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Neurodivergent therapy?

NAS73488

I've had therapy and counselling a few times in my life for social anxiety, but it's ineffective because they're trained to councel neurotypicals. I'm autistic with ADHD.

Is there no autistic therapy on the NHS? (With a therapist who is autistic and trained to councel autistics). I could only find one such service on the website and it's private only.

If they exist, how do I access them, please? I feel like only a neurodivergent therapist could help.

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  • Hello there is an association of neurodivergent therapists, here is the link to the website:

    https://neurodivergenttherapists.com/

    NAS73488 said:
    I've had therapy and counselling a few times in my life for social anxiety, but it's ineffective because they're trained to councel neurotypicals

    I  definitely understand what you mean, it is much more useful to talk to other autistics about our experiences because they just ‘get it’.  I have had similar experiences and the reason why it didn’t work is because my needs weren’t understood in the context of being autistic. My anxiety was not disordered or in need of treatment it was a result of being in an environment that was not autistic friendly. Hopefully though you will be able to make a connection with an autistic therapist.

    Being autistic is the very core of who we are, so I definitely understand what you mean.

     We need to be supported by our own community so that we don’t have to explain our neurology.

    It’s so important to have an autistic counsellor because they will hopefully be able to relate better. I feel the same way too.

    There is another website ‘Autistic Mental Health’

    https://autisticmentalhealth.uk/

    This website is useful and provides resources for autistic people seeking counselling.

     I hope this helps.

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