If you are autistic, ADHD, or otherwise neurodivergent, you may have learned to adapt yourself to fit expectations — sometimes at significant personal cost. You might feel exhausted by masking, overwhelmed by daily demands, or misunderstood in spaces that don’t account for how you process and communicate.

Neurodivergent-affirming counselling begins with respect. It does not treat neurodivergence as something to fix. Instead, counselling adapts to you — your pace, your communication style, and what helps you feel understood.

What this counselling focuses on

• flexible communication and pacing

• sensory, cognitive, and emotional regulation needs

• burnout, overwhelm, and recovery

• identity, self-understanding, and reducing shame

• navigating relationships, work, and systems more sustainably

Who this may be helpful for
This may help if you identify as neurodivergent (with or without diagnosis), feel exhausted by masking, experience overwhelm or burnout, or want counselling that fits your way of being.

When this may not be the right support
Counselling does not provide diagnostic assessment or replace specialist neurodevelopmental services.

What working with our service looks like
Weekly 50-minute sessions, delivered flexibly online or face-to-face, within our ethical and clinical governance framework.

We are not a crisis or emergency service and cannot provide urgent or intensive mental health care. Counselling is offered within clearly defined ethical and clinical boundaries.