This Is Not Traditional Therapy

I don’t want to be complicit in reinforcing the ableism you’ve already internalized. I don’t want to collude with pathologizing what is actually wise, adaptive, and deeply human. Even IFS—which is often a powerful and resonant modality for neurodivergent people—can cause harm if it’s not held with care.

The concept of “Self” in IFS is built around qualities like calm, which may reflect a neurotypical ideal. But for some of us—those with ADHD, trauma, or simply different wiring—our true Self might be agitated, intense, nonlinear, or fast. And that doesn’t make it any less whole.

The assumption that calm equals healed can become another source of violence. It tells us, again, that we are too much, or not enough, or doing it wrong. That we must perform serenity to be worthy of belonging.

But what if your very Self is agitated—and that’s okay? What if the pressure to be different has been the problem all along?

Therapy that seeks to heal cannot also be a source of erasure. I tread carefully. I carry awareness. I hold language. And I will not ask you to become something else in order to be worthy of care.

I’m AuDHD—Autistic and ADHD—and I bring that reality into how I practice. I’ve spent years trying to belong to systems that were never made for me, and even longer unlearning the shame they instilled. My approach to therapy is shaped by lived experience, not just training. I don’t hold clinical distance; I hold resonance, care, and clarity.

Neurodivergent, Too

You don’t need a formal diagnosis to work with me. You might be questioning, exploring, newly aware, or long knowing. You may not use words like Autistic or ADHD at all—but still find yourself reflected here. If this space feels like it’s for you, trust that. I do.

No Diagnosis Required

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