LGBTQIA2S+ affirming, culturally sensitive, neurodiverse-friendly counselling for all the hues and seasons in your life
Do you have difficulty focusing on things that don't quite grab your attention? Do you, perhaps, start many new projects, but tend to abandon them shortly thereafter? Have you ever heard, "You have so much potential, if only you would...."?
If so, you are not alone.
I work extensively with adults who are recently diagnosed with ADHD or who are considering pursuing a diagnosis. I take a neurodiverse-affirming approach to working with your challenges and constructing solutions that your brain will love.
"It was a long time ago, how is it that you aren't over it yet?" "You should learn to let go". "You are too sensitive!" "If you don't love yourself, you can never love someone else".
People who experienced trauma frequently encounter blaming and invalidating messages that contribute to a sense of abandonment and alienation. The important thing to understand about trauma, says Dr. Janina Fisher, is that trauma is a normal reaction to an abnormal situation.
"I'm not sure I am ready to talk about this". That's okay - chances are, you don't need to. I employ gentle and respectful techniques to help your nervous system recover and to help you reconnect with your life more fully.
Faith communities are meant to be places of connectedness, belonging, and finding meaning. Tragically, all too often faith communities create experiences of shame, blame, rejection, control, and exploitation. These experiences can leave us with a sense of profound betrayal, loss and isolation.
Whether you are questioning your faith or recovering from a traumatic experience in a religious community, you don't have to do this alone.
Healing can be about many things: discovering self-compassion, learning to trust yourself again, questioning and re-evaluating your belief system, reconnecting with your values, and finding new communities of support.
Come and re-imagine yourself the way you want to be.
We've all heard that you need to hit that “rock bottom” in order to turn your life around. However, popular wisdom aside, there's great value in taking a proactive approach to mental health and building your systems of support and maintenance practices before hard times come your way.
Moreover, mental wellness is more than just the absence of symptoms or absence of illness. Mental wellness is about being able to take joy in life and being connected to yourself, the people around you, and the natural world, in ways that enrich your life.
Whatever brings you here, you're welcome here.
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