖 The depth of feeling that makes life rich, warm, and full of meaning.
🎀 The beautifully unique way your mind organizes, flows, and thrives.

This Valentine’s Day, celebrate the love that starts within. Your ADHD self is dynamic, brilliant, and oh so lovable. 💫

02/11/2025

💡 ADHD Brains Are Brilliant 💡

ADHD isn’t just about distractions or restlessness—it’s a powerful, dynamic way of thinking that thrives in creativity, intuition, and resilience. 🌟

Too often, ADHD is framed as a deficit, but a neurodiversity-affirming perspective sees it differently. Instead of focusing only on struggles, we recognize ADHD as a unique neurotype with inherent strengths like:

✨ Big-picture thinking – Seeing connections others miss.
🔥 Passion & hyperfocus – Deep dives into what truly matters.
💭 Innovative problem-solving – Thinking outside the box naturally.
💫 Emotional depth – Strong intuition and empathy.

ADHD brains aren’t broken—they’re brilliant. With the right understanding and support, ADHDers thrive in ways that neurotypical minds simply aren’t wired to—bringing unique creativity, insight, and innovation to the world. 🚀

Let’s rewrite the narrative: Your brain is wired for greatness.

Tag an ADHDer who needs to hear this today! 💙

02/11/2025

✨ Free 15-Minute Consultations for ADHD Therapy! ✨

Are you wondering if therapy could help with ADHD? Have questions about what a neurodiversity-affirming approach really means? Let’s chat! I offer free 15-minute consultations to help you explore whether ADHD-specialized therapy is right for you.

Here are some common questions I hear:

💡 How can therapy help adults with ADHD?
ADHD therapy isn’t just about time management—it’s about understanding your unique brain and working with it, not against it. Together, we can navigate executive functioning challenges, emotional regulation, and self-acceptance in a way that actually works for you.

💡 What is a neurodiversity-affirming therapist?
Instead of seeing ADHD as a disorder to “fix,” I help clients embrace their neurotype and build strategies that align with how their brain naturally works. My approach is strengths-based, practical, and free of shame.

💡 What’s the difference between ADHD-specialized psychotherapy and ADHD coaching?
ADHD psychotherapy includes deep emotional work, trauma-informed care, and mental health support alongside practical strategies. ADHD coaching focuses more on external tools like productivity systems. If you’re dealing with anxiety, mood concerns, or identity struggles alongside ADHD, therapy might be the best fit.

💬 Have more questions? Let’s talk! Book your complimentary 15-minute consultation through my website today and take the first step toward ADHD support that actually makes sense for YOU.

➡️ Book a free consult at www.trottiercounseling.com

12/02/2024

I love that she describes ADHD as an imaginary friend—who is wonderful, but sometimes has their own agenda. Anyone else struggle to manage their impulsive “imaginary friends”? 😄

11/14/2024

I can't wait to read DIRTY LAUNDRY: Why adults with ADHD are so ashamed and what we can do to help, co-written by life partners Richard Pink and Roxanne Emery. This book has come highly recommended as a helpful tool for anyone in a romantic relationship with one ADHD'er and one neurotypical. With humor, wit, and compassion, the authors discuss ten common ADHD symptoms from the perspectives of both partners--an ADHD'er and someone who loves them. Maybe you know somebody who could benefit from this book too?

📚 Team Recommendations of the Week 🎧

This week, Sara, one of our Peer Support Practitioners, recommends Dirty Laundry: Why adults with ADHD are so ashamed and what we can do to help by Richard Pink & Roxanne Emery.

Sara says: "This book is really helpful and neuroaffirming."

Check it out for an insightful read!

10/05/2024

Powerful words from a powerful teacher 🌟

“There is no realness, there is no truth, there is no fact that affects any of you beyond your perception and belief of it.”

10/01/2024

Treat yourself until it's a well-practiced habit 🥰🧁

10/01/2024

✨ Your daily reminder: Self-compassion is your superpower. Write it on a sticky note and put it on your mirror or computer screen. 💖

10/22/2023

Such a quiet, reflective question posed by 🌙

I love a good butterfly metaphor. Call me corny, but what’s not to love about butterflies? 🦋 As caterpillars they eat, eat, eat, and then rest 🍎🐛😴 Then they transform their literal bodily material to become their gorgeous, fully formed selves! 😍 We are not at the end of our internal journeys, but we can take a lesson from the butterfly. Eat, rest, and let the natural course of things unfurl for you.