What to expect from neurodivergent therapy

Our therapists take a collaborative and strengths-based approach. We create a space where teens can feel seen, accepted, and supported just as they are. Sessions are uniquely tailored to each individual teen’s needs, pace, and personality. Depending on your teen, therapy may include:

• Building self-understanding and acceptance
• Learning practical tools for organization, focusing attention, and follow-through
• Developing emotion regulation skills, including daily ways of taking care as well as strategies for managing more intense emotional distress
• Navigating friendships and social dynamics with confidence, authenticity, and empathy
• Identifying and setting healthy boundaries in relationships
• Identifying triggers for emotion dysregulation or burnout and exploring creative ways to manage and cope with triggers

In therapy, we focus on helping neurodivergent teens better understand themselves, build skills that work for their brain, and navigate life with more confidence. Our therapists are not able to provide psychological diagnoses, but if that’s something you’re curious about, we’re happy to provide information and walk alongside your teen and family through that process.

Parents may also benefit from guidance when they are trying to understand their teen’s needs, reduce conflict at home, or respond with more confidence. In these situations, individual parent counselling or family counselling can provide additional support for the whole family system.

If you’re wondering whether therapy could help your teen, we welcome you to reach out to book a consultation. We’re happy to talk through what’s going on for your teen and see if we feel like the right fit for your teen and family.