Counselling- worth it or damaging if not done with a counsellor who understands autism?

I've been in counselling for around 5 years. For me it's an absolute god send and helps so much. My counsellor is highly trained in neurodiversity and is also neurodivergent herself. I also have trauma so she's trained in that too. I've learnt so much about myself over the years that I probably wouldn't know if I hadn't had the space to explore my feelings and talk things through. I have also learnt many helpful coping strategies and we're currently doing hypnotherapy. I would say there are some important things to considder. 1. Do you actually click with the therapist and feel safe with them? If not your unlikely to feel comfortable enough to open up and share your feelings. 2. Are they neuroafferming, or even better neurodivergent themselves? This is absolutely essential. They need to understand the complexity that comes along with being autistic and know how to support you. 3. Ask which modalities they are trained in. Many counsellors are trained in multiple modalities and it's helpful to know which one's they are trained in so you can see if they fit with what you need.

I've been in counselling for around 5 years. For me it's an absolute god send and helps so much. My counsellor is highly trained in neurodiversity and is also neurodivergent herself. I also have trauma so she's trained in that too. I've learnt so much about myself over the years that I probably wouldn't know if I hadn't had the space to explore my feelings and talk things through. I have also learnt many helpful coping strategies and we're currently doing hypnotherapy. I would say there are some important things to considder. 1. Do you actually click with the therapist and feel safe with them? If not your unlikely to feel comfortable enough to open up and share your feelings. 2. Are they neuroafferming, or even better neurodivergent themselves? This is absolutely essential. They need to understand the complexity that comes along with being autistic and know how to support you. 3. Ask which modalities they are trained in. Many counsellors are trained in multiple modalities and it's helpful to know which one's they are trained in so you can see if they fit with what you need.