Love All the Brains, LLC

11/14/2023

IT’S FINALLY HERE IN MY HANDS! Thank you Routledge Books for requesting this work and supporting it to completion.

Neurodiverse Couple Therapy: A Practical Guide to Brain-Informed Care

God breathed this into existence during the past few intensely challenging years of my life.

Here’s to making respect and inclusion of all neurotypes a core competency within the mental health field and beyond. Books are available in hard copy at Routledge.com, Amazon, etc and also in ebook format on VitalSource (Bookshelf, OpenStax, etc).

11/01/2023

✨OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE! Free shipping; Will be mailed out after Nov. 22nd. There’s already a 20% site discount right now, but here’s a special author code to get that same price through the end of the year.

This work represents a love letter to my neurodivergent children, neurodiverse couples around the world…and even to my own neurodivergent brain.

Everyone deserves compassionate and competent care. May this inspire the needed paradigm shifts to make that happen!!!

Please share this public post across your networks to start the momentum towards better mental health care for neurodiverse couples. ENJOY THE RESOURCE, AND THANKS! 💕

ORDER HERE: https://routledge.pub/Neurodiverse-Couple-Therapy

06/27/2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/java-with-juli/id1116000318?i=1000618320751

I had the honor to speak with Dr. Juli about neurodiversity and neurodiverse relationship dynamics. Enjoy!

‎Show Java with Juli, Ep #471 How to Understand, Celebrate, and Leverage Neurological Differences in Relationships - Jun 26, 2023

02/07/2022

The Faith in Practice podcast is part of the Practice of the Practice network. Whitney is a great private practice consultant with tons of business expertise that she shares freely. Our chat is out this Wednesday. Enjoy!

01/06/2022

2022 is looking bright! Allow me to announce Love All the Brains, LLC as a new, 100% online therapy practice for Georgia residents.

I'm honored to partner with neurodivergent individuals and couples towards health and growth! (Of course, you don't have to have a colorful brain to be my therapy client.)

I have a special heart for self-diagnosed adults or adults who are newly diagnosed with ADHD or Autism. It's a joy to help people explore the relationship they have with their own brain, and how this plays a key role in their self-concept and interpersonal patterns.

I also love to work with premarital couples where one is neurodivergent and the other is neurotypical!

***Please note, I don't work with children. But, I'm more than happy to work with parents of children with brain differences.***

07/14/2021

07/01/2021

https://mattshedd.com/2021/07/everyones-brain-is-different-neurodiversity-with-kelli-willard-lmft/

Happy to share this brief episode on the Why Therapy? podcast. Enjoy!

What happens if a therapist properly understands their client’s unique brain differences and challenges? It can potentially save the client and therapist years of pursuing therapeutic interventions that are ineffective for that client’s particular brain. Kelli Willard’s approach as a

06/30/2021

Coming soon! Hear my chat on the latest episode of the Why Therapy? podcast, out tomorrow.

05/19/2021

My alma mater is a wonderful place doing wonderful things. Please pass this information along to anyone who may benefit!

MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

The Richmont Trauma Center https://richmonttraumacenter.com/ offers free, virtual process group counseling for all medical personnel and first responders in the state of Georgia and will continue to do so until the pandemic is over.

Our team of specialized professionals offers comprehensive, holistic counseling designed to bring hope, healing, and redemption to your story.

We are here. We can help. Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity today!

https://richmonttraumacenter.com/

05/07/2021

Taking time away from social media was one of my healthiest choices in 2020 and early 2021. (I’m glad I made the choice to grow out my hair, too. It’s a fun, hot mess these days.)
So many things to say now!
🧠Never stop advocating and using your voice! Look out for my first published article promoting neurodivergent identity formation in Family Therapy Magazine, a publication of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. More on this to come — it’s been a true God thing!
🧠My neurodivergent identity workbook project had to go on hold last year as I made huge life shifts last year towards homeschooling and virtual counseling. That project is back ON now and I’m about to go full speed ahead!
🧠New website launch coming soon!

11/08/2020

Dash the Dragon and I are available for speaking engagements. (The talk I just gave was about brains, which is why I brought out my beloved reptile...to highlight reptile vs human brains.)
Thanks be to God who gives me the strength and platform to promote a better world through self-awareness. I’m committed to my calling WITHOUT SHAME FOR HOW I WAS CREATED AND WHAT LIFE EXPERIENCES HAVE SHAPED ME.
I’m an unapologetic lizard lover, an ADDer, someone who struggles with episodes of depression and anxiety, and much more.
God used me today in all my brokenness and weirdness. He helps me show up in powerful ways for my clients. He can do the same for you.
Love your brain. Embrace your weird. Acknowledge the challenges. Get help from a professional if you need it.

10/01/2020

Homeschool creativity with sight words today! Each brain learns differently. My young daughter needs constant movement, visuals, and fun.
I hid her sight words under Snow White’s friends and had her turn them over one by one, saying the word out loud as they would say it. She had the most fun with Sleepy and Grumpy!
How are you loving your child’s brain today?

08/12/2020

Honored to have been featured on the Savvy Sauce podcast, available wherever you stream.
Your common s*x questions, answered!
🥰Yes, before I focused on neurodiversity my focus was Christian S*x Therapy! Now I get to use all that knowledge to help neurodiverse couples in this area. Win!
*xtherapy *xtherapist *xeducation *xadvice *xhealth

06/19/2020

Two different worlds. 🦎
Mutual curiosity. 🐿
A budding friendship?
I think the world could use a little more of this mutual curiosity right now, don’t you think?
@ Suwanee, Georgia

06/17/2020

Ahh, the promise of a fresh start.
Moms (and dads) are heavily burdened right now in so many areas.
😷Is it safe to return to ________?
😷Is a mask needed for _______?
😷How do I explain _______ to my kids?
😷What will school look like in the fall?
So many questions, so many unknowns. It’s ok to be tired! We are all longing for a fresh start to 2020 at this point...
We can’t go backwards, only forward. Every day can be a fresh start if we allow it! It may take a few tries to have necessary, tough conversations with your kids about the realities of life right now. And maybe some serious talks with your partner about how to make family life smoother. Those talks are tough but worth having.
Today the kids and I mapped out what we hope becomes a beautiful butterfly garden. Something about the fresh, new, potential of this bare patch of earth spoke to me today. My soul craves the freshness of dirt and flowers, and I needed a project to control. We’ll see how this project turns out!

06/04/2020

Some beach trips I find none of these. Most trips I find only one or two...
🕊 Do you know what they are?
If you do, you may agree that it’s no coincidence I’ve collected so many of these all of a sudden on this particular beach trip in this particular time in U.S. history.
Found in the innermost part of a dried up sand dollar, these perfect little pieces are said to resemble the Holy Spirit Dove. They symbolize peace.
In times of distress, how do you seek inner peace? For some brains this is more challenging than others. Go easy on yourself (and others) as you’re out there being a world changer promoting justice and peace in a broken world.
✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

05/29/2020

In case you were wondering, this is the proper way to eat M&Ms according to my child!
The need for order and structure is different for everyone. A wonderful way to show love is to get curious about what those needs are, and then respect them. Especially for our kids.